A serious personal injury, sexual harassment, communication barriers, or discrimination incident can turn your life upside down. You may face steep medical bills, lost wages, pain and suffering, and other hardships because of your deafness. Eisenberg & Baum Law Center for Deaf and Hard of Hearing has an outstanding team of lawyers/staff including a lawyer and a Deaf liaison who will assist your legal rights and we are ready to fight on your behalf.
Communication Barriers
Have you been declined a sign language interpreter at a hospital or medical facility?
Many times, places such as hospitals, doctor’s offices, schools, movie theatres and other places of public accommodation refuse to provide communication access to Deaf or Hard of Hearing people.
If you have been illegally refused a sign language interpreter or other reasonable accommodations, our firm will aggressively litigate on your behalf. You have rights to equal communication access.
Personal
Injury
Were you injured in an accident?
Eisenberg & Baum handles different kinds of accidents including:
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Car accidents
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Falls
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Work-related injuries
If you have been injured due to another person’s negligence, we can put our years of experience handling personal injury cases to work for you. We offer a friendly approach along with aggressive litigation.
Also we will provide a reasonable accommodation to meet your needs such as a sign language interpreter.
At Eisenberg & Baum, our New York law firm has extensive experience, skill and resources to handle complex cases involving catastrophic injuries, wrongful death, sexual harassment, wrongful termination and discrimination for clients.
Employment Discrimination
Have you been discriminated against by your workplace due to your being deaf?
It is against the law for an employer to discriminate against you based on your hearing loss.
If you have been refused a job interview, been a victim of employment discrimination, or passed over for a promotion because you are deaf or hard of hearing, we have a team of lawyers who will analyze your legal rights. You have a right to equal participation and communication access in the workplace, and we are ready to fight on your behalf.
Housing & Facility
Discrimination
Have you or a loved one ever been denied access to:
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public housing,
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nursing homes, or
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assisted living enters
because of deafness?
You do not need to be a victim anymore.
If you need representation for employment discrimination, communication barriers, personal injury, or sexual abuse/harassment issue, we are here to protect your interests.