Los Angeles Employee Rights Lawyer

Navigating the legal aspects of work can be intricate. This website provides an introduction of some essential staff member rights and resources to assist you comprehend your alternatives.

Understanding Your Employee Rights

As a worker, you have specific legal protections in location to ensure a fair and safe work environment. These rights cover different aspects of your employment, consisting of:

Wage and Hour Lawyer: You are entitled to be paid minimum wage for all hours worked, and overtime spend for surpassing a set variety of hours weekly (usually 40). Meal and rest breaks may also be compensated depending upon your area and company. Sexual Harassment: Sexual Harassment regrettably continues to effect people of all genders and gender identifications. The Employment Lawyers Group has actually attempted and managed many cases for men and ladies involving undesirable sexual touching, sexual assault, sexual battery, quid pro quo unwanted sexual advances done by supervisors, managers, and organization owners. These days many sexual harassment cases likewise include undesirable text messages and obscene images sent to mobile phones. 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, faith, sex (consisting of pregnancy), national origin, special needs, age (40 or older), or genetic details. This consists of security from harassment of any kind. Reasonable Accommodation: If you have a documented medical condition, your company might be required to offer affordable accommodations to enable you to perform your job tasks. Examples include flexible work schedules, modified equipment, or accessible workspaces. However, many cases submitted in court for employers declining to fairly accommodate staff members includes companies who fired an employee for not returning 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 reasonable accommodations numerous companies do not properly deal with. Workplace Safety: Your employer has a legal duty to supply a safe work environment devoid of recognized risks. This consists of adhering to safety regulations and supplying correct training for employees. Wrongful Termination: Wrongful termination is a whistle blower tort. If a staff member complains about their employer doing something prohibited and they are ended that might be wrongful termination. Retaliation resulting in a job termination is wrongful termination if it takes place because the employee exercised statutory legal rights and was retaliated for working out those rights. Examples include job terminations due to the worker filing a wage claim, refusing sexual harassment, reporting an employer to OSHA, internally grumbling to management or declining to take part in unlawful activities, taking a lawfully secured 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 unreasonable job terminations workers do not concur with that do not involve among 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 benefits might be offered to cover medical expenditures and lost wages. However, employee's payment is the special treatment for the majority of workplace injuries, meaning you generally can not sue your company directly.

There may be restricted exceptions where legal action against a company is possible. Consulting with a work attorney is recommended to identify if your circumstance falls under among these exceptions, such as wrongful termination for filing a wage claim or serious work environment security infractions.

Disclaimer: This web page supplies basic details just and must not be interpreted as legal suggestions. If you have particular questions or concerns about your employment rights, it's constantly best to speak with a certified attorney.

Employment Lawyers Group Case Results (Some)

$18,402,868 Jury decision for male aesthetically bothered and based on unrefined comments by a female supervisor

$1,150,000 Unpaid commissions of 2 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 professionals

$775,000 For little class action of employees not allowed meal breaks or cell phone reimbursements 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 Sexual harassment 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 employees on overtime claims

$500,000 Unpaid days of work to 4 oil well employees

$490,000 For sex and of females

$465,000 Sexual harassment at a gas station

$460,000 Unpaid hours of work for gatekeeper & 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 breach her medical restrictions imposed 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 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 shipment chauffeur

$365,000 After defendant 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 employees in trip rental organization working off-the-clock overtime

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

$350,000 For regulated standby and overtime for one staff member

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

$350,000 For directional driller whose set rate benefits were not computed into his overtime rate

$350,000 For 2 employees in the trip 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 lady by straight male

$315,000 Sexual harassment of a pizza shipment chauffeur

$307,345 For 2 health center workers oncall

$305,000 Wrongful termination of 2 sales people

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

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

$300,000 Verdict of compensatory 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 offenses

$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 service technicians at a radio/television station

$270,000 Sexual harassment & work 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 technician 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 Sexual Harassment of a Waitress (No Termination Involved)

$225,000 For two kitchen area workers sexually harassed

$225,000 Unwanted sexual advances by shop customers

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

$205,000 Unpaid earnings, overtime, labor code section 2699 charges- arbitration award for numerous plaintiffs

$205,000 For multiple plaintiffs

$200,000 For on-call work, retaliation, required to give up security officer

$200,000 For prevailing wage and FMLA infractions

$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 a worker fired due to medical issues & grievances of discrimination

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

$195,000 For Whistle Blower

$193,500 Sexual Harassment by a registered sex transgressor

$193,250 Sexual harassment by a sex culprit

$190,000 Sexual Harassment in the medical coding industry

$190,000 Sexual harassment 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 throughout cancer treatment

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

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

$180,000 Controlled standby pay

$175,000 Unwanted sexual advances 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 motorists of a small business

$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 huge box shop

$165,000 Wrongful termination and whistleblower

$165,000 For an automobile dealer manager denied infant bonding and CFRA Leave

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

$162,000 Unwanted sexual advances at a homeowner's Association

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

$160,000 Sexual harassment by supervisors of automobile 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 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 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 sales representative with cancer

$150,000 Settlement for failure to renew 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 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 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 lawsuit

$127,500 Illegally required medical exam adversely impacting a disabled staff member

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

$127,450 Improper query about medical capabilities

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

$125,000 Minor unwanted sexual advances

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

$125,000 Unwanted sexual advances of a drug counselor

$125,000 Pregnancy discrimination case & wrongful termination -

$125,000 Wrongful termination

$125,000 Wrongful termination & minor labor code offenses

$125,000 Breach of contract, 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 salaries to CEO

$125,000 Age discrimination during layoff

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

$120,000 Unpaid incomes for tow truck motorists

$120,000 Sexually harassed maintenance manager by another male

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

$120,000 Racial Discrimination of a storage facility worker

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

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

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

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

$115,000 Unwanted sexual advances of automobile saleswoman small unpaid commissions

$115,000 Sexual harassment of automobile saleswoman & minor unsettled commissions

$112,023 Wrongful termination of social employee during trial

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

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

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

$105,500 Sexual harassment of a lesbian aerospace worker by a male who wished to turn her straight

$105,000 Overtime due computer 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 earnings)

$102,500 Unwanted sexual advances of a janitor

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

$101,500 Unwanted sexual advances of a janitor

$100,850 Sexual harassment 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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