Los Angeles Employee Rights Lawyer

Navigating the legal elements of employment can be complex. This web page supplies a summary of some important staff member rights and resources to assist you comprehend your choices.

Understanding Your Employee Rights

As a worker, you have certain legal defenses in location to guarantee a reasonable and safe workplace. These rights cover various elements 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 going beyond a set number of hours per week (usually 40). Meal and rest breaks might likewise be compensated depending on your location and company.
Sexual Harassment: Sexual Harassment sadly continues to effect people of all genders and gender recognitions. The Employment Lawyers Group has actually attempted and dealt with many cases for men and females including undesirable sexual touching, sexual attack, sexual battery, quid professional quo unwanted sexual advances done by supervisors, supervisors, and entrepreneur. These days lots of sexual harassment cases likewise involve unwanted text messages and profane photos sent out to cellular phones. Our work consists of appeals worrying unwanted sexual advances and life changing settlements.
Discrimination and Harassment: Federal and state laws forbid discrimination based on race, color, religious beliefs, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, impairment, age (40 or older), or hereditary details. This consists of security from harassment of any kind.
Reasonable Accommodation: If you have a documented medical condition, your employer might be needed to provide affordable lodgings to allow you to perform your task tasks. Examples consist of versatile work schedules, modified equipment, or available offices. However, many cases submitted in court for companies declining to reasonably accommodate employees includes employers who fired a worker for not coming back to work when they are out on a disability, FMLA, or employment pregnancy leave. Allowing time off for a worker’s medical condition and treatment are basic affordable lodgings many companies do not correctly handle.
Workplace Safety: Your company has a legal duty to provide a safe workplace totally free from acknowledged dangers. This consists of adhering to security regulations and providing appropriate training for staff members.
Wrongful Termination: Wrongful termination is a whistle blower tort. If a worker complains about their company doing something prohibited and they are terminated that may be wrongful termination. Retaliation leading to a job termination is wrongful termination if it takes place since the staff member worked out statutory legal rights and was struck back for working out those rights. Examples include job terminations due to the staff member filing a wage claim, refusing sexual harassment, reporting an employer to OSHA, internally grumbling to management or declining to participate in illegal activities, taking a legally protected leave of absence for cancer, disability, FMLA, or employment pregnancy. Firing a staff member due to an immutable characteristic such as gender, race, or religion is likewise wrongful termination. Wrongful discharge IS NOT about unreasonable job terminations workers 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, worker’s compensation advantages may be readily available to cover medical expenses and lost salaries. However, employee’s settlement is the special treatment for many workplace injuries, meaning you generally can not sue your employer straight.

There might be limited exceptions where legal action versus a company is possible. Consulting with an employment legal representative is recommended to determine if your situation falls under among these exceptions, such as wrongful termination for filing a wage claim or extreme work environment security offenses.

Disclaimer: This website provides general information only and should not be interpreted as legal guidance. If you have specific questions or issues about your work rights, it’s constantly best to seek advice from a qualified lawyer.

Employment Lawyers Group Case Results (Some)

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

$1,150,000 Unpaid commissions of 2 complainants

$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 professionals

$775,000 For little class action of employees not enabled meal breaks or cell phone reimbursements while caring for dependent grownups

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

$750,000 Sub-Minimum wage class action settlement

$675,000 Unwanted sexual advances in a storage facility

$672,500 For employment 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 employment age discrimination of women

$465,000 Unwanted sexual advances at a gasoline station

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

$450,000 Settlement for 2 on-call employees

$450,000 Paystub infractions

$450,000 Being on controlled standby

$430,000 Settlement in 2024 dollars for a Los Angeles storage facility employee forced to break her medical restrictions imposed 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 Unwanted sexual advances of a delivery chauffeur

$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 workers, and PAGA charges for less than 25

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

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

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

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

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

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

$350,000 For prevailing wage and paystub itemizations

$315,000 Unwanted sexual advances of a lesbian lady by straight guy

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

$307,345 For 2 healthcare facility employees oncall

$305,000 Wrongful termination of 2 sales individuals

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

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

$300,000 Verdict of punitive damages in wrongful termination case due to employee’s refusal 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 two service technicians at a radio/television station

$270,000 Unwanted sexual advances & employment termination

$260,000 For regulated stand by pay

$260,000 For employment sexual harassment in a grocery store

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

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

$250,000 For whistle-blower about unpaid overtime

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

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

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

$225,000 For 2 cooking area workers sexually harassed

$225,000 Sexual harassment by store clients

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

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

$205,000 For numerous complainants

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

$200,000 For dominating wage and FMLA infractions

$200,000 For PAGA infractions and unwanted sexual advances

$200,000 Race Discrimination towards Latinos

$200,000 Acts of unwanted sexual advances by CEO

$200,000 For an employee fired due to medical issues & grievances of discrimination

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

$195,000 For Whistle Blower

$193,500 Sexual Harassment by a registered sex wrongdoer

$193,250 Unwanted sexual advances 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 attorney victimized due to faith

$185,000 For sexual harassment of a lady 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 Sexual harassment claim

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

$175,000 Failure to pay minimum wage

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

$175,000 Minor concerns 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 shop

$165,000 Wrongful termination and whistleblower

$165,000 For a cars and truck dealership manager denied baby bonding and CFRA Leave

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

$162,000 Unwanted sexual advances at a home owner’s Association

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

$160,000 Sexual harassment by supervisors of vehicle lot

$160,000 Auto dealership sexual harassment by text message

$155,000 Whistle blower at building and construction site

$153,000 Camarillo female demeaned due to her Christianity

$150,000 Unwanted sexual advances to 2 kitchen area workers at a resort

$150,000 Race harassment at an oil refinery

$150,000 Wrongful termination of social worker reporting patient 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 sales representative 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 complained about rats

$150,000 Forced to give up due to sexual harassment

$145,000 Settlement for an office manager whose Northridge employer would not permit 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 restore after FMLA

$135,000 Aerospace executive whistle blower

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

$127,500 Illegally required medical exam adversely affecting a disabled worker

$127,500 Wrongfully ended chauffeur who complained his truck was unsafe

$127,450 Improper query about medical capabilities

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

$125,000 Minor sexual harassment

$125,000 Unwanted sexual advances at a junk 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, overdue wages in the web industry

$125,000 For staff member who gave up 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 salaries for tow truck chauffeurs

$120,000 Sexually bothered 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 worker

$120,000 Male on male sexual harassment Unpaid earnings, overtime, labor code section 2699 charges- arbitration award of over

$120,000 For race discrimination

$117,702 Disability discrimination, FMLA, and 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 client service worker

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

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

$112,023 Wrongful termination of social worker during trial

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

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

$107,500 Wrongfully ended security supervisor who let his subordinates know 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 system professional

$105,000 Fired After Depression Leave

$103,145 Refusal to accommodate pregnant warehouse employee

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

$102,500 Sexual harassment of a janitor

$102,500 Unwanted sexual advances of a waitress (no termination included)

$101,500 Unwanted sexual advances of a janitor

$100,850 Unwanted sexual advances by dining establishment supervisor

$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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