Los Angeles Employee Rights Lawyer

Navigating the legal elements of employment can be intricate. This webpage offers a summary of some necessary employee rights and resources to assist you comprehend your options.

Understanding Your Employee Rights

As an employee, you have certain legal defenses in location to make sure a reasonable and safe workplace. These rights cover numerous elements of your employment, including:

Wage and Hour Lawyer: You are entitled to be paid base pay for all hours worked, and overtime spend for surpassing a set number of hours weekly (generally 40). Meal and rest breaks might also be compensated depending on your location and employer.
Unwanted Sexual Advances: Unwanted sexual advances sadly continues to effect people of all genders and gender recognitions. The Employment Lawyers Group has actually attempted and managed many cases for guys and ladies including unwanted sexual touching, employment sexual assault, sexual battery, quid pro quo unwanted sexual advances done by supervisors, managers, and employment business owners. Nowadays lots of unwanted sexual advances cases also involve undesirable text and obscene photos sent out to mobile phones. Our work consists of appeals worrying unwanted sexual advances and life altering settlements.
Discrimination and Harassment: Federal and state laws restrict discrimination based upon race, color, religion, sex (consisting of pregnancy), nationwide origin, special needs, age (40 or older), or genetic info. This consists of security from harassment of any kind.
Reasonable Accommodation: If you have a documented medical condition, your company might be required to provide affordable accommodations to allow you to perform your job responsibilities. Examples include flexible work schedules, modified devices, or available workspaces. However, a lot of cases submitted in court for employers declining to fairly accommodate staff members involves employers who fired a staff member for not coming back to work when they are out on an impairment, FMLA, or employment pregnancy leave. Allowing time off for an employee’s medical condition and treatment are basic sensible lodgings many companies do not correctly manage.
Workplace Safety: Your employer has a legal obligation to provide a safe work environment complimentary from recognized dangers. This consists of sticking to security regulations and supplying correct training for staff members.
Wrongful Termination: Wrongful termination is a whistle blower tort. If a worker grumbles about their employer doing something prohibited and they are ended 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 exercised statutory legal rights and was retaliated for working out those rights. Examples consist of job terminations due to the staff member submitting a wage claim, declining unwanted sexual advances, reporting a company to OSHA, internally complaining to management or refusing to take part in illegal activities, taking a lawfully protected leave of absence for cancer, special needs, FMLA, or pregnancy. Firing a staff member due to an immutable characteristic such as gender, race, or religious beliefs is likewise wrongful termination. Wrongful discharge IS NOT about unfair job terminations staff members do not concur with that do not involve one of the above.

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Employment Lawyer For Workers Compensation

If you are injured or ended up being ill due to your work, worker’s settlement advantages might be offered to cover medical expenses and lost incomes. However, employee’s settlement is the unique remedy for most workplace injuries, suggesting you typically can not sue your company straight.

There may be limited exceptions where legal action versus an employer is possible. Consulting with a work legal representative is recommended to determine if your circumstance falls under one of these exceptions, such as wrongful termination for filing a wage claim or extreme work environment security offenses.

Disclaimer: This web page supplies general info just and needs to not be interpreted as legal recommendations. If you have particular concerns or issues about your work rights, it’s always best to speak with a certified attorney.

Employment Lawyers Group Case Results (Some)

$18,402,868 Jury decision for male aesthetically pestered and based on unrefined remarks by a female manager

$1,150,000 Unpaid commissions of two plaintiffs

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

$800,000 Controlled wait class action settlement

$800,000 For mis-classified independent professionals

$775,000 For little class action of employees not permitted meal breaks or cell phone repayments while taking care of dependent 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 storage facility

$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 workers on overtime claims

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

$490,000 For sex and age discrimination of females

$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 offenses

$450,000 Being on regulated standby

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

$400,000 Recovery following arbitration win for 4 workers who sweated off the clock

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

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

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

$365,000 Unwanted sexual advances of a shipment motorist

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

$360,000 For missed out on meal and rest breaks, and overtime for 3 employees, and PAGA charges for less than 25

