Oklahoma City Gender Discrimination Attorneys

Fighting for Oklahoma City Workers Since 2009. Bilingual, Client-Focused Representation.

Gender and sex discrimination at work takes many forms: unequal pay, denial of promotions, hostile working conditions, and wrongful termination. It can affect women, men, nonbinary workers, or anyone whose employer treats them differently because of their sex, gender identity, or gender expression. At Mazaheri Law Firm, we’ve served employees in Oklahoma City and surrounding areas since 2009, and our attorneys approach every case individually, identifying the legal strategy that fits each client’s specific situation.

Our team is multiethnic and bilingual, which means we’re equipped to serve workers across cultural and language backgrounds. Workers who belong to more than one protected class, such as women of a particular national origin or bilingual employees, can face overlapping forms of discrimination that require careful legal analysis. That kind of nuance is where we focus. Gender discrimination can affect your wages, working conditions, job duties, and promotability, or it can take the form of sexual harassment or pregnancy-related adverse treatment. If your employer or a prospective employer has treated you differently on the basis of gender, you may have legal options, and our team is ready to help you understand them.

Call Mazaheri Law Firm at (405) 645-6022 or reach us through our online contact form to schedule a consultation.

Federal & Oklahoma Laws Covering Gender Discrimination

Three federal laws form the core of gender and sex discrimination protection for employees at private and public employers with 15 or more employees:

• Title VII of the Civil Rights Act prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of sex, including hiring, firing, pay, and any other term or condition of employment
• The Equal Pay Act prohibits paying women less than men for substantially equal work in the same workplace
• The Pregnancy Discrimination Act protects workers from adverse treatment related to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions

Title VII also covers gender stereotyping, which means treating an employee differently because they don’t conform to expectations about how a person of their gender should look or behave. In 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court held in Bostock v. Clayton County that Title VII’s prohibition on sex discrimination extends to discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. That ruling applies to federal Title VII claims.

Oklahoma doesn’t have a state statute specifically prohibiting discrimination based on gender identity or sexual orientation. Oklahoma City has adopted nondiscrimination policies that provide some protections on those bases for city employees. For most private-sector workers in Oklahoma City, federal law is the primary avenue for these claims. Knowing which protections apply to your situation is where we start.