Los Angeles Employee Rights Lawyer

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

Understanding Your Employee Rights

As a worker, you have specific legal defenses in place to guarantee a reasonable and safe workplace. These rights cover different elements of your employment, including:

Wage and Hour Lawyer: You are entitled to be paid minimum wage for all hours worked, and overtime pay for exceeding a set number of hours weekly (normally 40). Meal and rest breaks may likewise be compensated depending upon your place and company.
Sexual Harassment: Sexual Harassment sadly continues to effect individuals of all genders and gender identifications. The Employment Lawyers Group has attempted and handled many cases for men and ladies including unwanted sexual touching, sexual attack, sexual battery, quid professional quo sexual harassment done by managers, supervisors, and company owner. Nowadays numerous sexual harassment cases likewise involve unwanted text messages and profane photos sent out to cellular phones. Our work includes appeals worrying unwanted sexual advances and life altering settlements.
Discrimination and Harassment: Federal and state laws restrict discrimination based upon race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), nationwide origin, impairment, employment age (40 or older), or hereditary information. This includes security from harassment of any kind.
Reasonable Accommodation: If you have a recorded medical condition, your company might be required to offer sensible lodgings to allow you to perform your job duties. Examples consist of versatile work schedules, customized equipment, or accessible work spaces. However, many cases filed in court for companies refusing to fairly accommodate employees includes employers who fired an employee for not coming back to work when they are out on a disability, FMLA, or pregnancy leave. Allowing time off for an employee’s medical condition and treatment are fundamental affordable lodgings numerous employers do not effectively handle.
Workplace Safety: Your employer has a legal duty to provide a safe workplace complimentary from acknowledged hazards. This consists of sticking to security policies and supplying appropriate training for staff members.
Wrongful Termination: Wrongful termination is a whistle blower tort. If a staff member complains about their employer doing something illegal and they are ended that might be wrongful termination. Retaliation leading to a job termination is wrongful termination if it occurs since the employee exercised statutory legal rights and was struck back for working out those rights. Examples include job terminations due to the employee submitting a wage claim, refusing sexual harassment, reporting a company to OSHA, internally complaining to management or refusing to participate in unlawful activities, taking a lawfully secured leave of absence for cancer, disability, FMLA, or pregnancy. Firing a staff member due to an immutable characteristic such as gender, race, employment or religion is also wrongful termination. Wrongful discharge IS NOT about unjust job terminations employees do not concur with that do not involve among the above.

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Employment Lawyer For Workers Compensation

If you are injured or become ill due to your work, worker’s compensation benefits may be readily available to cover medical expenditures and lost earnings. However, employee’s payment is the exclusive treatment for most workplace injuries, meaning you normally can not sue your company straight.

There may be restricted exceptions where legal action versus an employer is possible. Consulting with a work attorney is recommended to figure out if your scenario falls under among these exceptions, such as wrongful termination for filing a wage claim or extreme workplace security offenses.

Disclaimer: This website provides basic details just and ought to not be interpreted as legal guidance. If you have particular questions or concerns about your work rights, it’s always best to consult with a qualified lawyer.

Employment Lawyers Group Case Results (Some)

$18,402,868 Jury verdict for male visually bothered and based on unrefined remarks 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 taped on timesheets and were on-call

$800,000 Controlled wait class action settlement

$800,000 For mis-classified independent contractors

$775,000 For small class action of staff members not enabled meal breaks or mobile phone reimbursements while taking care of dependent grownups

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

$750,000 Sub-Minimum wage class action settlement

$675,000 Sexual harassment 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 Unwanted sexual advances 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 violations

$450,000 Being on regulated standby

$430,000 Settlement in 2024 dollars for a Los Angeles warehouse employee forced to violate her medical constraints enforced 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 workers

$400,000 Off-the-clock work for 5 employees

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

$365,000 Sexual harassment of a delivery chauffeur

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

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

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

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

$350,000 For controlled standby and overtime for one staff member

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

$350,000 For directional driller whose set rate perks were not calculated into his overtime rate

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

$350,000 For prevailing wage and paystub itemizations

$315,000 Unwanted sexual advances of a lesbian woman by straight male

$315,000 Sexual harassment of a pizza delivery chauffeur

$307,345 For 2 healthcare facility staff members oncall

$305,000 Wrongful termination of 2 sales individuals

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

$302,000 Controlled standby spend for employment 2 telecommunication workers in a medical facility

