Los Angeles Employee Rights Lawyer

Navigating the legal aspects of employment can be intricate. This webpage provides an overview of some vital employee rights and resources to assist you understand your options.

Understanding Your Employee Rights

As a staff member, you have certain legal securities in place to make sure a fair and safe workplace. These rights cover numerous aspects of your employment, including:

Wage and Hour Lawyer: You are entitled to be paid base pay for all hours worked, and overtime pay for going beyond a set variety of hours weekly (usually 40). Meal and rest breaks may likewise be compensated depending upon your place and employer.
Sexual Harassment: Sexual Harassment unfortunately continues to effect individuals of all genders and gender identifications. The Employment Lawyers Group has actually tried and managed lots of cases for males and females including unwanted sexual touching, sexual assault, sexual battery, quid pro quo sexual harassment done by supervisors, managers, and company owner. These days many sexual harassment cases likewise include undesirable text and profane images sent out to cellular phones. Our work consists of appeals concerning unwanted sexual advances and life altering settlements.
Discrimination and Harassment: Federal and state laws forbid discrimination based on race, color, faith, sex (consisting of pregnancy), origin, impairment, age (40 or older), or hereditary information. This consists of defense from harassment of any kind.
Reasonable Accommodation: If you have a recorded medical condition, your employer may be required to offer reasonable lodgings to enable you to perform your task tasks. Examples include versatile work schedules, modified devices, or accessible work spaces. However, most cases submitted in court for companies declining to reasonably accommodate employees includes companies who fired a staff member 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 basic affordable lodgings many employers do not effectively deal with.
Workplace Safety: Your employer has a legal obligation to supply a safe workplace free from acknowledged threats. This includes sticking to security guidelines and providing appropriate training for staff members.
Wrongful Termination: Wrongful termination is a whistle blower tort. If a worker grumbles about their company 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 worked out statutory legal rights and was retaliated for working out those rights. Examples consist of task terminations due to the worker filing a wage claim, refusing unwanted sexual advances, reporting a company to OSHA, internally complaining to management or refusing to participate in prohibited activities, taking a legally safeguarded leave of lack for cancer, special needs, FMLA, or pregnancy. Firing an employee due to an immutable characteristic such as gender, race, or religion is also wrongful termination. Wrongful discharge IS NOT about unfair task terminations staff members do not agree 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, employee’s payment advantages may be readily available to cover medical expenses and lost salaries. However, employee’s payment is the special remedy for a lot of workplace injuries, indicating you normally can not sue your employer straight.

There may be limited exceptions where legal action versus an employer is possible. Consulting with a work attorney is advised to determine if your situation falls under among these exceptions, such as wrongful termination for submitting a wage claim or extreme workplace security infractions.

Disclaimer: This webpage supplies general information just and needs to not be interpreted as legal advice. If you have specific questions or issues about your work rights, it’s always best to talk to a certified lawyer.

Employment Lawyers Group Case Results (Some)

$18,402,868 Jury verdict for male aesthetically bothered and subject to crude comments by a female manager

$1,150,000 Unpaid commissions of 2 plaintiffs

$875,000 For 4 oil field service industry workers 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 small class action of staff members not permitted meal breaks or mobile phone repayments while looking after dependent adults

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

$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 ladies

$465,000 Unwanted sexual advances at a filling station

$460,000 Unpaid hours of work for security officers & 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 employee required to breach her medical limitations enforced by pregnancy

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

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

$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 delivery driver

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

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

$350,000 To 2 workers in holiday rental organization working off-the-clock overtime

$350,000 Due to fixed benefit 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 bonuses were not calculated into his overtime rate

$350,000 For employment 2 staff members in the holiday 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 guy

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

$307,345 For 2 hospital employees oncall

$305,000 Wrongful termination of 2 sales people

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

$302,000 Controlled standby spend for 2 telecommunication workers in a hospital

$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 verdict 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 2 professionals at a radio/television station

$270,000 Sexual harassment & employment termination

$260,000 For regulated stand by pay

$260,000 For sexual harassment in a supermarket

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

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

$250,000 For whistle-blower about unsettled overtime

$246,000 Breach of fiduciary responsibility arbitration award involving 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 2 cooking area employees sexually harassed

$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 numerous plaintiffs

$205,000 For several complainants

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

$200,000 For dominating wage and FMLA infractions

$200,000 For PAGA violations and unwanted sexual advances

$200,000 Race Discrimination towards Latinos

$200,000 Acts of sexual harassment by CEO

$200,000 For a worker fired due to medical problems & grievances of discrimination

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

$195,000 For Whistle Blower

$193,500 Unwanted sexual advances by a registered sex culprit

$193,250 Sexual harassment by a sex transgressor

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

$190,000 Unwanted sexual advances without a task termination

$185,857 Jewish lawyer discriminated against due to religious beliefs

$185,000 For unwanted sexual advances 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 suit

$175,000 PAGA settlement due to missed out on meal and rest breaks in a hotel’s kitchens

$175,000 Failure to pay base pay

$175,000 Unpaid overtime of 2 limo chauffeurs of a small company

$175,000 Minor issues of pregnancy discrimination in quick food dining establishment, absence 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 store

$165,000 Wrongful termination and whistleblower

$165,000 For a car dealer supervisor rejected baby bonding and CFRA Leave

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

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

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

$160,000 Sexual harassment by managers of vehicle lot

$160,000 Auto dealer sexual harassment by text

$155,000 Whistle blower at building website

$153,000 Camarillo female demeaned due to her Christianity

$150,000 Sexual harassment to two kitchen workers at a resort

$150,000 Race harassment at an oil refinery

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

$150,000 Mental impairment & 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 salesperson 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 Unwanted sexual advances of an eight-teen years of age restaurant worker

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

$150,000 Job not held open throughout cancer treatment

$150,000 CNA complained about rats

$150,000 Forced to give up due to unwanted sexual advances

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

$140,000 Off-the-clock work, breach of contract to pay per hour 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 refusing to falsify records in suit

$127,500 Illegally needed medical examination negatively affecting a handicapped employee

$127,500 Wrongfully terminated motorist who complained his truck was hazardous

$127,450 Improper questions about medical capabilities

$125,450 Retail sales manager terminated after complaining about national origin harassment by colleague

$125,000 Minor sexual harassment

$125,000 Unwanted sexual advances at a quick 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 & small labor code violations

$125,000 Breach of contract, overdue salaries in the web market

$125,000 For employee 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 during layoff

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

$120,000 Unpaid earnings for tow truck chauffeurs

$120,000 Sexually bugged maintenance 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 sexual harassment Unpaid wages, 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 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 religious beliefs

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

$115,000 Sexual harassment of automobile saleswoman small unpaid commissions

$115,000 Unwanted sexual advances of vehicle saleswoman & small unsettled commissions

$112,023 Wrongful termination of social employee during trial

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

$109,500 Unpaid dominating incomes for 2 staff members of a small business

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

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

$105,000 Overtime due computer system expert

$105,000 Fired After Depression Leave

$103,145 Refusal to accommodate pregnant warehouse employee

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

$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 driver who blew the whistle

$100,000 Fired Due to Age of FMLA Leave

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