Los Angeles Employee Rights Lawyer

Navigating the legal elements of work can be complicated. This webpage offers an introduction of some necessary worker rights and resources to assist you understand your choices.

Understanding Your Employee Rights

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

Wage and Hour Lawyer: You are entitled to be paid minimum wage for all hours worked, and overtime spend for exceeding a set variety of hours each week (typically 40). Meal and rest breaks may also be compensated depending upon your area and company.
Sexual Harassment: Sexual Harassment regrettably continues to effect individuals of all genders and gender recognitions. The Employment Lawyers Group has actually attempted and handled lots of cases for men and ladies including undesirable sexual touching, sexual attack, sexual battery, quid professional quo unwanted sexual advances done by managers, supervisors, and entrepreneur. Nowadays lots of sexual harassment cases likewise include undesirable text messages and obscene images sent out to cellular phones. Our work consists of appeals concerning sexual harassment and life altering settlements.
Discrimination and Harassment: Federal and state laws prohibit discrimination based upon race, color, religious beliefs, sex (consisting of pregnancy), national origin, special needs, age (40 or older), or genetic info. This consists of defense from harassment of any kind.
Reasonable Accommodation: If you have a recorded medical condition, your company may be needed to offer affordable accommodations to permit you to perform your task responsibilities. Examples include flexible work schedules, modified devices, or available workspaces. However, the majority of cases filed in court for employers refusing to reasonably accommodate workers involves employers who fired a staff member 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 fundamental sensible accommodations many employers do not properly manage.
Workplace Safety: Your company has a legal duty to offer a safe workplace devoid of acknowledged dangers. This consists of adhering to safety guidelines and supplying proper training for staff members.
Wrongful Termination: Wrongful termination is a whistle blower tort. If a staff member grumbles about their company doing something prohibited and they are ended that might be wrongful termination. Retaliation leading to a task termination is wrongful termination if it happens because the worker exercised statutory legal rights and was retaliated for working out those rights. Examples include job terminations due to the employee submitting a wage claim, refusing sexual harassment, reporting an employer to OSHA, internally grumbling to management or employment declining to participate in unlawful activities, taking a lawfully protected leave of absence for employment cancer, disability, 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 include 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 payment advantages may be available to cover medical expenses and lost incomes. However, employee’s payment is the exclusive treatment for many workplace injuries, meaning you normally can not sue your employer directly.

There might be limited exceptions where legal action versus 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 extreme office security violations.

Disclaimer: This webpage supplies general info just and must not be interpreted as legal guidance. If you have particular concerns or concerns about your employment rights, it’s constantly best to consult with a qualified lawyer.

Employment Lawyers Group Case Results (Some)

$18,402,868 Jury decision for male visually harassed and subject to crude comments 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 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 employees not enabled meal breaks or cell phone repayments while taking care of dependent adults

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

$750,000 Sub-Minimum wage class action settlement

$675,000 Sexual harassment in a warehouse

$672,500 For sexual harassment 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 women

$465,000 Sexual harassment at a filling station

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

$450,000 Settlement for 2 on-call workers

$450,000 Paystub infractions

$450,000 Being on regulated standby

$430,000 Settlement in 2024 dollars for a Los Angeles storage facility worker forced to break her medical limitations imposed by pregnancy

$400,000 Recovery following arbitration win for 4 workers 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 staff members

$365,000 Vasquez v. Del Rio Sanitarium Pregnancy Discrimination Case – Following Jury Trial & Appeal

$365,000 Sexual harassment of a delivery driver

$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 vacation rental company working off-the-clock overtime

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

$350,000 For controlled 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 rewards were not computed into his overtime rate

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

$350,000 For dominating wage and paystub itemizations

$315,000 Sexual harassment of a lesbian woman by straight guy

$315,000 Sexual harassment of a pizza delivery chauffeur

$307,345 For 2 health center employees oncall

$305,000 Wrongful termination of 2 sales individuals

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

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

$300,000 Verdict of compensatory damages in wrongful termination case due to employee’s refusal to work without rest breaks

$300,000 Post trial decision 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 minimum wage, 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 sexual harassment in a grocery store

$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 responsibility arbitration award involving special needs discrimination

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

$225,000 Unwanted sexual advances of a Waitress (No Termination Involved)

$225,000 For two cooking area employees sexually pestered

$225,000 Sexual harassment by shop consumers

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

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

$205,000 For numerous plaintiffs

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

$200,000 For prevailing wage and FMLA offenses

$200,000 For PAGA offenses and sexual harassment

$200,000 Race Discrimination towards Latinos

$200,000 Acts of sexual harassment by CEO

$200,000 For a worker fired due to medical concerns & grievances of discrimination

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

$195,000 For Whistle Blower

$193,500 Sexual Harassment by a registered sex wrongdoer

$193,250 Sexual harassment by a sex culprit

$190,000 Unwanted sexual advances in the medical coding industry

$190,000 Sexual harassment without a task termination

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

$185,000 For employment 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 cooking areas

$175,000 Failure to pay base pay

$175,000 Unpaid overtime of 2 limo drivers of a small business

$175,000 Minor problems of pregnancy discrimination in 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 vehicle 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 resident’s Association

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

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

$160,000 Auto dealer unwanted sexual advances by text message

$155,000 Whistle blower at construction site

$153,000 Camarillo female demeaned due to her Christianity

$150,000 Sexual harassment to 2 kitchen area 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 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 year old restaurant worker

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

$150,000 Job not held open throughout cancer treatment

$150,000 CNA complained about rats

$150,000 Forced to stop due to sexual harassment

$145,000 Settlement for an office manager whose Northridge employer would not allow her to depart from work due to pregnancy

$140,000 Off-the-clock work, employment 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 claim

$127,500 Illegally needed medical evaluation adversely impacting a handicapped employee

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

$127,450 Improper query about medical capabilities

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

$125,000 Minor unwanted sexual advances

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

$125,000 Unwanted sexual advances 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, unpaid earnings in the web market

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

$125,000 Pregnancy discrimination & termination

$125,000 Non-payment of earnings to CEO

$125,000 Age discrimination during layoff

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

$120,000 Unpaid wages for tow truck drivers

$120,000 Sexually harassed maintenance supervisor by another male

$120,000 Insurance expert terminated 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 penalties- arbitration award of over

$120,000 For race discrimination

$117,702 Disability discrimination, FMLA, and termination of $10.00 an hour staff member in binding arbitration

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

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

$115,000 Pregnancy discrimination & termination of client service worker

$115,000 Sexual harassment of automobile saleswoman small overdue commissions

$115,000 Unwanted sexual advances of vehicle saleswoman & small unsettled commissions

$112,023 Wrongful termination of social worker throughout trial

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

$109,500 Unpaid dominating wages for 2 workers of a small company

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

$105,500 Unwanted sexual advances of a lesbian aerospace employee by a guy 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 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 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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