Government Employees' Civil Rights

Employment Law Attorneys for Government Employees

What type of legal protection do government employees have on the job?

Government employers are entitled to impose some restrictions on government employees First Amendment rights. However, state, local, and federal agency employees do not lose all their rights to free speech and political affiliation. You cannot be fired, for example, just because you are not a member of a certain political party At Eddy Law Firm, our employment law attorneys have been helping protect employee free speech, free association, and other First Amendment rights for many years.

State Employees · Local Government Employees · Federal Employees

Federal, state, and municipal employees have the same rights to be free of discrimination and harassment as do workers employed by private businesses.

Members of protected classes can bring many of the same actions against the government agency for which they work, including the following:

• age and discrimination
• racial and sexual discrimination
• religious and cultural discrimination
• disability and pregnancy discrimination

Hostile Work Environment

Government workers also have the right to work in a safe environment, free from harassment and threatening behavior.

If you or someone you know has been facing illegal discrimination, harassment, or denial of civil and Constitutional rights at their place of employment, we invite you to contact our lawyers to discuss the situation.

Federal Criminal Defense

Our firm also provides legal defense for clients who have been accused of white collar crime. Find out more by visiting our Practice Areas Overview page and our specific practice area page.