Los Angeles Employee Rights Lawyer

Navigating the legal aspects of work can be intricate. This webpage offers an introduction of some essential employee rights and resources to assist you comprehend your choices.

Understanding Your Employee Rights

As a staff member, you have certain legal securities in place to make sure a reasonable and safe work environment. These rights cover different aspects of your employment, including:

Wage and Hour Lawyer: You are entitled to be paid base pay for all hours worked, and overtime pay for surpassing a set variety of hours per week (usually 40). Meal and rest breaks might likewise be compensated depending on your place and employer.
Sexual Harassment: Unwanted sexual advances 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 undesirable sexual touching, sexual assault, sexual battery, quid pro quo unwanted sexual advances done by managers, supervisors, and entrepreneur. These days numerous sexual harassment cases also include unwanted text messages and obscene pictures sent out to cellphones. Our work includes appeals concerning sexual harassment and life changing settlements.
Discrimination and Harassment: Federal and state laws forbid discrimination based on race, color, faith, employment sex (including pregnancy), nationwide origin, disability, age (40 or older), or hereditary details. This includes protection from harassment of any kind.
Reasonable Accommodation: If you have a documented medical condition, your employer might be required to provide reasonable lodgings to permit you to perform your job duties. Examples include versatile work schedules, customized devices, or accessible workspaces. However, most cases filed in court for employers declining to fairly accommodate staff members involves employers 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 basic reasonable accommodations lots of employers do not properly manage.
Workplace Safety: Your employer has a legal responsibility to provide a safe work environment devoid of acknowledged threats. This includes adhering to security policies and providing proper training for employees.
Wrongful Termination: Wrongful termination is a whistle blower tort. If a staff member grumbles about their employer doing something illegal and they are ended that may be wrongful termination. Retaliation leading to a job termination is wrongful termination if it happens due to the fact that the staff member worked out statutory legal rights and was struck back for exercising those rights. Examples include task terminations due to the staff member filing a wage claim, refusing unwanted sexual advances, reporting a company to OSHA, internally complaining to management or refusing to participate in prohibited activities, taking a legally protected leave of absence for 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 workers do not agree 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 settlement advantages might be offered to cover medical costs and lost wages. However, employee’s compensation is the special remedy for employment many workplace injuries, implying you generally can not sue your employer straight.

There may be restricted exceptions where legal action against a company is possible. Consulting with an employment legal representative is suggested to figure out if your scenario falls under one of these exceptions, such as wrongful termination for submitting a wage claim or serious work environment security offenses.

Disclaimer: This website offers general details just and must not be interpreted as legal guidance. If you have particular concerns or issues about your work rights, it’s always best to seek advice from a qualified attorney.

Employment Lawyers Group Case Results (Some)

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

$1,150,000 Unpaid commissions of two complainants

$875,000 For 4 oil field service industry workers whose times worked were not taped on timesheets and were on-call

$800,000 Controlled stand by class action settlement

$800,000 For mis-classified independent contractors

$775,000 For little class action of workers not enabled meal breaks or mobile phone reimbursements while taking care of reliant adults

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

$750,000 Sub-Minimum wage class action settlement

$675,000 Sexual harassment in a storage facility

$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 rig workers

$490,000 For sex and age discrimination of females

$465,000 Sexual harassment at a gasoline station

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

$450,000 Settlement for 2 on-call employees

$450,000 Paystub offenses

$450,000 Being on regulated standby

$430,000 Settlement in 2024 dollars for a Los Angeles warehouse employee forced to break her medical restrictions enforced 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 staff members

$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 motorist

$365,000 After accused lost their appeal – pregnancy case – Jury Trial

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

$350,000 To 2 employees in getaway rental service working off-the-clock overtime

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

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

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

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

$350,000 For 2 workers in the getaway rental business 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 Unwanted sexual advances of a pizza shipment motorist

$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 healthcare facility

$302,000 Controlled standby pay for two telecommunication employees in a health center

$300,000 Verdict of compensatory 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 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 2 specialists at a radio/television station

$270,000 Unwanted sexual advances & work termination

$260,000 For controlled wait pay

$260,000 For unwanted sexual advances in a supermarket

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

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

$250,000 For whistle-blower about unpaid overtime

$246,000 Breach of fiduciary duty arbitration award including special needs 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 kitchen employees sexually pestered

$225,000 Unwanted sexual advances by store consumers

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

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

$205,000 For several complainants

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

$200,000 For prevailing wage and FMLA offenses

$200,000 For PAGA infractions and unwanted sexual advances

$200,000 Race Discrimination towards Latinos

$200,000 Acts of sexual harassment by CEO

$200,000 For a worker fired due to medical problems & complaints 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 wrongdoer

$193,250 Sexual harassment by a sex culprit

$190,000 Sexual Harassment in the medical coding industry

$190,000 Unwanted sexual advances without a job termination

$185,857 Jewish attorney discriminated against due to religion

$185,000 For sexual harassment 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 worker

$180,000 Controlled standby pay

$175,000 Sexual harassment claim

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

$175,000 Failure to pay minimum wage

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

$175,000 Minor issues of pregnancy discrimination in fast 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 shop

$165,000 Wrongful termination and whistleblower

$165,000 For an automobile dealership supervisor denied infant bonding and CFRA Leave

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

$162,000 Sexual harassment at a home owner’s Association

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

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

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

$155,000 Whistle blower at site

$153,000 Camarillo female demeaned due to her Christianity

$150,000 Unwanted sexual advances to 2 kitchen area workers at a resort

$150,000 Race harassment at an oil refinery

$150,000 Wrongful termination of social worker reporting patient 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 facility 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 Sexual harassment 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 give up due to sexual harassment

$145,000 Settlement for an office supervisor whose Northridge employer would not allow her to depart 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 claim

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

$127,500 Wrongfully terminated motorist who grumbled his truck was hazardous

$127,450 Improper query about medical abilities

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

$125,000 Minor sexual harassment

$125,000 Sexual harassment at a junk 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 & small labor code offenses

$125,000 Breach of contract, overdue salaries in the web market

$125,000 For worker who quit 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 employer stopped paying the agreed to sum

$120,000 Unpaid incomes for tow truck drivers

$120,000 Sexually pestered upkeep manager by another male

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

$120,000 Racial Discrimination of a warehouse employee

$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 worker 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 client service worker

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

$115,000 Sexual harassment of cars and truck saleswoman & minor unsettled 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 workers of a small company

$107,500 Wrongfully terminated 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 professional

$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 earnings)

$102,500 Sexual harassment 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 restaurant 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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