Los Angeles Employee Rights Lawyer

Navigating the legal aspects of work can be intricate. This web page offers an introduction of some vital staff member rights and resources to help you comprehend your options.

Understanding Your Employee Rights

As a worker, you have certain legal protections in place 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 variety of hours each week (generally 40). Meal and rest breaks may also be compensated depending on your location and employer. Unwanted Sexual Advances: Sexual Harassment regrettably continues to effect individuals of all genders and gender identifications. The Employment Group has actually attempted and handled many cases for men and females including unwanted sexual touching, sexual attack, sexual battery, quid pro quo sexual harassment done by supervisors, supervisors, and entrepreneur. These days lots of sexual harassment cases also involve unwanted text messages and obscene pictures sent out to cellphones. Our work includes appeals worrying sexual harassment and life altering settlements. Discrimination and Harassment: Federal and state laws restrict discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), employment national origin, disability, age (40 or older), or genetic info. This consists of security from harassment of any kind. Reasonable Accommodation: If you have a recorded medical condition, your employer might be needed to supply sensible accommodations to allow you to perform your job tasks. Examples include flexible work schedules, customized equipment, or accessible work spaces. However, many cases submitted in court for companies refusing to reasonably accommodate staff members includes companies who fired an employee for not coming back to work when they are out on a disability, FMLA, or pregnancy leave. Allowing time off for an employee's medical condition and treatment are basic affordable lodgings numerous companies do not appropriately deal with. Workplace Safety: Your employer has a legal duty to provide a safe work environment devoid of acknowledged dangers. This includes adhering to safety guidelines and supplying proper training for employees. Wrongful Termination: Wrongful termination is a whistle blower tort. If an employee grumbles about their employer doing something prohibited and they are ended that might be wrongful termination. Retaliation leading to a job termination is wrongful termination if it takes place since the worker worked out statutory legal rights and was retaliated for working out those rights. Examples consist of job terminations due to the employee submitting a wage claim, refusing sexual harassment, reporting a company to OSHA, internally grumbling to management or refusing to participate in prohibited activities, taking a legally secured leave of lack for cancer, special needs, FMLA, or pregnancy. Firing a worker due to an immutable particular such as gender, race, or religious beliefs is likewise wrongful termination. Wrongful discharge IS NOT about unjust job terminations staff members do not agree with that do not include among the above.

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Employment Lawyer For Workers Compensation

If you are hurt or ended up being ill due to your work, employee's compensation advantages might be readily available to cover medical expenditures and lost earnings. However, worker's payment is the special solution for the majority of workplace injuries, suggesting you normally can not sue your employer straight.

There might be restricted exceptions where legal action against an employer is possible. Consulting with an employment lawyer is suggested to figure out if your circumstance falls under among these exceptions, such as wrongful termination for submitting a wage claim or extreme workplace safety infractions.

Disclaimer: This website supplies basic details just and needs to not be interpreted as legal recommendations. If you have specific concerns or issues about your employment rights, it's always best to seek advice from a qualified lawyer.

Employment Lawyers Group Case Results (Some)

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

$1,150,000 Unpaid commissions of two complainants

$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 wait class action settlement

$800,000 For mis-classified independent professionals

$775,000 For little class action of workers not allowed meal breaks or cell phone reimbursements while caring for reliant adults

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

$750,000 Sub-Minimum wage class action settlement

$675,000 Unwanted sexual advances in a warehouse

$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 ladies

$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 workers

$450,000 Paystub violations

$450,000 Being on controlled standby

$430,000 Settlement in 2024 dollars for a Los Angeles storage facility employee required to violate her medical constraints imposed by pregnancy

$400,000 Recovery following arbitration win for 4 employees who worked off the clock

$400,000 Following arbitration win for meal & rest breaks for 3 employees

$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 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 trip rental organization working off-the-clock overtime

$350,000 Due to fixed perk 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 bonuses were not calculated into his overtime rate

$350,000 For 2 workers in the vacation rental organization 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 man

$315,000 Sexual harassment of a pizza delivery motorist

$307,345 For 2 health center employees oncall

$305,000 Wrongful termination of 2 sales people

$305,000 For 2 IT problem shooters oncall at a major healthcare facility

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

$300,000 Verdict of punitive damages in wrongful termination case due to worker's rejection to work without rest breaks

$300,000 Post trial decision 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 base pay, overtime double and double time due to on call work for 2 specialists at a radio/television station

$270,000 Unwanted sexual advances & work termination

$260,000 For controlled stand by pay

$260,000 For sexual harassment in a supermarket

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

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

$250,000 For whistle-blower about unpaid overtime

$246,000 Breach of fiduciary duty arbitration award involving special needs 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 2 cooking area employees sexually bugged

$225,000 Unwanted sexual advances 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 complainants

$205,000 For several plaintiffs

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

$200,000 For dominating wage and FMLA infractions

$200,000 For PAGA infractions 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 & 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 transgressor

$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 task termination

$185,857 Jewish legal representative victimized 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 lawsuit

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

$175,000 Failure to pay base pay

$175,000 Unpaid overtime of 2 limousine drivers 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 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 car dealership supervisor rejected child 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 Unwanted sexual advances by managers of cars and truck lot

$160,000 Auto dealership unwanted sexual advances by text

$155,000 Whistle blower at construction website

$153,000 Camarillo woman demeaned due to her Christianity

$150,000 Unwanted sexual advances to 2 kitchen employees 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 salesperson 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 restaurant worker

$150,000 Unwanted sexual advances by a manager of an adult day care program

$150,000 Job not held open during cancer treatment

$150,000 CNA complained about rats

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

$145,000 Settlement for an office supervisor whose Northridge company would not permit her to depart 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 restore after FMLA

$135,000 Aerospace executive whistle blower

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

$127,500 Illegally required medical checkup adversely affecting a disabled employee

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

$127,450 Improper query about medical capabilities

$125,450 Retail sales supervisor ended after complaining about nationwide origin harassment by colleague

$125,000 Minor unwanted sexual advances

$125,000 Unwanted sexual advances at a fast food restaurant

$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 violations

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

$125,000 For staff member who quit after being misclassified and not receiving overtime.

$125,000 Pregnancy discrimination & termination

$125,000 Non-payment of salaries to CEO

$125,000 Age discrimination throughout layoff

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

$120,000 Unpaid earnings for tow truck drivers

$120,000 Sexually bugged maintenance manager by another male

$120,000 Insurance professional ended for taking California Family Care Leave (FMLA)

$120,000 Racial Discrimination of a storage facility employee

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

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

$115,616 Signal Hill Hindu made fun of due to his faith

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

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

$115,000 Sexual harassment of car saleswoman & small overdue commissions

$112,023 Wrongful termination of social worker throughout trial

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

$109,500 Unpaid dominating 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 Sexual harassment of a lesbian aerospace worker by a male who desired to turn her straight

$105,000 Overtime due computer system expert

$105,000 Fired After Depression Leave

$103,145 Refusal to accommodate pregnant warehouse worker

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

$102,500 Unwanted sexual advances of a janitor

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

$101,500 Sexual harassment 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 motorist who blew the whistle

$100,000 Fired Due to Age of FMLA Leave

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