SL_SidneyGold_Profile_12_19_Profile 12 / 10 / 19 11 : 12 AM Page 1 is threatened . When an employer engenders such a fear or threat , the effect is to eviscerate the legally protected rights of D PROFILE an individual employee under both state and federal law . ” He adds that “ sometimes the only way to vindicate the rights of an employee is to initiate litigation against an employer and expose their unlawful behavior . Through such a process , a trial empowers a jury to issue a public pro - Advocatefor nouncement that such conduct will not be tolerated in our community . ” Having spent nearly four decades as an unrelenting ad - vocate for employee rights , Sid and his team of attorneys have earned their place as preeminent attorneys in this field . Change Sid’s accolades and achievements are too numerous to mention , although the fact that he is often referred to as “ the Dean of Employment Law ” in some circles , is telling in and of itself . At Sidney L . Gold & Associates , P.C . , Sid Gold Notably , Sid has been chosen for in - clusion by his colleagues as one of the leads a team of attorneys fighting for fairness “ Best Lawyers in America ” in the field of employment law . At his firm , he and his and justice on behalf of employees who have been team of lawyers and support staff provide victims of discrimination , sexual harassment , and the very best representation in matters in - volving employment law for their clients in retaliation in the workplace . Pennsylvania , New Jersey , and New York . “ I believe that our firm has been a cat - In many ways , one of the early pioneers of employment law , is alyst for change in the field of employment the product of a particularly turbulent time in U.S . history . law , ” he says . “ Every time we initiate a Sid was only 12 years old when John F . Kennedy was as - claim on behalf of an employee , we are not only vindicating individual rights of sassinated and 17 years old when Martin Luther King was that employee but we are also changing the way an employer will conduct itself gunned down amid the struggle for civil rights in this country . in the future . ” He emphatically states , “ This ensures that an employer will However , those two tragic and epic events had an indelible maintain a workplace free of discrimination , sexual harassment and retaliation . ” influence on Sid’s decision to become an employment Sid Gold and his firm invite you to call their office if you are experiencing lawyer and an agent for change . unlawful employment discrimination based on age , sex , disability , race , religion , “ It takes a great deal of tenacity , self - sacrifice , and com - sexual orientation , or a hostile work environment based on sexual harassment mitment to bring about change , ” says Sid Gold , the founder or retaliation . The firm has a team of lawyers with the expertise and resources to and principal shareholder of Sidney L . Gold & Associates , ensure you will receive the very best legal representation . The firm stands ready P.C . The civil rights movement of the 1960s became the to answer your questions and determine if your legal rights as an employee have ? impetus for Sid’s decision to become an advocate for been violated by your employer . individual employee rights in the workplace . “ Although I was relatively young at the time , I observed that lawyers were vested with the power to bring about change and make a difference . ” After he graduated from Temple Law School in 1975 , Sid embarked on his boyhood ambition to make life better for American workers and demand they be treated fairly . More importantly , he wanted to make sure that companies complied with the various laws that Congress had enacted to protect the rights of employees . As a result , Sid and his law firm have made it their mission to eradicate workplace discrimination whether based on age , sex , race , religion , disability , or sexual harassment and retaliation . Sid says that in a sense , he and his law firm consider themselves “ workplace watchdogs . ” “ Given that role , ” he adds , “ we are charged with the re - sponsibility to zealously and aggressively protect and defend the rights of individual employees and demand that they be treated with respect and fairness . ” In fulfilling their mission , Sid and his team of attorneys have become trailblazers in the field of employment law on both the local and national level . Sid says that “ in the firm’s . endeavor to advance the rights of employees , it is our P.C , mission to hold employers accountable whenever they s SIDNEY L . GOLD te abuse their power and infringe upon the legal rights of em - cia D & ASSOCIATES , P.C . Asso ployees . ” 1835 Market Street , Suite 515 In that vein , Sid says , “ oftentimes it boils down to the & d Philadelphia , PA 19103 l fact that employees are not aware of their rights . For instance , Go . ( 215 ) 569 - 1999 when an employee needs to take off time because of a L ey www.discrimlaw.net serious illness or to care for his / her child or parent , an Sidn employer should not make the employee feel that their job SUBURBANLIFEMAGAZINE.COM DECEMBER 2019 | 49