Practice Areas

THE LAW OFFICE OF CARL ROLLER
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW

Practice Areas

Attorney Roller focuses his practice primarily on employment-related matters, including discrimination on the basis of race, gender, disability and sexual orientation; contract disputes; and wage laws. Some of our practice areas include:

For those matters with which we cannot help you, we will be happy to help you find another attorney who can give you the attention and assistance you deserve.

Consumer Protection
Deceptive Sales Practices: A sad fact of life is that there will always be unscrupulous individuals and companies who try to deceive or mislead consumers into purchasing products or services that fail to deliver. This may be the actual product or service purchased, or an ancillary service such as financing and credit accounts. If you are the victim of a false or deceptive sales practice, you may have legally enforceable rights.

Debt Collection: Attorney Roller has worked on both sides of the debt collection industry and knows the situations people can find themselves in and how relentless collection agencies can be. He also knows sometimes the agencies have made an error, but the calls and collection attempts do not stop. Other times the debt may be legitimate, but the collection practices violate the debtor's rights and constitute harassment. In either situation, the victim of the unfair debt collection practices has rights.

Employment Law
Discrimination in the Workplace: Discrimination in the workplace occurs whenever an employer makes a decision that adversely affects the terms of your employment and that decision is based on your race, ethnicity, religion, disability, veteran status or other legally protected classification. In the District of Columbia, other classifications include sexual orientation, gender identification and genetic information. Adverse employment actions include refusal to hire, termination of employment, and demotion, as well as less obvious actions such as withholding promotions or pay increases or removing duties from your job description

False Claims Act: Enacted during the Civil War to combat war profiteering, the False Claims Act is a federal law that prohibits the defrauding of the federal government by contractors. Today, this law applies to virtually all private companies that provide goods or services to the federal government. It also provides significant protections to whistleblowers who alert the government about the fraud, as well as a bounty or reward to the whistleblower in cases where the fraud is proven.

Review of Employment Contracts: Despite the excitement one feels upon receiving an offer for that big promotion or a new job, you may have questions or concerns about terms of employment. What sort of job security is being offered, how readily can your job description be altered, what rights does the employee have if her position is terminated, how expansive is the scope of a non-compete agreement? A lawyer can be of invaluable assistance by providing an objective and dispassionate review of the employment agreement, and can assist you either behind the scenes or in active negotiations.

Sexual Harassment: Despite longstanding prohibitions on such conduct, employees continue to be subjected to unwelcome sexual advances by employers. Both women and men can be the victims of sexual harassment. Sometimes harassment is obvious, such as demanding sexual favors in return for a promotion or continued employment. Other times it is not so obvious, such as when an employer offers suggestions on how you ought to dress in order to present a more physically attractive image. Regardless of the manner, sexual harassment is illegal and employees have the right to work in an environment free of such abuse.

Whistle-blowers: An employee "blows the whistle" when he or she reports to an employer or certain government agency about suspected or actual illegal activity on the part of the employer. Historically, this has included warnings about environmental contaminants and public safety, but recent events have shown the importance of whistle-blowers in the financial industry. Unfortunately, the act of whistle-blowing is not protected in many jurisdictions or in certain industries. However, even in those situations, whistle-blowers may find they have legal rights and protections against subsequent retaliation by a vengeful employer -- sometimes even if the employer actually wasn't engaged in an illegal activity.

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