Los Angeles Employee Rights Lawyer

Navigating the legal aspects of work can be complex. This webpage supplies an overview 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 protections in location to make sure a reasonable and safe work environment. These rights cover various aspects of your employment, including:

Wage and Hour Lawyer: You are entitled to be paid base pay for employment all hours worked, and overtime spend for surpassing a set variety of hours weekly (normally 40). Meal and rest breaks may likewise be compensated depending upon your place and employer.
Sexual Harassment: Unwanted sexual advances sadly continues to effect people of all genders and gender identifications. The Employment Lawyers Group has actually attempted and dealt with numerous cases for males and females including undesirable sexual touching, sexual attack, sexual battery, quid pro quo unwanted sexual advances done by managers, supervisors, and company owner. Nowadays numerous unwanted sexual advances cases likewise involve undesirable text and profane pictures sent out to cellular phones. Our work includes appeals worrying unwanted sexual advances and life changing settlements.
Discrimination and Harassment: Federal and state laws prohibit discrimination based on race, color, employment faith, sex (consisting of pregnancy), national origin, special needs, age (40 or older), or hereditary info. This consists of defense from harassment of any kind.
Reasonable Accommodation: If you have a recorded medical condition, your employer might be required to offer affordable lodgings to enable you to perform your job duties. Examples include flexible work schedules, modified devices, or available work areas. However, most cases submitted in court for companies refusing to fairly accommodate employees involves employers who fired a staff member for not coming back to work when they are out on an impairment, FMLA, or pregnancy leave. Allowing time off for an employee’s medical condition and treatment are basic sensible many employers do not properly handle.
Workplace Safety: Your company has a legal duty to provide a safe work environment devoid of acknowledged hazards. This consists of adhering to safety regulations and offering appropriate training for employees.
Wrongful Termination: Wrongful termination is a whistle blower tort. If a worker grumbles about their employer doing something prohibited and they are ended that might be wrongful termination. Retaliation leading to a job termination is wrongful termination if it takes place since the employee exercised statutory legal rights and was struck back for exercising those rights. Examples include task terminations due to the worker submitting a wage claim, declining sexual harassment, reporting a company to OSHA, internally complaining to management or declining to participate in prohibited activities, taking a lawfully protected leave of lack for cancer, disability, FMLA, or pregnancy. Firing a worker due to an immutable particular such as gender, race, or religion is also wrongful termination. Wrongful discharge IS NOT about unjust task terminations workers do not concur with that do not involve one of the above.

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

Employment Lawyer For Workers Compensation

If you are hurt or become ill due to your work, employee’s payment advantages may be readily available to cover medical expenses and lost incomes. However, worker’s compensation is the special treatment for many workplace injuries, indicating you typically can not sue your company directly.

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

Disclaimer: This web page supplies general info only and must not be interpreted as legal recommendations. If you have specific concerns or concerns about your work rights, it’s constantly best to speak with a qualified lawyer.

Employment Lawyers Group Case Results (Some)

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

$1,150,000 Unpaid commissions of 2 plaintiffs

$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 wait class action settlement

$800,000 For mis-classified independent contractors

$775,000 For small class action of workers not allowed meal breaks or mobile phone reimbursements while taking care of dependent adults

$750,000 Disability discrimination settlement for staff member 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 rig employees

$490,000 For sex and age discrimination of females

$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 forced to violate her medical limitations enforced 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 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 defendant lost their appeal – pregnancy case – Jury Trial

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

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

$350,000 Due to repaired bonus offer 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 contractor 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 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 woman by straight male

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

$307,345 For 2 hospital employees oncall

$305,000 Wrongful termination of 2 sales people

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

$302,000 Controlled standby pay for 2 telecommunication workers in a medical facility

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

$300,000 Post trial decision for wrongful termination settlement and small 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 technicians at a radio/television station

$270,000 Unwanted sexual advances & employment termination

$260,000 For regulated stand by pay

$260,000 For unwanted sexual advances in a supermarket

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

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

$250,000 For whistle-blower about overdue overtime

$246,000 Breach of fiduciary duty 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 2 kitchen area employees sexually pestered

$225,000 Sexual harassment by store consumers

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

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

$205,000 For multiple plaintiffs

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

$200,000 For dominating wage and FMLA infractions

$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 an employee fired due to medical problems & 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 wrongdoer

$193,250 Sexual harassment by a sex transgressor

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

$190,000 Sexual harassment without a job termination

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

$185,000 For unwanted sexual advances of a lady 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 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 base pay

$175,000 Unpaid overtime of 2 limo drivers of a small business

$175,000 Minor concerns of pregnancy discrimination in fast food dining establishment, absence 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 big box store

$165,000 Wrongful termination and whistleblower

$165,000 For an automobile dealership manager denied baby bonding and CFRA Leave

$162,500 Failure to pay commissions, retaliation when went to Labor Board

$162,000 Sexual harassment at a property owner’s Association

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

$160,000 Sexual harassment by supervisors of car lot

$160,000 Auto dealership unwanted sexual advances by text

$155,000 Whistle blower at construction website

$153,000 Camarillo woman demeaned due to her Christianity

$150,000 Sexual harassment to two cooking area workers at a resort

$150,000 Race harassment at an oil refinery

$150,000 Wrongful termination of social worker 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 & termination of waitress Wrongful Termination of Site Manager

$150,000 Sexual harassment of an eight-teen years of age dining establishment employee

$150,000 Unwanted sexual advances 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 manager whose Northridge employer would not permit 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 renew after FMLA

$135,000 Aerospace executive whistle blower

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

$127,500 Illegally required medical checkup negatively impacting a disabled employee

$127,500 Wrongfully terminated chauffeur who grumbled his truck was hazardous

$127,450 Improper questions about medical abilities

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

$125,000 Minor employment unwanted sexual advances

$125,000 Sexual harassment at a junk food restaurant

$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 employment code offenses

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

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

$125,000 Pregnancy discrimination & termination

$125,000 Non-payment of earnings to CEO

$125,000 Age discrimination during layoff

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

$120,000 Unpaid salaries for tow truck motorists

$120,000 Sexually bothered maintenance manager by another male

$120,000 Insurance professional 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 earnings, overtime, labor code section 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 teased due to his religious beliefs

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

$115,000 Sexual harassment of automobile saleswoman small unpaid commissions

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

$112,023 Wrongful termination of social employee throughout trial

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

$109,500 Unpaid dominating salaries for 2 employees of a small company

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

$105,500 Sexual harassment of a lesbian aerospace employee by a male who wished to turn her straight

$105,000 Overtime due computer system expert

$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 Unwanted sexual advances of a janitor

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

$101,500 Unwanted sexual advances 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 driver who blew the whistle

$100,000 Fired Due to Age of FMLA Leave

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