A Pink Ribbon Around Your Rights
Obeidy & Associates has spent years fighting for women in the workplace, from pregnant employees pushed out of their roles to sexual harassment survivors pressured into silence. This is a separate, dedicated practice at the firm: one place where women’s workplace rights are treated with the focus they deserve.
Whether you were fired while pregnant, paid less than a male colleague, or harassed into leaving, federal law, Title VII, the Pregnancy Discrimination Act, and the Equal Pay Act, and Florida law protect you, and we fight to enforce them.
Pregnancy Discrimination
Firing, demoting, refusing accommodation, or forcing someone out for being pregnant is illegal. So is treating pregnant employees differently in scheduling, duties, or benefits. If you had to take unpaid leave you were entitled to have paid, or lost your job while you were expecting, the law is on your side.
Gender Discrimination
Unequal treatment because you are a woman, hiring, promotion, assignments, discipline, or termination, violates Titles VII and IX of the Civil Rights Act, the ADEA, and the Equal Pay Act. This covers conscious discrimination and policies that fall unevenly on women regardless of intent.
Sexual Harassment
Quid pro quo demands, hostile environments that force women out, unwelcome touching or advances, and harassment tolerated by management are all illegal. These cases are handled with discretion, care, and, when needed, litigation.
Equal Pay
If you are paid less than male colleagues for equal work, the Equal Pay Act gives you the right to recover the difference, and Title VII layered protections on top of it. We obtain pay-stub evidence, comparative salary data, and demand correction.
Retaliation After Speaking Up
Retaliation for reporting discrimination, harassment, or pregnancy mistreatment is illegal. Punishing you for doing the right thing is one of the most common, and most winnable, patterns we see. Bring your documentation; we bring the case.