Los Angeles Employee Rights Lawyer

Navigating the legal elements of employment can be intricate. This webpage supplies a summary of some vital staff member rights and resources to help you comprehend your choices.

Understanding Your Employee Rights

As an employee, you have particular legal defenses in place to guarantee a fair and safe work environment. These rights cover various aspects of your employment, consisting of:

Wage and Hour Lawyer: You are entitled to be paid minimum wage for all hours worked, and overtime pay for surpassing a set variety of hours each week (normally 40). Meal and rest breaks may also be compensated depending upon your location and company.
Sexual Harassment: Unwanted sexual advances regrettably continues to effect people of all genders and gender recognitions. The Employment Lawyers Group has actually attempted and dealt with numerous cases for males and females including unwanted sexual touching, sexual assault, sexual battery, quid pro quo unwanted sexual advances done by supervisors, supervisors, and business owners. Nowadays lots of sexual harassment cases likewise include undesirable text and obscene pictures sent out to mobile phones. Our work consists of appeals concerning sexual harassment and life altering settlements.
Discrimination and Harassment: Federal and state laws forbid discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), nationwide origin, disability, age (40 or older), or hereditary details. This consists of protection from harassment of any kind.
Reasonable Accommodation: If you have a recorded medical condition, your employer may be required to provide reasonable lodgings to allow you to perform your job responsibilities. Examples include versatile work schedules, customized devices, or accessible offices. However, the majority of cases submitted in court for employers refusing to fairly accommodate workers includes companies who fired a worker for not returning to work when they are out on a special needs, FMLA, or pregnancy leave. Allowing time off for an employee’s medical condition and treatment are essential sensible accommodations many companies do not correctly manage.
Workplace Safety: Your company has a legal responsibility to supply a safe work environment devoid of acknowledged dangers. This includes adhering to security regulations and providing correct training for employees.
Wrongful Termination: Wrongful termination is a whistle blower tort. If an employee grumbles about their company 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 employee worked out statutory legal rights and was struck back for exercising those rights. Examples consist of task terminations due to the staff member filing a wage claim, declining sexual harassment, reporting a company to OSHA, internally grumbling to management or declining to participate in illegal activities, taking a legally safeguarded leave of absence for cancer, special needs, FMLA, or . Firing a worker due to an immutable characteristic such as gender, race, or religion is also wrongful termination. Wrongful discharge IS NOT about unjust task terminations staff members do not concur with that do not involve among the above.

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Employment Lawyer For Workers Compensation

If you are injured or ended up being ill due to your work, worker’s payment advantages might be available to cover medical expenses and lost incomes. However, worker’s settlement is the special remedy for most workplace injuries, implying you usually can not sue your employer directly.

There may be limited exceptions where legal action versus a company is possible. Consulting with an employment lawyer is advised to identify if your scenario falls under one of these exceptions, such as wrongful termination for employment submitting a wage claim or severe office safety violations.

Disclaimer: This website supplies general details only and should not be interpreted as legal guidance. If you have particular concerns or issues about your work rights, it’s always best to consult with a certified attorney.

Employment Lawyers Group Case Results (Some)

$18,402,868 Jury decision for male aesthetically pestered and based on crude remarks 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 taped on timesheets and were on-call

$800,000 Controlled wait class action settlement

$800,000 For mis-classified independent contractors

$775,000 For little class action of employees not allowed meal breaks or cell phone repayments while looking after reliant grownups

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

$750,000 Sub-Minimum wage class action settlement

$675,000 Sexual harassment 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 workers

$490,000 For sex and age discrimination of women

$465,000 Sexual harassment at a gas station

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

$450,000 Settlement for 2 on-call employees

$450,000 Paystub offenses

$450,000 Being on controlled standby

$430,000 Settlement in 2024 dollars for a Los Angeles warehouse employee required to breach her medical restrictions imposed by pregnancy

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

$365,000 After defendant 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 workers in trip rental organization working off-the-clock overtime

$350,000 Due to fixed bonus 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 specialist who was on-call

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

$350,000 For 2 workers in the getaway rental organization who worked off-the-clock, on-call & PAGA

$350,000 For dominating wage and paystub itemizations

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

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

$307,345 For 2 healthcare facility staff members oncall

$305,000 Wrongful termination of 2 sales people

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

$302,000 Controlled standby spend for 2 telecommunication workers in a healthcare facility

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

$300,000 Post trial decision for wrongful termination settlement and minor rest break offenses

$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 service technicians at a radio/television station

$270,000 Unwanted sexual advances & work termination

$260,000 For controlled wait pay

$260,000 For sexual harassment in a supermarket

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

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

$250,000 For whistle-blower about unsettled 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 Sexual Harassment of a Waitress (No Termination Involved)

$225,000 For 2 cooking area workers sexually pestered

$225,000 Sexual harassment by shop clients

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

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

$205,000 For several plaintiffs

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

$200,000 For dominating wage and employment FMLA infractions

$200,000 For PAGA violations and sexual harassment

$200,000 Race Discrimination towards Latinos

$200,000 Acts of sexual harassment by CEO

$200,000 For an employee fired due to medical problems & complaints of discrimination

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

$195,000 For Whistle Blower

$193,500 Unwanted sexual advances by a registered sex transgressor

$193,250 Unwanted sexual advances by a sex wrongdoer

$190,000 Sexual Harassment in the medical coding market

$190,000 Sexual harassment without a job termination

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

$185,000 For sexual harassment of a woman 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 employee

$180,000 Controlled standby pay

$175,000 Unwanted sexual advances suit

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

$175,000 Failure to pay base pay

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

$175,000 Minor problems 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 huge box store

$165,000 Wrongful termination and whistleblower

$165,000 For a cars and truck dealership supervisor denied baby bonding and CFRA Leave

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

$162,000 Unwanted sexual advances at a homeowner’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 vehicle lot

$160,000 Auto car dealership sexual harassment by text

$155,000 Whistle blower at building and construction website

$153,000 Camarillo woman demeaned due to her Christianity

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

$150,000 Race harassment at an oil refinery

$150,000 Wrongful termination of social employee reporting patient abuse

$150,000 Mental disability & 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 reinstate 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 daycare program

$150,000 Job not held open during cancer treatment

$150,000 CNA complained about rats

$150,000 Forced to quit due to sexual harassment

$145,000 Settlement for a workplace supervisor whose Northridge company would not allow 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 employment 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 declining to falsify records in claim

$127,500 Illegally needed medical checkup adversely affecting a handicapped worker

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

$127,450 Improper inquiry about medical abilities

$125,450 Retail sales manager ended after grumbling about national origin harassment by colleague

$125,000 Minor sexual harassment

$125,000 Unwanted sexual advances at a fast 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 & small labor code infractions

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

$125,000 For employment staff member 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 motorists

$120,000 Sexually harassed maintenance supervisor by another male

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

$120,000 Racial Discrimination of a warehouse 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 employee in binding arbitration

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

$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 vehicle saleswoman minor unsettled commissions

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

$112,023 Wrongful termination of social employee during trial

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

$109,500 Unpaid prevailing incomes for 2 workers of a small business

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

$105,500 Sexual harassment of a lesbian aerospace employee by a male who wanted 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 violations & termination ($20,000 loss of incomes)

$102,500 Sexual harassment of a janitor

$102,500 Unwanted sexual advances of a waitress (no termination included)

$101,500 Sexual harassment 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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