Los Angeles Employee Rights Lawyer

Navigating the legal elements of employment can be complex. This website supplies an overview of some essential staff member rights and resources to help you comprehend your choices.

Understanding Your Employee Rights

As a staff member, you have specific legal defenses in location to make sure a fair and safe workplace. These rights cover various elements of your work, consisting of:

Wage and Hour Lawyer: You are entitled to be paid base pay for all hours worked, job and overtime pay for exceeding a set number of hours each week (generally 40). Meal and rest breaks may also be compensated depending upon your area and employer.
Sexual Harassment: Unwanted sexual advances unfortunately continues to effect people of all genders and gender recognitions. The Employment Lawyers Group has actually tried and handled many cases for men and ladies involving undesirable sexual touching, sexual attack, sexual battery, quid professional quo sexual harassment done by supervisors, supervisors, and organization owners. Nowadays numerous sexual harassment cases likewise include undesirable text messages and profane pictures sent to mobile phones. Our work includes appeals worrying unwanted sexual advances and life changing settlements.
Discrimination and Harassment: Federal and state laws prohibit discrimination based on race, color, faith, sex (including pregnancy), job national origin, disability, age (40 or older), or genetic info. This includes protection from harassment of any kind.
Reasonable Accommodation: If you have a documented medical condition, your employer might be needed to provide sensible lodgings to permit you to perform your job responsibilities. Examples consist of versatile work schedules, modified equipment, or available work areas. However, many cases submitted in court for employers refusing to fairly accommodate employees involves employers who fired a worker for not coming back to work when they are out on a disability, FMLA, or pregnancy leave. Allowing time off for a staff member’s medical condition and treatment are basic affordable accommodations lots of companies do not effectively deal with.
Workplace Safety: Your company has a to supply a safe work environment devoid of recognized hazards. This includes adhering to safety policies and supplying correct training for employees.
Wrongful Termination: Wrongful termination is a whistle blower tort. If a worker complains about their company doing something prohibited and they are terminated that might be wrongful termination. Retaliation resulting in a task termination is wrongful termination if it happens due to the fact that the staff member worked out statutory legal rights and was retaliated for working out those rights. Examples consist of job terminations due to the worker filing a wage claim, declining unwanted sexual advances, reporting a company to OSHA, internally complaining to management or refusing to participate in illegal activities, taking a legally protected leave of absence for cancer, disability, FMLA, or pregnancy. Firing an employee due to an immutable particular such as gender, race, or faith is also wrongful termination. Wrongful discharge IS NOT about unfair job terminations staff members do not agree with that do not include among the above.

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Employment Lawyer For Workers Compensation

If you are hurt or ended up being ill due to your work, worker’s compensation benefits might be offered to cover medical expenses and lost salaries. However, worker’s payment is the unique treatment for most workplace injuries, meaning you usually can not sue your employer straight.

There might be limited exceptions where legal action against a company is possible. Consulting with an employment lawyer is advised to figure out if your situation falls under among these exceptions, such as wrongful termination for submitting a wage claim or severe work environment safety offenses.

Disclaimer: This web page supplies basic details just and must not be interpreted as legal guidance. If you have particular questions or job issues about your employment rights, it’s constantly best to talk to a qualified attorney.

Employment Lawyers Group Case Results (Some)

$18,402,868 Jury verdict for male visually pestered and based on crude comments by a female supervisor

$1,150,000 Unpaid commissions of 2 complainants

$875,000 For 4 oil field service industry workers whose times worked were not tape-recorded on timesheets and were on-call

$800,000 Controlled wait class action settlement

$800,000 For mis-classified independent specialists

$775,000 For job small class action of staff members not permitted meal breaks or cellular phone compensations while taking care of reliant adults

$750,000 Disability discrimination settlement for employee who had heart issues

$750,000 Sub-Minimum wage class action settlement

$675,000 Unwanted sexual advances in a warehouse

$672,500 For unwanted sexual advances at a truck stop

$539,584 Myles v. Wellpoint Termination of Employment Due to Disability and Workers Compensation Injury

$510,000 Class action settlement of 125 employees on overtime claims

$500,000 Unpaid days of work to 4 oil well employees

$490,000 For sex and age discrimination of women

$465,000 Sexual harassment at a gasoline station

$460,000 Unpaid hours of work for gatekeeper & PAGA Violations

$450,000 Settlement for 2 on-call workers

$450,000 Paystub offenses

$450,000 Being on controlled standby

$430,000 Settlement in 2024 dollars for a Los Angeles warehouse worker forced to violate her medical limitations imposed by pregnancy

