Los Angeles Employee Rights Lawyer

Navigating the legal aspects of employment can be complex. This website offers a summary of some essential employee rights and resources to help you understand your choices.

Understanding Your Employee Rights

As a staff member, you have certain legal defenses in place to make sure a fair and safe work environment. These rights cover various aspects of your employment, consisting of:

Wage and Hour Lawyer: You are entitled to be paid base pay for all hours worked, and overtime spend for exceeding a set number of hours each week (usually 40). Meal and rest breaks might likewise be compensated depending on your area and employer.
Unwanted Sexual Advances: Unwanted sexual advances sadly continues to effect individuals of all genders and gender recognitions. The Employment Lawyers Group has attempted and handled lots of cases for males and females involving unwanted sexual touching, sexual assault, sexual battery, quid professional quo unwanted sexual advances done by managers, employment supervisors, and service owners. Nowadays many unwanted sexual advances cases also include undesirable text messages and profane images sent out to cellphones. Our work includes appeals worrying sexual harassment and life altering settlements.
Discrimination and Harassment: Federal and state laws prohibit discrimination based upon race, color, religion, sex (consisting of pregnancy), national origin, special needs, age (40 or older), or hereditary details. This consists of defense from harassment of any kind.
Reasonable Accommodation: If you have a documented medical condition, your company may be needed to offer affordable accommodations to enable you to perform your task responsibilities. Examples include versatile work schedules, modified devices, or accessible offices. However, a lot of cases filed in court for employers declining to fairly accommodate workers includes companies who fired a staff member for employment not returning to work when they are out on a disability, FMLA, or pregnancy leave. Allowing time off for a worker’s medical condition and treatment are essential reasonable accommodations lots of companies do not appropriately handle.
Workplace Safety: Your company has a legal responsibility to supply a safe workplace complimentary from recognized dangers. This includes adhering to security guidelines and offering proper training for employees.
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 task termination is wrongful termination if it occurs due to the fact that the worker exercised statutory legal rights and was struck back for working out those rights. Examples consist of task terminations due to the employee submitting a wage claim, refusing sexual harassment, reporting an employer to OSHA, internally complaining to management or declining to take part in illegal activities, taking a lawfully protected leave of lack for cancer, disability, FMLA, or pregnancy. Firing an employee due to an immutable characteristic such as gender, race, or faith is likewise wrongful termination. Wrongful discharge IS NOT about unfair task terminations workers do not agree with that do not involve one of 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 offered to cover medical expenses and lost incomes. However, worker’s payment is the special solution for a lot of workplace injuries, implying you generally can not sue your company straight.

There might be restricted exceptions where legal action versus an employer is possible. Consulting with an employment legal representative is recommended to identify if your situation falls under among these exceptions, such as wrongful termination for filing a wage claim or serious work environment security violations.

Disclaimer: This website supplies basic information just and needs to not be interpreted as legal guidance. If you have specific questions or concerns about your employment rights, it’s always best to seek advice from a qualified attorney.

Employment Lawyers Group Case Results (Some)

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

$1,150,000 Unpaid commissions of two plaintiffs

$875,000 For 4 oil field service market workers whose times worked were not tape-recorded 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 employees not permitted meal breaks or cell phone compensations while taking care of reliant adults

$750,000 Disability discrimination settlement for staff member 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 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 workers

$490,000 For sex and age discrimination of women

$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 employees

$450,000 Paystub violations

$450,000 Being on regulated standby

$430,000 Settlement in 2024 dollars for a Los Angeles storage facility worker required to violate 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 staff members

$400,000 Off-the-clock work for 5 staff members

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

$365,000 Unwanted sexual advances of a delivery motorist

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

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

$350,000 To 2 staff members in trip rental organization working off-the-clock overtime

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

$350,000 For regulated standby and overtime for one employee

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

$350,000 For directional driller whose set rate bonuses were not determined 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 employment dominating wage and paystub itemizations

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

$315,000 Sexual harassment of a pizza delivery driver

$307,345 For 2 medical facility staff members oncall

$305,000 Wrongful termination of 2 sales people

$305,000 For 2 IT trouble shooters oncall at a major medical facility

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

$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 violations

$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 technicians at a radio/television station

$270,000 Sexual harassment & employment termination

$260,000 For controlled stand by pay

$260,000 For sexual harassment in a supermarket

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

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

$250,000 For whistle-blower about unsettled overtime

$246,000 Breach of fiduciary responsibility arbitration award involving disability 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 area workers sexually harassed

$225,000 Sexual harassment by shop customers

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

$205,000 Unpaid wages, overtime, labor code area 2699 penalties- arbitration award for several plaintiffs

$205,000 For numerous complainants

$200,000 For on-call work, retaliation, forced to give up gatekeeper

$200,000 For prevailing 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 problems & problems of discrimination

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

$195,000 For Whistle Blower

$193,500 Sexual Harassment by a registered sex culprit

$193,250 Unwanted sexual advances by a sex culprit

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

$190,000 Unwanted sexual advances without a job termination

$185,857 Jewish legal representative discriminated against due to religion

$185,000 For sexual harassment of a lady 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 staff member

$180,000 Controlled standby pay

$175,000 Sexual harassment claim

$175,000 PAGA settlement due to missed out on 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 company

$175,000 Minor problems of pregnancy discrimination in quick food restaurant, 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 a vehicle dealership manager rejected infant 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 staff members denied meal breaks, worked off-the-clock

$160,000 Sexual harassment by managers of cars and truck lot

$160,000 Auto dealership sexual harassment by text

$155,000 Whistle blower at building and construction website

$153,000 Camarillo woman demeaned due to her Christianity

$150,000 Sexual harassment to two kitchen area 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 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 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 Sexual harassment of an eight-teen year old restaurant worker

$150,000 Sexual harassment 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 quit due to unwanted sexual advances

$145,000 Settlement for a workplace supervisor whose Northridge company would not enable her to depart 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 renew after FMLA

$135,000 Aerospace executive whistle blower

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

$127,500 Illegally needed medical evaluation negatively impacting a handicapped employee

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

$127,450 Improper query about medical capabilities

$125,450 Retail sales manager terminated after complaining about nationwide origin harassment by coworker

$125,000 Minor unwanted sexual advances

$125,000 Unwanted sexual advances at a junk food dining establishment

$125,000 Unwanted sexual advances 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, unpaid wages in the web industry

$125,000 For employee who quit 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 agreed to sum

$120,000 Unpaid salaries for tow truck drivers

$120,000 Sexually harassed maintenance supervisor by another male

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

$120,000 Racial Discrimination of a warehouse employee

$120,000 Male on male unwanted sexual advances Unpaid earnings, 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 employee in binding arbitration

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

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

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

$115,000 Unwanted sexual advances of car saleswoman small overdue commissions

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

$112,023 Wrongful termination of social worker throughout trial

$110,000 (small lost earnings) Cancer discrimination & work termination

$109,500 Unpaid prevailing salaries for 2 workers of a little business

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

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

$105,000 Overtime due computer 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 Unwanted sexual advances 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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