Los Angeles Employee Rights Lawyer

Navigating the legal aspects of employment can be complex. This website supplies a summary of some necessary worker rights and resources to assist you understand your choices.

Understanding Your Employee Rights

As a staff member, you have specific legal protections in place to ensure a fair and safe workplace. These rights cover different 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 exceeding a set variety of hours each week (usually 40). Meal and rest breaks may also be compensated depending on your place and company.
Sexual Harassment: Unwanted sexual advances sadly continues to effect people of all genders and gender recognitions. The Employment Lawyers Group has actually tried and managed lots of cases for males and females involving undesirable sexual touching, sexual assault, sexual battery, quid professional quo sexual harassment done by supervisors, supervisors, and company owners. Nowadays lots of unwanted sexual cases likewise involve undesirable text messages and employment obscene pictures sent out to mobile phones. Our work includes appeals worrying sexual harassment and life altering settlements.
Discrimination and Harassment: Federal and state laws prohibit discrimination based on race, color, religious beliefs, sex (including pregnancy), nationwide origin, impairment, age (40 or older), or hereditary info. This consists of defense from harassment of any kind.
Reasonable Accommodation: If you have a recorded medical condition, your employer may be required to provide affordable lodgings to permit you to perform your job duties. Examples consist of versatile work schedules, customized equipment, or accessible work areas. However, the majority of cases filed in court for companies declining to fairly accommodate workers includes employers who fired a worker for not coming back to work when they are out on an impairment, FMLA, or pregnancy leave. Allowing time off for a worker's medical condition and treatment are essential affordable accommodations lots of employers do not effectively deal with.
Workplace Safety: Your company has a legal responsibility to supply a safe work environment complimentary from recognized risks. This consists of adhering to security regulations and offering appropriate training for workers.
Wrongful Termination: Wrongful termination is a whistle blower tort. If a staff member complains about their company doing something unlawful and they are ended that may 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 struck back for exercising those rights. Examples consist of job terminations due to the worker filing a wage claim, declining sexual harassment, reporting a company to OSHA, internally complaining to management or employment refusing to take part in illegal activities, taking a lawfully secured leave of absence for cancer, special needs, FMLA, or pregnancy. Firing an employee due to an immutable characteristic such as gender, race, or faith is also wrongful termination. Wrongful discharge IS NOT about unreasonable job terminations employees do not concur with that do not include among the above.

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Employment Lawyer For Workers Compensation

If you are injured or ended up being ill due to your work, employee's payment advantages might be offered to cover medical expenditures and lost earnings. However, employee's compensation is the exclusive remedy for most workplace injuries, suggesting you normally can not sue your company straight.

There might be limited exceptions where legal action versus a company is possible. Consulting with an employment lawyer is suggested to determine if your situation falls under one of these exceptions, such as wrongful termination for filing a wage claim or extreme office safety infractions.

Disclaimer: employment This web page offers general information just and must not be interpreted as legal suggestions. If you have particular questions or concerns about your work rights, it's constantly best to seek advice from a qualified attorney.

Employment Lawyers Group Case Results (Some)

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

$1,150,000 Unpaid commissions of two plaintiffs

$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 little class action of workers not permitted meal breaks or mobile phone reimbursements while looking after dependent grownups

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

$750,000 Sub-Minimum wage class action settlement

$675,000 Sexual harassment in a warehouse

$672,500 For sexual harassment 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 rig employees

$490,000 For sex and age discrimination of females

$465,000 Sexual harassment at a filling station

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

$450,000 Settlement for 2 on-call employees

$450,000 Paystub violations

$450,000 Being on regulated standby

$430,000 Settlement in 2024 dollars for a Los Angeles warehouse employee required to violate her medical limitations enforced by pregnancy

$400,000 Recovery following arbitration win for 4 workers 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 employees

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

$365,000 Sexual harassment of a shipment motorist

$365,000 After offender lost their appeal - pregnancy case - Jury Trial

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

$350,000 To 2 workers in vacation 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 controlled standby and overtime for one worker

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

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

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

$350,000 For prevailing wage and paystub itemizations

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

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

$307,345 For 2 health center workers oncall

$305,000 Wrongful termination of 2 sales individuals

$305,000 For 2 IT trouble shooters oncall at a major health center

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

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

$300,000 Post trial decision for wrongful termination settlement and small 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 regulated wait pay

$260,000 For sexual harassment in a grocery store

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

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

$250,000 For whistle-blower about unpaid overtime

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

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

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

$225,000 For 2 kitchen employees sexually pestered

$225,000 Sexual harassment by shop consumers

$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 security officer

$200,000 For prevailing wage and FMLA offenses

$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 an employee fired due to medical concerns & problems of discrimination

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

$195,000 For Whistle Blower

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

$193,250 Unwanted sexual advances by a sex offender

$190,000 Sexual Harassment in the medical coding industry

$190,000 Unwanted sexual advances without a job termination

$185,857 Jewish legal representative victimized due to religion

$185,000 For sexual harassment of a woman 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 worker

$180,000 Controlled standby pay

$175,000 Unwanted sexual advances claim

$175,000 PAGA settlement due to missed out on meal and employment rest breaks in a hotel's cooking areas

$175,000 Failure to pay minimum wage

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

$175,000 Minor concerns of pregnancy discrimination in fast 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 big box shop

$165,000 Wrongful termination and whistleblower

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

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

$162,000 Sexual harassment at a home owner's Association

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

$160,000 Unwanted sexual advances by managers of automobile lot

$160,000 Auto dealer unwanted sexual advances by text message

$155,000 Whistle blower at construction website

$153,000 Camarillo woman demeaned due to her Christianity

$150,000 Sexual harassment to 2 cooking area workers at a resort

$150,000 Race harassment at an oil refinery

$150,000 Wrongful termination of social employee reporting patient 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 reinstate 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 manager of an adult day care program

$150,000 Job not held open during cancer treatment

$150,000 CNA complained about rats

$150,000 Forced to stop due to sexual harassment

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

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

$135,000 Aerospace executive whistle blower

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

$127,500 Illegally needed medical exam adversely affecting a disabled staff member

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

$127,450 Improper query about medical capabilities

$125,450 Retail sales manager ended after grumbling about national origin harassment by coworker

$125,000 Minor unwanted sexual advances

$125,000 Sexual harassment at a junk food restaurant

$125,000 Sexual harassment of a drug counselor

$125,000 Pregnancy discrimination case & wrongful termination -

$125,000 Wrongful termination

$125,000 Wrongful termination & minor labor code infractions

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

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

$125,000 Pregnancy discrimination & termination

$125,000 Non-payment of earnings to CEO

$125,000 Age discrimination during layoff

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

$120,000 Unpaid incomes for tow truck chauffeurs

$120,000 Sexually harassed upkeep supervisor by another male

$120,000 Insurance professional ended 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 worker in binding arbitration

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

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

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

$115,000 Unwanted sexual advances of car saleswoman minor unsettled commissions

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

$112,023 Wrongful termination of social worker during trial

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

$109,500 Unpaid prevailing earnings for 2 staff members of a small business

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

$105,500 Unwanted sexual advances of a lesbian aerospace employee 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 storage facility worker

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

$102,500 Unwanted sexual advances of a janitor

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

$101,500 Unwanted sexual advances of a janitor

$100,850 Sexual harassment 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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