$400,000 Recovery following arbitration win for 4 employees who worked off the clock

$400,000 Following arbitration win for meal & rest breaks for 3 employees

$400,000 Off-the-clock work for 5 staff members

$365,000 Vasquez v. Del Rio Sanitarium Pregnancy Discrimination Case – Following Jury Trial & Appeal

$365,000 Unwanted sexual advances of a delivery motorist

$365,000 After accused lost their appeal – pregnancy case – Jury Trial

$360,000 For missed meal and rest breaks, and overtime for 3 staff members, and PAGA penalties for less than 25

$350,000 To 2 employees in getaway rental service working off-the-clock overtime

$350,000 Due to repaired reward pay not figured into overtime for a directional driller

$350,000 For regulated standby and overtime for one worker

$350,000 Nurse mis-classified as independent contractor who was on-call

$350,000 For directional driller whose set rate bonus offers were not computed into his overtime rate

$350,000 For 2 employees in the trip rental organization who worked off-the-clock, on-call & PAGA

$350,000 For prevailing wage and paystub itemizations

$315,000 Sexual harassment of a lesbian lady by straight man

$315,000 Unwanted sexual advances of a pizza delivery driver

$307,345 For 2 healthcare facility employees oncall

$305,000 Wrongful termination of 2 sales individuals

$305,000 For 2 IT difficulty shooters oncall at a major healthcare facility

$302,000 Controlled standby pay for two telecommunication workers in a health center

$300,000 Verdict of compensatory damages in wrongful termination case due to worker’s rejection to work without rest breaks

$300,000 Post trial decision for wrongful termination settlement and minor rest break offenses

$300,000 Multiple Worker Claims for Unpaid Wages for Oil Gauge and Calibration Inspectors on Docked Coastal Vessels

$275,000 Unpaid base pay, overtime double and double time due to on call work for two service technicians at a radio/television station

$270,000 Sexual harassment & employment termination

$260,000 For regulated stand by pay

$260,000 For unwanted sexual advances in a grocery store

$250,000 For 2 oil field service professionals not paid overtime

$250,000 For radiology technician on-call and little PAGA group

$250,000 For whistle-blower about unsettled overtime

$246,000 Breach of fiduciary task arbitration award involving disability discrimination

$232,000 Male on male unwanted sexual advances won at a binding arbitration

$225,000 Unwanted sexual advances of a Waitress (No Termination Involved)

$225,000 For two kitchen area employees sexually harassed

$225,000 Sexual harassment by store clients

$206,151 Larson v. VXI Same Sex Sexual Harassment

$205,000 Unpaid salaries, overtime, labor code area 2699 charges- arbitration award for multiple complainants

$205,000 For numerous plaintiffs

$200,000 For on-call work, retaliation, forced to give up gatekeeper

$200,000 For prevailing wage and FMLA offenses

$200,000 For PAGA violations and sexual harassment

$200,000 Race Discrimination towards Latinos

$200,000 Acts of unwanted sexual advances by CEO

$200,000 For an employee fired due to medical concerns & complaints of discrimination

$200,000 For a sales woman in her 60s, job age discrimination

$195,000 For Whistle Blower

$193,500 Sexual Harassment by a registered sex transgressor

$193,250 Unwanted sexual advances by a sex culprit

$190,000 Sexual Harassment in the medical coding industry

$190,000 Unwanted sexual advances without a job termination

$185,857 Jewish legal representative discriminated versus due to religious beliefs

$185,000 For unwanted sexual advances of a lady 35 years older than the harasser

$182,500 Fired during cancer treatment

$180,000 Cancer discrimination and job termination due to recovery from cancer

$180,000 Controlled standby pay claims of oil field service employee

$180,000 Controlled standby pay

$175,000 Unwanted sexual advances claim

$175,000 PAGA settlement due to missed meal and rest breaks in a hotel’s cooking areas

$175,000 Failure to pay base pay

$175,000 Unpaid overtime of 2 limousine drivers of a small company

$175,000 Minor problems of pregnancy discrimination in junk food dining establishment, absence of rest breaks

