Los Angeles Employee Rights Lawyer

Navigating the legal elements of employment can be complicated. This web page offers a summary of some important worker rights and resources to help you comprehend your alternatives.

Understanding Your Employee Rights

As an employee, you have certain legal securities in place to guarantee a reasonable and safe workplace. 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 going beyond a set variety of hours per week (generally 40). Meal and rest breaks may likewise be compensated depending upon your location and company.
Sexual Harassment: Sexual Harassment regrettably continues to effect individuals of all genders and gender recognitions. The Employment Lawyers Group has actually tried and handled lots of cases for guys and women involving unwanted sexual touching, sexual assault, employment sexual battery, quid professional quo sexual harassment done by supervisors, managers, and entrepreneur. Nowadays lots of unwanted sexual advances cases also involve undesirable text and obscene pictures sent to cellular phones. Our work includes appeals worrying sexual harassment and life changing settlements.
Discrimination and Harassment: Federal and employment state laws prohibit discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), nationwide origin, special needs, age (40 or older), or hereditary info. This includes protection from harassment of any kind.
Reasonable Accommodation: If you have a recorded medical condition, your employer may be needed to provide reasonable lodgings to allow you to perform your job duties. Examples consist of versatile work schedules, customized devices, or accessible work areas. However, the majority of cases submitted in court for employers declining to reasonably accommodate workers includes companies who fired a worker for not coming back to work when they are out on an impairment, employment FMLA, or pregnancy leave. Allowing time off for a staff member’s medical condition and treatment are essential reasonable lodgings many employers do not correctly manage.
Workplace Safety: Your company has a legal duty to offer a safe workplace devoid of acknowledged dangers. This consists of adhering to safety regulations and supplying proper training for workers.
Wrongful Termination: Wrongful termination is a whistle blower tort. If a worker grumbles about their employer doing something unlawful and they are ended that may be wrongful termination. Retaliation resulting in a job termination is wrongful termination if it takes place due to the fact that the worker worked out statutory legal rights and was struck back for working out those rights. Examples consist of job terminations due to the employee filing a wage claim, declining unwanted sexual advances, reporting an employer to OSHA, internally complaining to management or refusing to participate in prohibited activities, taking a legally protected leave of lack for cancer, disability, FMLA, or pregnancy. Firing a worker due to an immutable characteristic such as gender, race, or religious beliefs is also wrongful termination. Wrongful discharge IS NOT about unjust task terminations workers do not concur with that do not involve among the above.

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Employment Lawyer For Workers Compensation

If you are hurt or become ill due to your work, employee’s payment benefits might be available to cover medical costs and lost wages. However, worker’s payment is the exclusive solution for the majority of workplace injuries, suggesting you normally can not sue your employer directly.

There might be limited exceptions where legal action versus an employer is possible. Consulting with a work attorney is recommended to determine if your circumstance falls under one of these exceptions, such as wrongful termination for submitting a wage claim or serious workplace security offenses.

Disclaimer: This webpage offers general details only and needs to not be construed as legal guidance. If you have particular concerns or issues about your employment rights, it’s always best to seek advice from a certified lawyer.

Employment Lawyers Group Case Results (Some)

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

$1,150,000 Unpaid commissions of 2 plaintiffs

$875,000 For 4 oil field service market employees whose times worked were not recorded on timesheets and were on-call

$800,000 Controlled wait class action settlement

$800,000 For mis-classified independent specialists

$775,000 For small class action of workers not enabled meal breaks or cell phone repayments while taking care of reliant adults

$750,000 Disability discrimination settlement for 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 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 infractions

$450,000 Being on regulated standby

$430,000 Settlement in 2024 dollars for a Los Angeles storage facility worker required to breach her medical restrictions enforced 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 Unwanted sexual advances of a delivery driver

$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 penalties for less than 25

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

$350,000 Due to fixed perk 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 professional 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 employees in the vacation rental service 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 man

$315,000 Unwanted sexual advances of a pizza delivery chauffeur

$307,345 For 2 healthcare facility employees oncall

$305,000 Wrongful termination of 2 sales individuals

$305,000 For 2 IT difficulty shooters oncall at a major health center

$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 employee’s refusal to work without rest breaks

$300,000 Post trial verdict 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 two service technicians at a radio/television station

$270,000 Sexual harassment & employment termination

$260,000 For controlled wait pay

$260,000 For unwanted sexual advances in a grocery store

$250,000 For 2 oil field service specialists 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 task arbitration award involving special needs discrimination

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

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

$225,000 For two cooking area workers sexually bugged

$225,000 Unwanted sexual advances by store consumers

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

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

$205,000 For several complainants

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

$200,000 For prevailing wage and FMLA violations

$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 problems & problems of discrimination

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

$195,000 For Whistle Blower

$193,500 Sexual Harassment by a signed up sex wrongdoer

$193,250 Unwanted sexual advances by a sex wrongdoer

$190,000 Sexual Harassment in the medical coding market

$190,000 Unwanted sexual advances without a task termination

$185,857 Jewish attorney victimized due to religious beliefs

$185,000 For sexual harassment 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 worker

$180,000 Controlled standby pay

$175,000 Sexual harassment claim

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

$175,000 Failure to pay minimum wage

$175,000 Unpaid overtime of 2 limousine drivers of a little company

$175,000 Minor concerns of pregnancy discrimination in junk food dining establishment, lack 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 car dealership supervisor denied 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 workers rejected meal breaks, worked off-the-clock

$160,000 Sexual harassment by managers of cars and employment truck lot

$160,000 Auto dealer unwanted sexual advances by text

$155,000 Whistle blower at building and construction website

$153,000 Camarillo female 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 employee 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 nursing home who blew whistle

$150,000 Job Termination of salesperson with cancer

$150,000 Settlement for failure to reinstate after maternity leave

$150,000 Cancer discrimination & of waitress Wrongful Termination of Site Manager

$150,000 Unwanted sexual advances of an eight-teen years of age restaurant worker

$150,000 Sexual harassment by a manager 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 give up due to unwanted sexual advances

$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 agreement 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 refusing to falsify records in suit

$127,500 Illegally needed medical exam negatively impacting a handicapped worker

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

$127,450 Improper questions about medical abilities

$125,450 Retail sales manager terminated after grumbling about nationwide origin harassment by coworker

$125,000 Minor sexual harassment

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

$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 offenses

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

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

$125,000 Pregnancy discrimination & termination

$125,000 Non-payment of wages to CEO

$125,000 Age discrimination during layoff

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

$120,000 Unpaid incomes for tow truck drivers

$120,000 Sexually bugged upkeep manager 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 sexual harassment Unpaid incomes, overtime, labor code area 2699 charges- arbitration award of over

$120,000 For race discrimination

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

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

$115,616 Signal Hill Hindu made enjoyable of due to his religion

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

$115,000 Unwanted sexual advances of automobile saleswoman minor unsettled commissions

$115,000 Sexual harassment of automobile saleswoman & minor unsettled commissions

$112,023 Wrongful termination of social worker during trial

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

$109,500 Unpaid prevailing wages for 2 workers of a little business

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

$105,500 Unwanted sexual advances of a lesbian aerospace employee by a male 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 violations & termination ($20,000 loss of earnings)

$102,500 Sexual harassment of a janitor

$102,500 Sexual harassment 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 chauffeur who blew the whistle

$100,000 Fired Due to Age of FMLA Leave

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