Los Angeles Employee Rights Lawyer

Navigating the legal aspects of employment can be intricate. This website supplies an overview of some vital worker rights and resources to help you comprehend your choices.

Understanding Your Employee Rights

As an employee, you have certain legal protections in location to make sure a reasonable and safe workplace. These rights cover different aspects of your employment, consisting of:

Wage and Hour Lawyer: You are entitled to be paid minimum wage for all hours worked, and overtime spend for going beyond a set number of hours per week (typically 40). Meal and rest breaks may likewise be compensated depending upon your place and employer.
Sexual Harassment: Sexual Harassment sadly continues to effect individuals of all genders and gender recognitions. The Employment Lawyers Group has attempted and managed numerous cases for males and ladies including undesirable sexual touching, sexual attack, sexual battery, quid professional quo sexual harassment done by managers, supervisors, and company owner. Nowadays lots of sexual harassment cases also include unwanted text and profane images sent to mobile phones. Our work includes appeals concerning sexual harassment and employment life altering settlements.
Discrimination and Harassment: Federal and state laws prohibit discrimination based on race, color, faith, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, special needs, 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 company may be required to supply reasonable accommodations to enable you to perform your task responsibilities. Examples consist of versatile work schedules, modified devices, or accessible work spaces. However, the majority of cases filed in court for employers declining to fairly accommodate staff members includes employers who fired an employee 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 fundamental affordable lodgings many companies do not correctly handle.
Workplace Safety: Your company has a legal duty to supply a safe workplace totally free from recognized threats. This includes adhering to security guidelines and offering correct training for staff members.
Wrongful Termination: Wrongful termination is a whistle blower tort. If a worker grumbles about their employer doing something prohibited and they are terminated that might be wrongful termination. Retaliation leading to a task termination is wrongful termination if it occurs due to the fact that the staff member exercised statutory legal rights and was struck back for working out those rights. Examples include task terminations due to the worker filing a wage claim, declining sexual harassment, reporting an employer to OSHA, internally complaining to management or refusing to take part in unlawful activities, taking a legally secured leave of lack for cancer, impairment, FMLA, or pregnancy. Firing an employee due to an immutable particular such as gender, race, or religious beliefs is also wrongful termination. Wrongful discharge IS NOT about unfair job terminations staff members do not agree 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, worker’s compensation benefits may be available to cover medical expenditures and lost incomes. However, employee’s settlement is the unique treatment for most workplace injuries, indicating you normally can not sue your company straight.

There may be restricted exceptions where legal action against an employer is possible. Consulting with an employment legal representative is recommended to determine if your situation falls under one of these exceptions, such as wrongful termination for filing a wage claim or extreme work environment security infractions.

Disclaimer: This webpage supplies basic details just and ought to not be interpreted as legal guidance. If you have specific questions or concerns about your work rights, it’s always best to talk to a qualified lawyer.

Employment Lawyers Group Case Results (Some)

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

$1,150,000 of two complainants

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

$800,000 Controlled stand by class action settlement

$800,000 For mis-classified independent contractors

$775,000 For small class action of employees not allowed meal breaks or cell phone repayments while taking care of reliant grownups

$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 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 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 regulated standby

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

$400,000 Recovery following arbitration win for employment 4 workers who worked off the clock

$400,000 Following arbitration win for meal & rest breaks for 3 workers

$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 shipment chauffeur

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

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

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

$350,000 Due to fixed benefit 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 professional who was on-call

$350,000 For directional driller whose set rate rewards were not calculated 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 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 medical facility staff members oncall

$305,000 Wrongful termination of 2 sales people

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

$302,000 Controlled standby spend for two telecommunication workers 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 verdict for wrongful termination settlement and small rest break infractions

$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 & work termination

$260,000 For regulated stand by pay

$260,000 For sexual harassment in a grocery store

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

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

$250,000 For whistle-blower about unsettled overtime

$246,000 Breach of fiduciary duty arbitration award including disability 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 two cooking area employees sexually pestered

$225,000 Unwanted sexual advances by shop consumers

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

$205,000 Unpaid earnings, overtime, labor code area 2699 charges- arbitration award for multiple complainants

$205,000 For several plaintiffs

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

$200,000 For prevailing wage and FMLA infractions

$200,000 For PAGA violations 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 issues & complaints of discrimination

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

$195,000 For Whistle Blower

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

$193,250 Sexual harassment by a sex offender

$190,000 Sexual Harassment in the medical coding market

$190,000 Unwanted sexual advances without a task termination

$185,857 Jewish attorney discriminated against due to faith

$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 healing from cancer

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

$180,000 Controlled standby pay

$175,000 Sexual harassment lawsuit

$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 problems of pregnancy discrimination in fast food restaurant, absence 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 dealer supervisor rejected baby 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 workers 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 construction website

$153,000 Camarillo lady demeaned due to her Christianity

$150,000 Unwanted sexual advances to 2 kitchen area 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 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 years of age restaurant employee

$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 complained about rats

$150,000 Forced to quit due to sexual harassment

$145,000 Settlement for a workplace manager whose Northridge company would not enable 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 reinstate after FMLA

$135,000 Aerospace executive whistle blower

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

$127,500 Illegally needed medical assessment negatively impacting a handicapped employee

$127,500 Wrongfully terminated driver who complained his truck was risky

$127,450 Improper inquiry about medical abilities

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

$125,000 Minor unwanted sexual advances

$125,000 Sexual harassment at a junk 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 & minor labor code violations

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

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

$125,000 Pregnancy discrimination & termination

$125,000 Non-payment of incomes to CEO

$125,000 Age discrimination during layoff

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

$120,000 Unpaid incomes for tow truck drivers

$120,000 Sexually harassed upkeep manager by another male

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

$120,000 Racial Discrimination of a storage facility worker

$120,000 Male on male sexual harassment 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 staff member in binding arbitration

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

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

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

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

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

$112,023 Wrongful termination of social worker throughout trial

$110,000 (minor lost salaries) Cancer discrimination & work termination

$109,500 Unpaid prevailing salaries 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 worker by a guy who wanted to turn her straight

$105,000 Overtime due computer system professional

$105,000 Fired After Depression Leave

$103,145 Refusal to accommodate pregnant storage facility employee

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

$102,500 Unwanted sexual advances of a janitor

$102,500 Sexual harassment of a waitress (no termination included)

$101,500 Unwanted sexual advances of a janitor

$100,850 Unwanted sexual advances 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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