J. Madison PLC
Practice AreasDiscrimination
Workplace Discrimination Lawyers
Workplace discrimination strips employees of dignity and livelihood. Federal civil-rights statutes — and, for Virginia employees, Virginia law — protect workers from adverse treatment based on sex, race, color, national origin, religion, age, disability, and sexual orientation, and from the pretexts employers use to hide it.
J. Madison PLC is licensed in Virginia. We handle Virginia employment matters and federal employment claims (including EEOC, MSPB, FCA, and Defense Contractor Whistleblower Protection Act matters) nationwide where permitted. Pure other-state law claims may require local counsel, which you may be able to find through our affiliate network.
Exposing systemic bias
Our firm has a long history of defending civil rights and advocating for gender equity. We represent professionals and workers across industries who face unequal pay, title stripping, or discriminatory barriers to advancement.
- Equal Pay Act & Title VII: We challenge pay disparities where comparators perform substantially equal work under different pay or titles.
- Pregnancy & caregiver discrimination: We expose pretexts used to push out expecting mothers or penalize caregivers under the PDA and Pregnant Workers Fairness Act.
- Racial & intersectional claims: Race and color have a dedicated page covering Title VII, § 1981, and § 1983 for state actors — see Race & Color Discrimination.
- EEOC advocacy: We navigate administrative processes to seek probable-cause findings and preserve federal remedies.
Cloud Counsel
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Learn how Cloud Counsel worksFrequently Asked Questions
What federal laws cover workplace discrimination?
Core statutes include Title VII, the ADA, the ADEA, and the Pregnancy Discrimination Act. Many claims run through the EEOC. Race claims may also implicate 42 U.S.C. § 1981 (and, for state actors, § 1983). Virginia employees may also have VHRA and other state claims. See our Race & Color Discrimination page for that stack.
What if my employer has fewer than 15 employees?
Title VII thresholds can block some claims, but other theories — including certain Section 1981 race claims — may still apply. We evaluate the full statutory map for your facts.