Los Angeles Employee Rights Lawyer

Navigating the legal aspects of work can be complex. This webpage provides an overview of some important staff member rights and resources to assist you understand your alternatives.

Understanding Your Employee Rights

As a worker, you have particular legal securities in location to ensure 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 spend for exceeding a set number of hours per week (usually 40). Meal and rest breaks might likewise be compensated depending on your location and employer.
Unwanted Sexual Advances: Sexual Harassment unfortunately continues to effect people of all genders and gender recognitions. The Employment Lawyers Group has actually attempted and handled many cases for men and women involving unwanted sexual touching, sexual assault, sexual battery, quid professional quo sexual harassment done by supervisors, supervisors, and entrepreneur. These days numerous unwanted sexual advances cases also involve undesirable text messages and obscene images sent out to cellphones. Our work includes appeals worrying unwanted sexual advances and life altering settlements.
Discrimination and Harassment: Federal and state laws prohibit discrimination based on race, color, faith, sex (consisting of pregnancy), national origin, impairment, age (40 or older), employment or genetic information. This includes defense from harassment of any kind.
Reasonable Accommodation: If you have a documented medical condition, your company may be needed to provide reasonable accommodations to enable you to perform your job responsibilities. Examples include versatile work schedules, modified equipment, or available work areas. However, many cases submitted in court for employers refusing to fairly accommodate staff members involves companies who fired an employee for not returning 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 affordable lodgings many employers do not correctly deal with.
Workplace Safety: Your company has a legal responsibility to supply a safe work environment devoid of acknowledged threats. This consists of adhering to security regulations and offering correct training for staff members.
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 staff member worked out statutory legal rights and was struck back for working out those rights. Examples include task terminations due to the employee submitting a wage claim, declining sexual harassment, reporting an employer to OSHA, internally complaining to management or refusing to take part in illegal activities, taking a lawfully safeguarded leave of absence for cancer, special needs, 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 unreasonable task terminations workers do not agree with that do not involve among the above.

Call The Employment Lawyers Group 1-877-525-0700

Employment Lawyer For Workers Compensation

If you are injured or ended up being ill due to your work, employee’s compensation advantages might be available to cover medical costs and employment lost wages. However, employee’s payment is the special treatment for the majority of workplace injuries, implying you generally can not sue your company straight.

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

Disclaimer: This webpage supplies general info just and ought to not be interpreted as legal advice. If you have particular questions or issues about your work rights, employment it’s constantly best to talk to a certified lawyer.

Employment Lawyers Group Case Results (Some)

$18,402,868 Jury decision for employment male visually bugged and based on crude remarks by a female manager

$1,150,000 Unpaid commissions of two complainants

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

$800,000 Controlled wait class action settlement

$800,000 For mis-classified independent contractors

$775,000 For little class action of workers not permitted meal breaks or cell phone compensations while caring for reliant adults

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

$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 well workers

$490,000 For sex and age discrimination of ladies

$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 warehouse employee forced to break her medical constraints 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 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 penalties for less than 25

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

$350,000 Due to repaired perk 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 contractor who was on-call

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

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

$350,000 For prevailing wage and paystub itemizations

$315,000 Unwanted sexual advances of a lesbian female by straight male

$315,000 Unwanted sexual advances 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 health center

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

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

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

$300,000 Multiple Worker Claims for Unpaid Wages for employment 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 2 professionals at a radio/television station

$270,000 Sexual harassment & employment termination

$260,000 For controlled stand by pay

$260,000 For sexual harassment in a supermarket

$250,000 For 2 oil field service technicians 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 involving disability 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 area workers sexually pestered

$225,000 Unwanted sexual advances by store consumers

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

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

$205,000 For multiple plaintiffs

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

$200,000 For prevailing wage and FMLA infractions

$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 concerns & complaints of discrimination

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

$195,000 For Whistle Blower

$193,500 Sexual Harassment by a registered sex offender

$193,250 Unwanted sexual advances by a sex offender

$190,000 Sexual Harassment in the medical coding industry

$190,000 Sexual harassment without a task termination

$185,857 Jewish attorney victimized due to religion

$185,000 For unwanted sexual advances 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 employee

$180,000 Controlled standby pay

$175,000 Unwanted sexual advances suit

$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 little company

$175,000 Minor problems of pregnancy discrimination in fast food restaurant, lack of rest breaks

$175,000 Wrongful Termination of Financial Whistleblower

$175,000 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 a car 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 resident’s Association

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

$160,000 Sexual harassment by supervisors of vehicle lot

$160,000 Auto car dealership sexual harassment by text

$155,000 Whistle blower at building and construction site

$153,000 Camarillo female demeaned due to her Christianity

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

$150,000 Race harassment at an oil refinery

$150,000 Wrongful termination of social employee reporting client 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 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 restaurant employee

$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 stop due to sexual harassment

$145,000 Settlement for a workplace supervisor whose Northridge employer 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 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 lawsuit

$127,500 Illegally required medical exam adversely impacting a handicapped employee

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

$127,450 Improper questions about medical capabilities

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

$125,000 Minor unwanted sexual advances

$125,000 Unwanted sexual advances at a fast 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 violations

$125,000 Breach of contract, overdue salaries 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 salaries to CEO

$125,000 Age discrimination throughout layoff

$125,000 High tech employer stopped paying the consented to sum

$120,000 Unpaid incomes for tow truck drivers

$120,000 Sexually bugged 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 incomes, 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 worker in binding arbitration

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

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

$115,000 Pregnancy discrimination & termination of customer care worker

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

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

$112,023 Wrongful termination of social worker during trial

$110,000 (minor lost earnings) Cancer discrimination & employment termination

$109,500 Unpaid dominating wages for 2 employees of a little company

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

$105,500 Sexual harassment of a lesbian aerospace worker 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 employee

$102,500 Family Care Leave Act offenses & 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 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 chauffeur who blew the whistle

$100,000 Fired Due to Age of FMLA Leave

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