Los Angeles Employee Rights Lawyer

Navigating the legal elements of work can be complicated. This website supplies an overview of some important staff member rights and resources to assist you understand your options.

Understanding Your Employee Rights

As an employee, you have certain legal defenses in place to guarantee a reasonable and safe workplace. These rights cover numerous elements of your work, consisting of:

Wage and Hour Lawyer: You are entitled to be paid minimum wage for all hours worked, and overtime pay for going beyond a set number of hours per week (usually 40). Meal and rest breaks might likewise be compensated depending upon your area and employer.
Sexual Harassment: Sexual Harassment regrettably continues to effect people of all genders and gender recognitions. The Employment Lawyers Group has actually tried and dealt with numerous cases for males and females involving unwanted sexual touching, sexual assault, sexual battery, quid professional quo sexual harassment done by supervisors, supervisors, and entrepreneur. Nowadays lots of sexual harassment cases likewise include unwanted text and obscene images sent to mobile phones. Our work includes appeals concerning sexual harassment and life changing settlements.
Discrimination and Harassment: Federal and state laws prohibit discrimination based on race, color, religious beliefs, sex (including pregnancy), nationwide origin, special needs, age (40 or older), or genetic details. This includes defense from harassment of any kind.
Reasonable Accommodation: If you have a documented medical condition, your employer may be needed to supply sensible accommodations to permit you to perform your task duties. Examples include flexible work schedules, modified devices, or available work spaces. However, a lot of cases filed in court for companies declining to reasonably accommodate staff members includes who fired a worker 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 essential reasonable accommodations numerous employers do not properly manage.
Workplace Safety: Your company has a legal obligation to offer a safe workplace devoid of recognized risks. This includes adhering to safety policies and supplying correct training for staff members.
Wrongful Termination: Wrongful termination is a whistle blower tort. If a staff member grumbles about their employer doing something unlawful and they are ended that might be wrongful termination. Retaliation resulting in a task termination is wrongful termination if it occurs since the staff member exercised statutory legal rights and was retaliated for exercising those rights. Examples include job terminations due to the staff member submitting a wage claim, declining sexual harassment, reporting an employer 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 pregnancy. Firing a worker due to an immutable characteristic such as gender, race, or faith is likewise wrongful termination. Wrongful discharge IS NOT about unjust task terminations workers do not concur 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 become ill due to your work, worker’s compensation benefits may be available to cover medical expenditures and lost wages. However, employee’s payment is the exclusive treatment for the majority of workplace injuries, meaning you typically can not sue your employer straight.

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

Disclaimer: This web page provides basic details only and must not be interpreted as legal guidance. If you have specific questions or issues about your work rights, it’s always best to seek advice from a certified lawyer.

Employment Lawyers Group Case Results (Some)

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

$1,150,000 Unpaid commissions of two complainants

$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 professionals

$775,000 For small class action of employees not permitted meal breaks or cellular phone reimbursements while looking after reliant grownups

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

$750,000 Sub-Minimum wage class action settlement

$675,000 Unwanted sexual advances in a storage facility

$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 referall.us age discrimination of females

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

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

$400,000 Recovery following arbitration win for 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 workers

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

$365,000 Sexual harassment of a delivery driver

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

$360,000 For missed meal and rest breaks, and overtime for 3 employees, somalibidders.com and PAGA charges for less than 25

$350,000 To 2 employees in getaway rental organization 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 employee

$350,000 Nurse mis-classified as independent professional who was on-call

$350,000 For directional driller whose fixed rate bonuses were not calculated into his overtime rate

$350,000 For 2 staff members in the holiday rental business who worked off-the-clock, on-call & PAGA

$350,000 For dominating wage and paystub itemizations

$315,000 Unwanted sexual advances of a lesbian lady by straight guy

$315,000 Sexual harassment of a pizza delivery driver

$307,345 For 2 medical facility workers oncall

$305,000 Wrongful termination of 2 sales people

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

$302,000 Controlled standby spend for two telecommunication workers in a medical 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 verdict for wrongful termination settlement and minor rest break violations

$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 specialists at a radio/television station

$270,000 Sexual harassment & work termination

$260,000 For controlled stand by 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 technician on-call and small PAGA group

$250,000 For whistle-blower about overdue overtime

$246,000 Breach of fiduciary task arbitration award involving disability discrimination

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

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

$225,000 For two kitchen workers sexually harassed

$225,000 Sexual harassment by store customers

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

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

$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 offenses 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 & problems of discrimination

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

$195,000 For Whistle Blower

$193,500 Unwanted sexual advances by a signed up sex wrongdoer

$193,250 Unwanted sexual advances by a sex wrongdoer

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

$190,000 Unwanted sexual advances without a job termination

$185,857 Jewish legal representative discriminated against due to religious beliefs

$185,000 For sexual harassment of a woman 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 Unwanted sexual advances suit

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

$175,000 Failure to pay base pay

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

$175,000 Minor issues of pregnancy discrimination in junk food dining establishment, lack 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 huge box shop

$165,000 Wrongful termination and whistleblower

$165,000 For an automobile dealer manager 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 resident’s Association

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

$160,000 Unwanted sexual advances by managers of cars and truck lot

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

$155,000 Whistle blower at building and construction website

$153,000 Camarillo woman demeaned due to her Christianity

$150,000 Sexual harassment to two 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 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 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 year old restaurant worker

$150,000 Sexual harassment by a supervisor of an adult daycare program

$150,000 Job not held open throughout cancer treatment

$150,000 CNA grumbled about rats

$150,000 Forced to give up due to sexual harassment

$145,000 Settlement for a workplace manager whose Northridge employer would not allow her to depart from work due to pregnancy

$140,000 Off-the-clock work, breach of agreement to pay per hour 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 declining to falsify records in suit

$127,500 Illegally required medical examination adversely affecting a disabled worker

$127,500 Wrongfully ended driver who grumbled his truck was hazardous

$127,450 Improper questions about medical abilities

$125,450 Retail sales supervisor ended 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 Unwanted sexual advances of a drug counselor

$125,000 Pregnancy discrimination case & wrongful termination –

$125,000 Wrongful termination

$125,000 Wrongful termination & minor labor code offenses

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

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

$125,000 Pregnancy discrimination & termination

$125,000 Non-payment of salaries to CEO

$125,000 Age discrimination during layoff

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

$120,000 Unpaid wages for tow truck motorists

$120,000 Sexually harassed maintenance supervisor by another male

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

$120,000 Racial Discrimination of a storage facility worker

$120,000 Male on male sexual harassment Unpaid wages, overtime, labor code area 2699 penalties- 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 earnings)

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

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

$115,000 Sexual harassment of vehicle saleswoman small unsettled commissions

$115,000 Sexual harassment of cars and truck saleswoman & small unpaid commissions

$112,023 Wrongful termination of social employee during trial

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

$109,500 Unpaid dominating earnings for 2 staff members of a small business

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

$105,500 Sexual harassment of a lesbian aerospace employee by a male who desired 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 infractions & termination ($20,000 loss of revenues)

$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 Unwanted sexual advances by dining establishment supervisor

$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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