Law Office of Laura Davenport
Family Law and Criminal Defense

Facing harassment or discrimination in the workplace can be one of the most difficult things people experience in their lifetimes. Conduct of employers and employees, whether subtle or outrageous, occurs daily in a variety of work environments. Human resource departments are often ineffective or take no action. Laura L. Davenport will take legal action to hold employers accountable.

An employer can discriminate against an employee in many ways. Legal action can be taken in cases of:

• Racial discrimination
• Gender discrimination
• Sexual harassment
• Age discrimination
• Whistleblower actions which includes retaliation for filing EEOC claims

Should you be a victim of any of these types of actions, take the following steps:

1. Contact Laura Davenport at (337) 456-7770.
2. Tell the person that is discriminating, harassing or retaliating against you to stop.
3. Report the incident to your supervisor or Human Resource Department both orally and in writing. Send the report in such as manner as you can prove that it was received, either by certified mail or by facsimile. Keep a copy of the report.
4. Contact the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) at the local office as soon as possible. Questionnaires and online complaints may be insufficient.
5. Maintain a diary of all incidents with names of persons who conducted to offensive action, witnesses and dates. Collect all evidence of actions.
6. Amend your EEOC complaint should retaliation occur.