$175,000 Wrongful Termination of Financial Whistleblower

$175,000 PAGA settlement resort personnel who worked off-the-clock

$174,250 Missed meal and rest breaks

$170,000 Off the clock work by nonexempt administrator at non-profit

$166,250 Racial harassment at a huge box shop

$165,000 Wrongful termination and whistleblower

$165,000 For a cars and truck dealer manager denied baby bonding and CFRA Leave

$162,500 Failure to pay commissions, retaliation when went to Labor Board

$162,000 Sexual harassment at a property owner’s Association

$160,000 For 3 oil field employees rejected meal breaks, worked off-the-clock

$160,000 Unwanted sexual advances by supervisors of cars and truck lot

$160,000 Auto car dealership sexual harassment by text

$155,000 Whistle blower at construction site

$153,000 Camarillo woman demeaned due to her Christianity

$150,000 Unwanted sexual advances to 2 kitchen area employees at a resort

$150,000 Race harassment at an oil refinery

$150,000 Wrongful termination of social worker reporting patient abuse

$150,000 Mental disability & termination of CFO

$150,000 Cancer discrimination & wrongful termination of waitress

$150,000 Disability discrimination & termination

$150,000 Wrongful termination of C.N.A. in nursing home who blew whistle

$150,000 Job Termination of sales representative with cancer

$150,000 Settlement for failure to renew after maternity leave

$150,000 Cancer discrimination & termination of waitress Wrongful Termination of Site Manager

$150,000 Sexual harassment of an eight-teen years of age restaurant employee

$150,000 Sexual harassment by a manager of an adult daycare program

$150,000 Job not held open throughout cancer treatment

$150,000 CNA complained about rats

$150,000 Forced to quit due to sexual harassment

$145,000 Settlement for an office manager whose Northridge company would not enable her to depart from work due to pregnancy

$140,000 Off-the-clock work, breach of contract to pay hourly wage to nurse

$140,000 Not Accommodated and Fired for Mental Disability Leave

$137,930 Robinson v. Mantra – Binding Arbitration Award in a Pregnancy Discriminations

$137,500 Failure to reinstate after FMLA

$135,000 Aerospace executive whistle blower

$130,000 Employee fired for refusing to falsify records in claim

$127,500 Illegally required medical checkup negatively affecting a handicapped employee

$127,500 Wrongfully terminated chauffeur who complained his truck was risky

$127,450 Improper query about medical capabilities

$125,450 Retail sales supervisor terminated after complaining about nationwide origin harassment by coworker

$125,000 Minor unwanted sexual advances

$125,000 Sexual harassment at a fast food dining establishment

$125,000 Unwanted sexual advances of a drug counselor

$125,000 Pregnancy discrimination case & wrongful termination –

$125,000 Wrongful termination

$125,000 Wrongful termination & minor labor code violations

$125,000 Breach of agreement, overdue salaries in the web industry

$125,000 For employee who quit after being misclassified and not receiving overtime.

$125,000 Pregnancy discrimination & termination

$125,000 Non-payment of incomes to CEO

$125,000 Age discrimination throughout layoff

$125,000 High tech company stopped paying the consented to sum

$120,000 Unpaid earnings for tow truck motorists

$120,000 Sexually bothered maintenance manager by another male

$120,000 Insurance professional terminated for taking California Family Care Leave (FMLA)

$120,000 Racial Discrimination of a warehouse employee

$120,000 Male on male unwanted sexual advances Unpaid incomes, overtime, labor code section 2699 charges- arbitration award of over

$120,000 For race discrimination

$117,702 Disability discrimination, FMLA, and termination of $10.00 an hour staff member in binding arbitration

$117,500 Pregnancy discrimination & termination ($24,000 loss of revenues)

$115,616 Signal Hill Hindu made fun of due to his religion

$115,000 Pregnancy discrimination & termination of customer support worker

$115,000 Unwanted sexual advances of car saleswoman small unpaid commissions

$115,000 Sexual harassment of automobile saleswoman & minor unsettled commissions

$112,023 Wrongful termination of social worker during trial

$110,000 (minor lost salaries) Cancer discrimination & employment termination

$109,500 Unpaid dominating earnings for 2 staff members of a little company

$107,500 Wrongfully ended security manager who let his subordinates understand they had rights to meal breaks

$105,500 Sexual harassment of a lesbian aerospace employee by a guy who wanted to turn her straight

$105,000 Overtime due computer system expert

$105,000 Fired After Depression Leave

$103,145 Refusal to accommodate pregnant storage facility employee

$102,500 Family Care Leave Act offenses & termination ($20,000 loss of incomes)

$102,500 Sexual harassment of a janitor

$102,500 Sexual harassment of a waitress (no termination included)

$101,500 Sexual harassment of a janitor

$100,850 Sexual harassment by dining establishment supervisor

$100,000 Termination of Mechanic’s Employment in Violation of California Family Rights Act (California FMLA)

$100,000 Wrongful termination of ambulance motorist who blew the whistle

$100,000 Fired Due to Age of FMLA Leave

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