$350,000 To 2 workers in vacation rental business working off-the-clock overtime

$350,000 Due to fixed bonus offer pay not figured into overtime for a directional driller

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

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

$350,000 For directional driller whose fixed rate rewards were not determined into his overtime rate

$350,000 For 2 staff members in the getaway rental organization who worked off-the-clock, on-call & PAGA

$350,000 For dominating wage and paystub itemizations

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

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

$307,345 For 2 health center staff members oncall

$305,000 Wrongful termination of 2 sales people

$305,000 For 2 IT trouble shooters oncall at a significant hospital

$302,000 Controlled standby pay for 2 telecommunication employees in a hospital

$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 small rest break infractions

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

$275,000 Unpaid minimum wage, overtime double and double time due to on call work for 2 service technicians at a radio/television station

$270,000 Sexual harassment & work termination

$260,000 For regulated stand by pay

$260,000 For sexual harassment in a grocery store

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

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

$250,000 For whistle-blower about unpaid overtime

$246,000 Breach of fiduciary responsibility arbitration award including impairment discrimination

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

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

$225,000 For two kitchen employees sexually pestered

$225,000 Unwanted sexual advances by store clients

$206,151 Larson v. VXI Same Sex Unwanted Sexual Advances

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

$205,000 For several plaintiffs

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

$200,000 For dominating wage and FMLA violations

$200,000 For PAGA offenses and sexual harassment

$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 Whistle Blower

$193,500 Sexual Harassment by a signed up sex transgressor

$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 job termination

$185,857 Jewish attorney discriminated against due to faith

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

$182,500 Fired throughout cancer treatment

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

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

$180,000 Controlled standby pay

$175,000 Sexual harassment lawsuit

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

$175,000 Failure to pay base pay

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

$175,000 Minor concerns of pregnancy discrimination in junk food dining establishment, lack of rest breaks

$175,000 Wrongful Termination of Financial Whistleblower

$175,000 PAGA settlement resort staff 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 employment whistleblower

$165,000 For a car dealer manager rejected child bonding and CFRA Leave

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

$162,000 Sexual harassment at a resident’s Association

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

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

$160,000 Auto dealership unwanted sexual advances by text

$155,000 Whistle blower at construction website

$153,000 Camarillo woman demeaned due to her Christianity

$150,000 Unwanted sexual advances to 2 kitchen 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 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 restaurant employee

$150,000 Unwanted sexual advances by a supervisor of an adult daycare program

$150,000 Job not held open during cancer treatment

$150,000 CNA grumbled about rats

$150,000 Forced to stop due to unwanted sexual advances

$145,000 Settlement for a workplace manager whose Northridge company would not permit her to take leave 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 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 declining to falsify records in lawsuit

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

$127,500 Wrongfully ended driver who complained his truck was risky

$127,450 Improper questions about medical capabilities

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

$125,000 Minor sexual harassment

$125,000 Unwanted sexual advances at a fast food restaurant

$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 contract, unsettled salaries in the web market

$125,000 For worker who stopped after being misclassified and not receiving overtime.

$125,000 Pregnancy discrimination & termination

$125,000 Non-payment of wages to CEO

$125,000 Age discrimination throughout layoff

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

$120,000 Unpaid incomes for employment tow truck drivers

$120,000 Sexually pestered upkeep manager by another male

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

$120,000 Racial Discrimination of a storage facility employee

$120,000 Male on male sexual harassment 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 earnings)

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

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

$115,000 Sexual harassment of vehicle saleswoman minor unpaid commissions

$115,000 Sexual harassment of car saleswoman & minor overdue commissions

$112,023 Wrongful termination of social employee during trial

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

$109,500 Unpaid dominating earnings for 2 employees of a little business

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

$105,500 Unwanted sexual advances of a lesbian aerospace employee by a man who wished to turn her straight

$105,000 Overtime due computer system professional

$105,000 Fired After Depression Leave

$103,145 Refusal to accommodate pregnant storage facility worker

$102,500 Family Care Leave Act violations & 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 Unwanted sexual advances by dining establishment manager

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

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

$100,000 Fired Due to Age of FMLA Leave

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