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James DeVita represents both employees and employers in the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia in cases involving:
- Hiring- Background Checks, Drug and Alcohol Screening, Security Clearances,
Criminal History, Expungement of criminal records
- Refusal to Hire due to racial, sexual, age, national origin and disability discrimination
- Promotions and Job Benefits- denial of promotions and benefits due to discrimination
- Wrongful Termination due to Racial Discrimination, Sexual Discrimination, Age
Discrimination, National Origin Discrimination and Disability Discrimination and
Other Equal Employment Opportunity (EEOC) matters
- Sexual Harassment- improper requests for sexual favors, improper touching, crude and
abusive language and conduct
- Harassment- Verbal Abuse Due to Race, Age, Sex, National Origin, or Disability
- Retaliatory Discharge- Employees who are demoted, disciplined or terminated because
they filed a claim of discrimination or harassment
- Equal Pay- claims that employees are not receiving equal pay for equal work
- Family and Medical Leave- questions concerning length of leave, terminations due to
illness or pregnancy
- Negligent Hiring- claims that an employer failed to properly investigate an employee's
background, education, training, or criminal history
- Non-compete Agreements- Employment contract provisions which restrict an
employee's right to set up a competing business
- Misuse of confidential information- Employment contract provisions which prevent an
employee from misusing or appropriating trade secrets and customer lists
- Severance Agreements- Agreements designed to obtain a waiver of litigation rights and
to define how much and what type of compensation an employee will receive upon
leaving an employer
- Wages and Hours- overtime pay, covered employees
- Employment Contracts- Executive compensation agreements
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