Los Angeles Employee Rights Lawyer

Navigating the legal elements of work can be complicated. This web page provides a summary of some necessary staff member rights and employment resources to assist you understand your choices.

Understanding Your Employee Rights

As an employee, you have specific legal protections in location to make sure a reasonable and safe workplace. These rights cover different elements of your employment, consisting of:

Wage and Hour Lawyer: You are entitled to be paid minimum wage for all hours worked, and overtime pay for surpassing a set number of hours per week (generally 40). Meal and rest breaks might also be compensated depending on your place and employer.
Sexual Harassment: Sexual Harassment regrettably continues to effect individuals of all genders and gender recognitions. The Employment Lawyers Group has tried and managed many cases for guys and females including undesirable sexual touching, sexual attack, sexual battery, quid pro quo sexual harassment done by managers, managers, and company owner. These days lots of unwanted sexual advances cases likewise include unwanted text and obscene photos sent to cellphones. Our work consists of appeals concerning unwanted sexual advances and life altering settlements.
Discrimination and Harassment: Federal and state laws restrict discrimination based upon race, color, religious beliefs, sex (including pregnancy), nationwide origin, disability, age (40 or older), or hereditary details. This includes defense from harassment of any kind.
Reasonable Accommodation: If you have a recorded medical condition, your company might be needed to supply reasonable lodgings to enable you to perform your job tasks. Examples include flexible work schedules, customized devices, or available work areas. However, many cases submitted in court for companies refusing to reasonably accommodate workers includes companies who fired a staff member for not returning to work when they are out on a special needs, FMLA, or pregnancy leave. Allowing time off for employment a staff member's medical condition and treatment are fundamental affordable accommodations many companies do not properly handle.
Workplace Safety: Your employer has a legal responsibility to provide a safe work environment devoid of acknowledged hazards. This includes adhering to security guidelines and providing proper training for workers.
Wrongful Termination: Wrongful termination is a whistle blower tort. If a worker complains about their employer doing something unlawful and they are ended that might be wrongful termination. Retaliation leading to a job termination is wrongful termination if it occurs due to the fact that the worker worked out statutory legal rights and was retaliated for working out those rights. Examples consist of task terminations due to the employee filing a wage claim, refusing unwanted sexual advances, reporting an employer to OSHA, internally complaining to management or refusing to participate in illegal activities, taking a legally protected leave of lack for cancer, disability, FMLA, or pregnancy. Firing an employee due to an immutable particular such as gender, race, or religious beliefs is likewise wrongful termination. Wrongful discharge IS NOT about unjust job terminations employees do not agree with that do not include one of the above.

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Employment Lawyer For Workers Compensation

If you are hurt or become ill due to your work, employee's settlement advantages might be offered to cover medical costs and lost salaries. However, employee's payment is the unique treatment for most workplace injuries, indicating you generally can not sue your employer straight.

There may be limited exceptions where legal action versus a company is possible. Consulting with an employment lawyer is suggested to figure out if your circumstance falls under one of these exceptions, such as wrongful termination for submitting a wage claim or severe office security infractions.

Disclaimer: This web page provides general details just and needs to not be construed as legal suggestions. If you have particular concerns or issues about your work rights, it's always best to talk to a certified attorney.

Employment Lawyers Group Case Results (Some)

$18,402,868 Jury verdict for male visually pestered and based on unrefined 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 recorded on timesheets and were on-call

$800,000 Controlled stand by class action settlement

$800,000 For mis-classified independent professionals

$775,000 For little class action of staff members not allowed meal breaks or cell phone compensations while looking after 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 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 well workers

$490,000 For sex and age discrimination of ladies

$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 workers

$450,000 Paystub offenses

$450,000 Being on controlled standby

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

$400,000 Recovery following arbitration win for 4 employees 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 Sexual harassment of a delivery chauffeur

$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 staff members, and PAGA penalties for less than 25

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

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

$350,000 For and overtime for one staff member

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

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

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

$350,000 For prevailing wage and paystub itemizations

$315,000 Unwanted sexual advances of a lesbian female by straight man

$315,000 Sexual harassment of a pizza shipment driver

$307,345 For 2 healthcare facility employees oncall

$305,000 Wrongful termination of 2 sales individuals

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

$302,000 Controlled standby pay for two telecommunication workers in a healthcare facility

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

$300,000 Post trial verdict 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 base pay, employment overtime double and double time due to on call work for two professionals at a radio/television station

$270,000 Unwanted sexual advances & employment termination

$260,000 For regulated wait pay

$260,000 For unwanted sexual advances in a supermarket

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

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

$250,000 For whistle-blower about overdue overtime

$246,000 Breach of fiduciary task arbitration award involving 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 cooking area workers sexually pestered

$225,000 Unwanted sexual advances by shop clients

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

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

$205,000 For multiple complainants

$200,000 For on-call work, retaliation, employment forced to stop gatekeeper

$200,000 For dominating wage and FMLA infractions

$200,000 For PAGA offenses 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 & 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 signed up sex culprit

$193,250 Sexual harassment by a sex offender

$190,000 Sexual Harassment in the medical coding market

$190,000 Sexual harassment without a job termination

$185,857 Jewish lawyer victimized due to religious beliefs

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

$182,500 Fired during cancer treatment

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

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

$180,000 Controlled standby pay

$175,000 Unwanted sexual advances lawsuit

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

$175,000 Failure to pay base pay

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

$175,000 Minor problems of pregnancy discrimination in fast food dining establishment, lack 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 an automobile dealership supervisor denied infant 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 workers rejected meal breaks, worked off-the-clock

$160,000 Unwanted sexual advances by managers of car 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 Sexual harassment to two cooking area employees at a resort

$150,000 Race harassment at an oil refinery

$150,000 Wrongful termination of social employee 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 nursing home 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 Unwanted sexual advances of an eight-teen years of age dining establishment worker

$150,000 Sexual harassment by a manager 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 unwanted sexual advances

$145,000 Settlement for a workplace manager whose Northridge employer would not permit her to depart 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 claim

$127,500 Illegally required medical exam negatively affecting a handicapped staff member

$127,500 Wrongfully terminated driver who grumbled his truck was hazardous

$127,450 Improper inquiry about medical abilities

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

$125,000 Minor sexual harassment

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

$125,000 Sexual harassment of a drug therapist

$125,000 Pregnancy discrimination case & wrongful termination -

$125,000 Wrongful termination

$125,000 Wrongful termination & minor labor code infractions

$125,000 Breach of agreement, unsettled 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 earnings to CEO

$125,000 Age discrimination during layoff

$125,000 High tech employer stopped paying the accepted sum

$120,000 Unpaid wages for tow truck drivers

$120,000 Sexually bugged maintenance 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 wages, 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 profits)

$115,616 Signal Hill Hindu teased due to his religious beliefs

$115,000 Pregnancy discrimination & termination of customer care staff member

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

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

$112,023 Wrongful termination of social worker throughout trial

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

$109,500 Unpaid dominating incomes for 2 workers of a little business

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

$105,500 Sexual harassment of a lesbian aerospace employee by a male 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 warehouse worker

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

$102,500 Unwanted sexual advances of a janitor

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

$101,500 Sexual harassment of a janitor

$100,850 Unwanted sexual advances 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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