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Thomas J. Powell

Thomas J. Powell from Fairfax Virginia works as Accident Lawyers, Discrimination & Civil Rights Lawyers, and Employment & Labor Lawyers. Feel free to contact us at the following contact information.

10565 Lee Highway Suite 102 Fairfax Virginia, 22030
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(703)293-9050

(703)293-9075

www.tjplaw.com

tom(at)tjplaw.com

Last updated 2022-10-23

Specialties of Thomas J. Powell:
  • Accident Lawyers
  • Discrimination & Civil Rights Lawyers
  • Employment & Labor Lawyers
Accident Lawyers: The word accident is not a technical legal term with a clearly defined meaning. Speaking generally, but with reference to legal liabilities, an accident means any unintended and unexpected occurrence which produces hurt or loss. But it is often used to denote any unintended and unexpected loss or hurt apart from its cause; and if the cause is not known the loss or hurt itself would certainly be called an accident. The word accident is also often used to denote both the cause and the effect, no attempt being made to discriminate between them.
Discrimination & Civil Rights Lawyers: In order for discrimination to trigger the protection of federal law it must be directed against an individual on account of their skin color, race, gender, national origin, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion, or a limited number of other categories. Laws prohibiting discrimination based on race are strongest and have been on the books for the longest period of time. Other categories have been introduced more recently and may be expansive or restrictive depending on the category and context. A combination of legislation and Supreme Court interpretation of existing laws have led to an expansion of civil rights to include groups that were not previously protected. Transgender and homosexual victims were not, at one time, protected by anti-discrimination laws. In addition to extending protection to these individuals; legislative changes now also protect those perceived to belong to one of the enumerated groups by their persecutor. For example, if someone was denied a promotion at their job because they are believed to be homosexual they would now have an actionable claim of discrimination against their employer, even if they are actually heterosexual.

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