Shell plc is a British oil and gas company that has locations around the globe. It manages the oil and natural gas distribution, transportation, refining and trading of renewable substances as a global trader of these natural resources. It also has interests in the chemicals businesses, lubricants manufacturing and marketing, as well as other refined natural resource products traded and sold around the world. In the United States it is a household name for filling up at a local gas station. There are nearly 18,000 employees of the Shell company in the United States, and some of these workers have been summarily dismissed from their positions with claims of a possible wrongful termination. Here is their story, and what you can do about it if it also happens to you.
“Help, I Worked at Shell, But Was Wrongfully Terminated and Discriminated Against on the Job, What Can I Do Now?”
Sometimes, workers are privy to see wrongdoing from other employees, and when they “tell” the upper management or the human resources about it, they can be harassed, retaliated on or wrongly terminated as a result of telling what they saw. Everyone at an organization is responsible for their behavior every day, while working on the job. Additionally, the supervisors and managers in an organization or company are also responsible for the people who work under their authority and control. If a coworker or employee under the control of the manager or supervisor is acting to discriminate against you, then it is the responsibility of the manager or supervisor to talk to that employee or coworker and stop that discriminatory behavior. Sometimes you may be tempted to “take matters into your own hands,” and confront someone who is a colleague or coworker to stop the person from being or acting in a discriminatory way towards you. This seldom works to correct the situation, on account of the coworker does not report to you.
Why Do Managers, Owners and Supervisors Allow Harassment, Discrimination and Bad Acting on the Job Towards Other Employees from the Coworkers?
The answer is that some people in authority have never taken a proper training class, and honestly don’t know how to do the right thing, to prevent bullying, harassment, discrimination and bad acting of one worker to other workers in the job environment. When a manager, owner or supervisor allows any employee on a team of workers to act in a discriminating way towards other coworkers or team members, then that upper level manager is fully responsible for the training, retraining or disciplinary action towards the offending worker or employee. Many times an owner, manager or supervisor allow discrimination on the job towards the employees, because the higher up has no tools, skills or know-how to take a person offending someone else aside, and address the situation. But you do not have to wait for the owner, manager or supervisor to “get the memo.” If you are unfairly and wrongfully terminated you can call our law firm today, to get the free legal consultation that will review your claim with you, and point you in the right direction towards a lawsuit.
There Are Specific Rights and Protected Classes of Individuals, Whereby an Employer Cannot Discriminate Against You on the Job
By law there are various protected categories and protected classes of individuals under the law, whereby an employer cannot discriminate against you on the job. These categories are specific, and which includes people of a different or differing:
- Religion
- Genetic information
- Marital status
- Gender identity
- Transgender
- Non-binary
- Race
- Heritage
- Ancestry
- National origin
- Sex
- Pumping breast milk at work
- Asking for lactation accommodation
- AIDS/HIV positive
- Medical condition
- Military
- Veteran
- Victim of domestic abuse
- Citizenship status
- Height and weight
You have a right to be treated fairly on the job at Shell Oil and Gas, according to Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. There are other acts that might also apply to you, if you are discriminated against while working at Shell Oil and Gas, namely:
- The Age Discrimination Act of 1975
- The Community Service Assurance Provisions of the Hill-Burton Act
- Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act
- Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
- Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
In the event that you have been treated unfairly in the workplace working at Shell, you can call us to review your wrongful termination claim today. When you give us a call, you can speak to a lawyer on our legal team with experience in employment and wrongful termination issues.
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We can give you a zero-fee guarantee, when you give us a call today at the California Labor Law Employment Attorneys Group at 888.694.7132. You do not have to pay us any money down as a down payment, before we will start to work on your claim for wrongful termination.
Free Second Opinion Case Review / Experienced Lawyers in a Shell Oil and Gas Company Wrongful Termination Claim
We will give you a free second opinion, if you have worked with other attorneys who were unable to get you the money you require in this wrongful termination case. We have on our legal team attorneys who specialize in workplace discrimination issues and wrongful termination claims. We can match you with a lawyer on our legal team, with a firm specialty in employment law topics and issues for employees who are wrongly terminated from their job. All that you need to do to get the process started, is to give us a call today and we will start the process to initiating a lawsuit based on the merits of your claim.
Can I Sue for a Shell Oil and Gas Company Wrongful Termination?
Yes, we can sue for a wrongful termination, and for any retaliation for speaking up about issues of discrimination that may have led to a wrongful termination in your case. You can call us to review your claim, and our Los Angeles case lawyers can file a lawsuit on your behalf. Just call us to review your claim today with our case attorneys in Los Angeles, at the California Labor Law Employment Attorneys Group at 888.694.7132.
Average Case Value for a Shell Oil and Gas Company Wrongful Termination
The average case value for a Shell company wrongful termination claim is between $30,000 and $300,000. Our legal team can review your specific claim with you, to determine the value of your lost wages, expenses, losses and any damages related to your claim.
How Long Does It Take to Settle and to Get Paid on These Cases?
It can take upwards of 3-5 months to settle a wrongful termination case. If you have any supporting documents, we can review those with you, when we give you the free consultation on your claim.
Statute Of Limitations – How Long Do I Have to File a Lawsuit?
The statute of limitations in California for harassment and discrimination lawsuit filing is one year, with a two year timeframe to file for wrongful termination. You will want to start your lawsuit sooner than later, in order to ensure that you do not miss any of the pertinent deadlines related to your claim.
Call for a Free Consultation
You can call us today if you would like to have a free consultation related to your claim. We are here to talk to you about the next steps, if you have been wrongly terminated from working at the Shell company. Just give us a call at the California Labor Law Employment Attorneys Group at 888.694.7132.
