Los Angeles Employee Rights Lawyer

Navigating the legal elements of employment can be intricate. This webpage supplies an overview of some important employee rights and resources to assist you understand your choices.

Understanding Your Employee Rights

As a worker, you have certain legal defenses in place to make sure a fair and safe workplace. These rights cover various elements of your work, including:

Wage and Hour Lawyer: You are entitled to be paid minimum wage for all hours worked, and overtime spend for going beyond a set variety of hours weekly (usually 40). Meal and rest breaks might also be compensated depending upon your place and company. Sexual Harassment: Sexual Harassment sadly continues to effect individuals of all genders and gender recognitions. The Employment Lawyers Group has actually tried and handled numerous cases for males and females including unwanted sexual touching, sexual assault, sexual battery, quid pro quo unwanted sexual advances done by managers, supervisors, and employment company owners. These days many unwanted sexual advances cases likewise involve unwanted text and obscene images sent to cellular 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, religious beliefs, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, disability, age (40 or older), or hereditary info. This consists of defense from harassment of any kind. Reasonable Accommodation: If you have a documented medical condition, your company may be needed to provide sensible lodgings to allow you to perform your job responsibilities. Examples include flexible work schedules, modified devices, or available workspaces. However, the majority of cases filed in court for companies refusing to reasonably accommodate employees includes companies 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 properly manage. Workplace Safety: Your employer has a legal responsibility to provide a safe workplace free from recognized hazards. This includes sticking to safety guidelines and supplying appropriate training for employment employees. Wrongful Termination: Wrongful termination is a whistle blower tort. If a staff member grumbles about their employer 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 because the staff member exercised statutory legal rights and was retaliated for exercising those rights. Examples include task terminations due to the worker filing a wage claim, declining unwanted sexual advances, reporting a company to OSHA, internally grumbling to management or refusing to take part in illegal activities, taking a legally protected leave of lack for cancer, impairment, FMLA, or pregnancy. Firing a staff member due to an immutable particular such as gender, race, or faith is likewise wrongful termination. Wrongful discharge IS NOT about unjust task terminations staff members do not concur with that do not involve one of the above.

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Employment Lawyer For Workers Compensation

If you are hurt or become ill due to your work, worker's payment benefits may be available to cover medical expenditures and lost earnings. However, worker's settlement is the special solution for most workplace injuries, indicating you usually can not sue your company directly.

There might be limited exceptions where legal action against a company is possible. Consulting with an employment lawyer is suggested to determine if your scenario falls under one of these exceptions, such as wrongful termination for submitting a wage claim or severe workplace security violations.

Disclaimer: This web page offers general info just and must not be interpreted as legal recommendations. If you have specific questions or concerns about your work rights, it's constantly best to speak with a certified lawyer.

Employment Lawyers Group Case Results (Some)

$18,402,868 Jury decision for male visually bugged and subject to crude remarks by a female supervisor

$1,150,000 Unpaid commissions of two plaintiffs

$875,000 For 4 oil field service market employees whose times worked were not tape-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 workers not allowed meal breaks or mobile phone repayments while taking care of reliant grownups

$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 age discrimination of females

$465,000 Sexual harassment at a gasoline 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 warehouse worker forced to violate her medical restrictions 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 employees

$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 Sexual harassment of a shipment driver

$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 staff members in vacation rental company working off-the-clock overtime

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

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

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

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

$350,000 For 2 staff members in the trip rental organization who worked off-the-clock, on-call & PAGA

$350,000 For prevailing wage and paystub itemizations

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

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

$307,345 For 2 medical facility workers oncall

$305,000 Wrongful termination of 2 sales people

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

$302,000 Controlled standby spend for two telecommunication employees in a medical facility

$300,000 Verdict of punitive 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 base pay, overtime double and double time due to on call work for 2 professionals at a radio/television station

$270,000 Sexual harassment & employment termination

$260,000 For regulated wait pay

$260,000 For sexual harassment in a grocery store

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

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

$250,000 For whistle-blower about unsettled 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 Unwanted sexual advances of a Waitress (No Termination Involved)

$225,000 For two kitchen employees sexually bothered

$225,000 Unwanted sexual advances by store customers

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

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

$205,000 For numerous plaintiffs

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

$200,000 For prevailing wage and FMLA infractions

$200,000 For PAGA violations 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 problems & 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 signed up sex culprit

$193,250 Sexual harassment by a sex wrongdoer

$190,000 Sexual Harassment in the medical coding industry

$190,000 Unwanted sexual advances without a task termination

$185,857 Jewish attorney discriminated versus due to religious beliefs

$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 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 rest breaks in a hotel's kitchen areas

$175,000 Failure to pay base pay

$175,000 Unpaid overtime of 2 limo drivers of a little company

$175,000 Minor issues of pregnancy discrimination in junk 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 store

$165,000 Wrongful termination and whistleblower

$165,000 For a cars and truck dealer 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 Unwanted sexual advances by supervisors of car lot

$160,000 Auto dealer unwanted sexual advances by text

$155,000 Whistle blower at building website

$153,000 Camarillo woman demeaned due to her Christianity

$150,000 Sexual harassment to two kitchen 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 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 year old dining establishment employee

$150,000 Unwanted sexual advances by a supervisor 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 stop due to unwanted sexual advances

$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 contract 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 renew after FMLA

$135,000 Aerospace executive whistle blower

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

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

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

$127,450 Improper inquiry about medical capabilities

$125,450 Retail sales supervisor ended after complaining about national origin harassment by coworker

$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 & small labor code infractions

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

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

$125,000 Pregnancy discrimination & termination

$125,000 Non-payment of incomes to CEO

$125,000 Age discrimination during layoff

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

$120,000 Unpaid salaries for employment tow truck drivers

$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 salaries, overtime, labor code area 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 incomes)

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

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

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

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

$112,023 Wrongful termination of social worker during trial

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

$109,500 Unpaid prevailing wages for 2 employees of a small business

$107,500 security manager 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 worker

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

$102,500 Sexual harassment of a janitor

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

$101,500 Unwanted sexual advances of a janitor

$100,850 Sexual harassment by restaurant supervisor

$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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* Please be recommended that previous results are not a warranty nor forecast of future case results

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