Los Angeles Employee Rights Lawyer

Navigating the legal aspects of work can be intricate. This webpage supplies an introduction of some vital staff member rights and resources to assist you comprehend your choices.

Understanding Your Employee Rights

As a worker, employment you have certain legal defenses in location to ensure a fair and safe workplace. These rights cover various aspects of your work, consisting of:

Wage and Hour Lawyer: You are entitled to be paid minimum wage for all hours worked, and overtime pay for employment exceeding a set number of hours each week (typically 40). Meal and rest breaks may likewise 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 handled numerous cases for guys and women including undesirable sexual touching, sexual attack, sexual battery, quid pro quo unwanted sexual advances done by managers, managers, and organization owners. These days numerous unwanted sexual advances cases also involve unwanted text messages and profane images sent to cellular phones. Our work includes 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 (consisting of pregnancy), national origin, impairment, age (40 or older), or genetic details. This consists of defense from harassment of any kind. Reasonable Accommodation: If you have a documented medical condition, your company may be required to provide affordable lodgings to enable you to perform your task duties. Examples consist of flexible work schedules, customized devices, or available workspaces. However, many cases filed in court for companies declining to fairly accommodate staff members who fired a staff member for not coming back to work when they are out on an impairment, FMLA, or pregnancy leave. Allowing time off for a staff member's medical condition and treatment are fundamental affordable accommodations many companies do not appropriately manage. Workplace Safety: Your employer has a legal duty to supply a safe workplace devoid of acknowledged threats. This includes sticking to security policies and providing proper training for workers. Wrongful Termination: Wrongful termination is a whistle blower tort. If an employee grumbles about their employer doing something illegal and they are ended that may be wrongful termination. Retaliation resulting in a job termination is wrongful termination if it occurs since the employee exercised statutory legal rights and was struck back for exercising those rights. Examples consist of task terminations due to the employee submitting a wage claim, declining unwanted sexual advances, reporting a company to OSHA, internally complaining to management or refusing to take part in illegal activities, taking a legally secured leave of lack for cancer, special needs, FMLA, or pregnancy. Firing a staff member due to an immutable particular 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 include one of the above.

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Employment Lawyer For Workers Compensation

If you are hurt or ended up being ill due to your work, worker's payment benefits might be available to cover medical expenditures and lost wages. However, employee's settlement is the unique solution for the majority of workplace injuries, suggesting you generally can not sue your employer directly.

There may be limited exceptions where legal action versus a company is possible. Consulting with a work lawyer is advised to identify if your situation falls under among these exceptions, such as wrongful termination for filing a wage claim or serious workplace safety offenses.

Disclaimer: This web page supplies general details only and should not be interpreted as legal guidance. If you have particular questions or concerns about your employment rights, it's constantly best to seek advice from with a qualified lawyer.

Employment Lawyers Group Case Results (Some)

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

$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 permitted meal breaks or mobile phone compensations while looking after dependent grownups

$750,000 Disability discrimination settlement for employee 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 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 rig workers

$490,000 For sex and age discrimination of ladies

$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 workers

$450,000 Paystub offenses

$450,000 Being on controlled standby

$430,000 Settlement in 2024 dollars for a Los Angeles warehouse worker required 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 employees

$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 defendant lost their appeal - pregnancy case - Jury Trial

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

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

$350,000 Due to repaired bonus 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 contractor 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 getaway rental company who worked off-the-clock, on-call & PAGA

$350,000 For prevailing wage and paystub itemizations

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

$315,000 Sexual harassment of a pizza shipment chauffeur

$307,345 For 2 health center staff members oncall

$305,000 Wrongful termination of 2 sales individuals

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

$302,000 Controlled standby spend for 2 telecommunication workers 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 small 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 Unwanted sexual advances & work termination

$260,000 For regulated stand by 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 service technician on-call and small PAGA group

$250,000 For whistle-blower about unpaid overtime

$246,000 Breach of fiduciary duty arbitration award involving impairment 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 bugged

$225,000 Sexual harassment by shop customers

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

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

$205,000 For several plaintiffs

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

$200,000 For dominating wage and FMLA infractions

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

$193,250 Unwanted sexual advances by a sex culprit

$190,000 Sexual Harassment in the medical coding market

$190,000 Sexual harassment without a job termination

$185,857 Jewish legal representative victimized due to religious beliefs

$185,000 For unwanted sexual advances of a female 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 employee

$180,000 Controlled standby pay

$175,000 Unwanted sexual advances suit

$175,000 PAGA settlement due to missed meal and rest breaks in a hotel's kitchens

$175,000 Failure to pay base pay

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

$175,000 Minor concerns of pregnancy discrimination in junk food restaurant, 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 vehicle dealership supervisor rejected child 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 denied meal breaks, employment worked off-the-clock

$160,000 Unwanted sexual advances by managers of automobile lot

$160,000 Auto car dealership unwanted sexual advances by text

$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 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 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 nursing home who blew whistle

$150,000 Job Termination of salesperson with cancer

$150,000 Settlement for failure to restore 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 Unwanted sexual advances by a supervisor of an adult day care program

$150,000 Job not held open during cancer treatment

$150,000 CNA grumbled about rats

$150,000 Forced to stop due to unwanted sexual advances

$145,000 Settlement for a workplace supervisor whose Northridge employer would not enable 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 reinstate after FMLA

$135,000 Aerospace executive whistle blower

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

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

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

$127,450 Improper questions about medical capabilities

$125,450 Retail sales manager ended 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 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, unpaid incomes in the web industry

$125,000 For employee who gave up after being misclassified and not getting overtime.

$125,000 Pregnancy discrimination & termination

$125,000 Non-payment of incomes to CEO

$125,000 Age discrimination throughout layoff

$125,000 High tech company stopped paying the consented to sum

$120,000 Unpaid incomes for tow truck motorists

$120,000 Sexually bugged maintenance supervisor by another male

$120,000 Insurance expert ended 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 salaries, overtime, labor code section 2699 penalties- 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 made fun of due to his religion

$115,000 Pregnancy discrimination & termination of client service staff member

$115,000 Unwanted sexual advances of cars and truck saleswoman small overdue commissions

$115,000 Unwanted sexual advances of cars and truck saleswoman & minor employment unsettled commissions

$112,023 Wrongful termination of social employee during trial

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

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

$107,500 Wrongfully terminated 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 expert

$105,000 Fired After Depression Leave

$103,145 Refusal to accommodate pregnant storage facility worker

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

$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 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 motorist who blew the whistle

$100,000 Fired Due to Age of FMLA Leave

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* Please be recommended that past outcomes are not a guaranty nor forecast of future case results

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