$300,000 Verdict of compensatory damages in wrongful termination case due to staff member’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 Unwanted sexual advances & employment termination

$260,000 For controlled stand by pay

$260,000 For sexual harassment in a supermarket

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

$250,000 For radiology specialist on-call and small PAGA group

$250,000 For whistle-blower about unsettled overtime

$246,000 Breach of fiduciary duty arbitration award including disability discrimination

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

$225,000 Sexual Harassment of a Waitress (No Termination Involved)

$225,000 For employment two cooking area workers sexually pestered

$225,000 Sexual harassment by shop customers

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

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

$205,000 For several plaintiffs

$200,000 For on-call work, retaliation, required to stop security officer

$200,000 For dominating wage and FMLA offenses

$200,000 For PAGA infractions and unwanted sexual advances

$200,000 Race Discrimination towards Latinos

$200,000 Acts of unwanted sexual advances by CEO

$200,000 For a worker fired due to medical concerns & complaints of discrimination

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

$195,000 For employment Whistle Blower

$193,500 Sexual Harassment by a registered sex offender

$193,250 Sexual harassment by a sex wrongdoer

$190,000 Unwanted sexual advances in the medical coding market

$190,000 Unwanted sexual advances without a task termination

$185,857 Jewish lawyer discriminated against due to faith

$185,000 For sexual harassment of a female 35 years older than the harasser

$182,500 Fired during cancer treatment

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

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

$180,000 Controlled standby pay

$175,000 Unwanted sexual advances lawsuit

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

$175,000 Failure to pay minimum wage

$175,000 Unpaid overtime of 2 limousine chauffeurs of a little business

$175,000 Minor issues of pregnancy discrimination in quick food restaurant, 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 big box shop

$165,000 Wrongful termination and whistleblower

$165,000 For a car dealership supervisor denied infant bonding and CFRA Leave

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

$162,000 at a home owner’s Association

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

$160,000 Sexual harassment by supervisors of vehicle lot

$160,000 Auto car dealership sexual harassment by text

$155,000 Whistle blower at building and construction website

$153,000 Camarillo lady demeaned due to her Christianity

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

$150,000 Race harassment at an oil refinery

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

$150,000 Mental special needs & 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 assisted living center who blew whistle

$150,000 Job Termination of sales representative with cancer

$150,000 Settlement for failure to restore 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 dining establishment worker

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

$150,000 Job not held open throughout cancer treatment

$150,000 CNA grumbled about rats

$150,000 Forced to give up due to sexual harassment

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

$140,000 Off-the-clock work, breach of agreement 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 restore after FMLA

$135,000 Aerospace executive whistle blower

$130,000 Employee fired for declining to falsify records in suit

$127,500 Illegally required medical assessment adversely impacting a handicapped worker

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

$127,450 Improper inquiry about medical abilities

$125,450 Retail sales manager ended after grumbling about nationwide origin harassment by colleague

$125,000 Minor sexual harassment

$125,000 Sexual harassment at a fast food restaurant

$125,000 Sexual harassment of a drug therapist

$125,000 Pregnancy discrimination case & wrongful termination –

$125,000 Wrongful termination

$125,000 Wrongful termination & small labor code infractions

$125,000 Breach of contract, overdue incomes in the web industry

$125,000 For staff member who stopped after being misclassified and not getting overtime.

$125,000 Pregnancy discrimination & termination

$125,000 Non-payment of wages to CEO

$125,000 Age discrimination during layoff

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

$120,000 Unpaid incomes for tow truck drivers

$120,000 Sexually bugged upkeep supervisor by another male

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

$120,000 Racial Discrimination of a warehouse worker

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

$120,000 For race discrimination

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

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

$115,616 Signal Hill Hindu teased due to his faith

$115,000 Pregnancy discrimination & termination of customer care employee

$115,000 Sexual harassment of vehicle saleswoman small overdue commissions

$115,000 Sexual harassment of automobile saleswoman & small overdue commissions

$112,023 Wrongful termination of social employee during trial

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

$109,500 Unpaid prevailing salaries for 2 workers of a small company

$107,500 Wrongfully terminated security supervisor who let his subordinates know they had rights to meal breaks

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

$105,000 Overtime due computer expert

$105,000 Fired After Depression Leave

$103,145 Refusal to accommodate pregnant warehouse employee

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

$102,500 Unwanted sexual advances 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 restaurant manager

$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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