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Guiding Employers In Discrimination Claims

Title VII, with its ever-shifting legal requirements, poses challenges for employers. The basic statute bans discrimination on the basis of race, sex, color, national origin and religion. It also bans retaliation for complaining about the discrimination. While this seems simple enough, the U.S. Supreme Court is constantly crafting new precedents that alter the legal landscape. Thatcher Law Firm helps businesses stay on top of these new developments, employ policies and practices to minimize liability, and avoid costly litigation. At Thatcher Law Firm, through alert client counseling, we can help you navigate legal minefields and protect you from potential legal exposure.

Title VII is more than just an anti-discrimination statute. It created an entire administrative process for mediating and investigating employment claims. This process begins with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). It is at the EEOC level where the government initially investigates and attempts to mediate discrimination claims. The choices made during the EEOC process can either severely limit future legal maneuverability or lay the groundwork for the effective resolution of legal claims.

Dedicated Title VII Representation

At Thatcher Law Firm, a Maryland-based employment law firm handling cases throughout the mid-Atlantic region, we are thoroughly familiar with the EEOC process, having handled hundreds of EEOC charges of discrimination on the respondent and complainant sides. Retaining us at the outset of a charge of discrimination will ensure that you maximize the opportunities during the EEOC process to obtain information from the complainant and to develop an effective legal posture for the future defense of a claim of discrimination.

Ultimately, if litigation is necessary, as experienced employment defense claim attorneys, we stand ready to aggressively advance your interests through the state and federal court systems. Our managing member, Linda Hitt Thatcher, is a former president of the Federal Bar Association of Maryland and has been consistently named as one of the top attorneys in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area by Washingtonian magazine. Ms. Thatcher leads a team of experienced litigators, who have won many cases on motions to dismiss, on motions for summary judgment and at trial.