Los Angeles Employee Rights Lawyer

Navigating the legal elements of work can be complex. This website provides a summary of some necessary staff member rights and resources to assist you understand your options.

Understanding Your Employee Rights

As a worker, you have particular legal securities in location to make sure a reasonable and safe workplace. These rights cover various aspects of your employment, consisting of:

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 (normally 40). Meal and rest breaks might likewise be compensated depending upon your location and employer.
Unwanted Sexual Advances: Unwanted sexual advances sadly continues to effect individuals of all genders and gender identifications. The Employment Lawyers Group has attempted and managed many cases for employment males and females including unwanted sexual touching, sexual assault, sexual battery, quid professional quo sexual harassment done by supervisors, managers, and company owner. These days lots of sexual harassment cases likewise involve unwanted text messages and obscene photos sent to cellular phones. Our work includes appeals worrying sexual harassment and life changing settlements.
Discrimination and Harassment: Federal and state laws restrict discrimination based upon race, color, religious beliefs, sex (including pregnancy), nationwide origin, special needs, age (40 or older), or genetic info. This consists of protection from harassment of any kind.
Reasonable Accommodation: employment If you have a documented medical condition, your company may be needed to offer affordable accommodations to enable you to perform your task responsibilities. Examples consist of versatile work schedules, modified devices, or accessible workspaces. However, most cases submitted in court for employers refusing to fairly accommodate staff members includes companies who fired a staff member for not coming back to work when they are out on a special needs, FMLA, or pregnancy leave. Allowing time off for a worker’s medical condition and treatment are essential reasonable lodgings numerous employers do not correctly deal with.
Workplace Safety: Your company has a legal responsibility to offer a safe workplace devoid of recognized dangers. This consists of sticking to safety policies and supplying correct training for employees.
Wrongful Termination: Wrongful termination is a whistle blower tort. If a worker complains about their employer doing something illegal and they are ended that may be wrongful termination. Retaliation leading to a task termination is wrongful termination if it occurs since the employee worked out statutory legal rights and was retaliated for working out those rights. Examples consist of job terminations due to the staff member filing a wage claim, declining unwanted sexual advances, reporting a company to OSHA, internally grumbling to management or declining to participate in illegal activities, taking a legally protected leave of absence for cancer, impairment, 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 unfair task terminations employees do not concur with that do not include one of 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 settlement benefits may be offered to cover medical costs and lost salaries. However, employee’s settlement is the special remedy for a lot of workplace injuries, suggesting you usually can not sue your company directly.

There may be restricted exceptions where legal action against a company is possible. Consulting with an employment lawyer is suggested to identify if your situation falls under one of these exceptions, such as wrongful termination for submitting a wage claim or serious office security infractions.

Disclaimer: This webpage supplies general information only and needs to not be interpreted as legal suggestions. If you have specific concerns or concerns about your work rights, it’s always best to consult with a certified lawyer.

Employment Lawyers Group Case Results (Some)

$18,402,868 Jury verdict 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 market 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 professionals

$775,000 For little class action of employees not enabled meal breaks or cellular phone reimbursements while taking care of 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 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 employees

$490,000 For sex and age discrimination of ladies

$465,000 Unwanted sexual advances at a filling 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 controlled standby

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

$400,000 Off-the-clock work for 5 workers

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

$365,000 Unwanted sexual advances of a shipment driver

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

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

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

$350,000 Due to fixed reward 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 contractor who was on-call

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

$350,000 For 2 workers in the holiday 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 lady by straight man

$315,000 Sexual harassment of a pizza delivery driver

$307,345 For 2 health center employees oncall

$305,000 Wrongful termination of 2 sales individuals

$305,000 For 2 IT trouble shooters oncall at a significant healthcare facility

$302,000 Controlled standby spend for two 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 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 base pay, overtime double and double time due to on call work for two specialists at a radio/television station

$270,000 Sexual harassment & employment termination

$260,000 For regulated wait pay

$260,000 For sexual harassment in a supermarket

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

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

$250,000 For whistle-blower about unsettled overtime

$246,000 Breach of fiduciary responsibility arbitration award involving impairment 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 cooking area employees sexually harassed

$225,000 Sexual harassment by store customers

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

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

$205,000 For multiple 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 violations 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 problems & 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 offender

$193,250 Sexual harassment by a sex offender

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

$190,000 Sexual harassment without a task termination

$185,857 Jewish attorney discriminated against due to faith

$185,000 For unwanted sexual advances of a woman 35 years older than the harasser

$182,500 Fired during cancer treatment

$180,000 Cancer discrimination and termination due to healing from cancer

$180,000 Controlled standby pay claims of oil field service staff member

$180,000 Controlled standby pay

$175,000 Unwanted sexual advances claim

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

$175,000 Failure to pay minimum wage

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

$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 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 employment a car dealer 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 resident’s Association

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

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

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

$155,000 Whistle blower at building and construction website

$153,000 Camarillo lady 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 client 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 assisted living facility 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 & termination of waitress Wrongful Termination of Site Manager

$150,000 Unwanted sexual advances of an eight-teen years of age dining establishment employee

$150,000 Sexual harassment by a supervisor 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 a workplace supervisor whose Northridge company would not permit 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 Mental Disability Leave

$137,930 Robinson v. Mantra – Binding Arbitration Award in a Pregnancy Discriminations

$137,500 Failure to renew after FMLA

$135,000 Aerospace executive whistle blower

$130,000 Employee fired for refusing to falsify records in suit

$127,500 Illegally needed medical checkup adversely affecting a disabled staff member

$127,500 Wrongfully ended chauffeur who complained his truck was unsafe

$127,450 Improper questions about medical capabilities

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

$125,000 Minor unwanted sexual advances

$125,000 Unwanted sexual advances 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 & minor labor code infractions

$125,000 Breach of agreement, unpaid incomes in the web industry

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

$125,000 Pregnancy discrimination & termination

$125,000 Non-payment of earnings to CEO

$125,000 Age discrimination throughout layoff

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

$120,000 Unpaid incomes for tow truck drivers

$120,000 Sexually bothered maintenance supervisor by another male

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

$120,000 Racial Discrimination of a storage facility worker

$120,000 Male on male unwanted sexual advances Unpaid earnings, overtime, labor code section 2699 penalties- 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 incomes)

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

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

$115,000 Unwanted sexual advances of car saleswoman small overdue commissions

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

$112,023 Wrongful termination of social worker throughout trial

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

$109,500 Unpaid prevailing earnings for 2 workers of a little company

$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 worker by a male 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 warehouse employee

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

$102,500 Unwanted sexual advances of a janitor

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

$101,500 Sexual harassment of a janitor

$100,850 Unwanted sexual advances by restaurant supervisor

$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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