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Los Angeles Employee Rights Lawyer

Navigating the legal aspects of employment can be complicated. This webpage supplies an overview of some necessary staff member rights and resources to assist you understand your alternatives.

Understanding Your Employee Rights

As an employee, you have certain legal securities in location to guarantee a reasonable and safe work environment. These rights cover numerous aspects of your work, 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 number of hours per week (normally 40). Meal and rest breaks might likewise be compensated depending on your area and company.
Sexual Harassment: Unwanted sexual advances sadly continues to effect people of all genders and gender identifications. The Employment Lawyers Group has actually attempted and managed lots of cases for males and females including unwanted sexual touching, sexual attack, sexual battery, quid pro quo unwanted sexual advances done by supervisors, supervisors, and company owner. Nowadays many sexual harassment cases also include unwanted text and profane pictures sent to mobile phones. Our work includes appeals concerning unwanted sexual advances and life altering settlements.
Discrimination and Harassment: Federal and state laws restrict discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, impairment, age (40 or older), or genetic details. This consists of defense from harassment of any kind.
Reasonable Accommodation: If you have a recorded medical condition, your company may be required to offer sensible lodgings to permit you to perform your task responsibilities. Examples consist of flexible work schedules, customized devices, or available workspaces. However, a lot of cases submitted in court for employers refusing to reasonably accommodate staff members involves companies who fired an employee for not coming back to work when they are out on a disability, FMLA, or pregnancy leave. Allowing time off for an employee’s medical condition and treatment are basic sensible accommodations lots of companies do not correctly handle.
Workplace Safety: Your employer has a legal duty to provide a safe workplace devoid of recognized hazards. This consists of adhering to safety regulations and providing appropriate training for workers.
Wrongful Termination: Wrongful termination is a whistle blower tort. If an employee grumbles about their employer doing something unlawful and they are terminated that may be wrongful termination. Retaliation resulting in a job termination is wrongful termination if it happens due to the fact that the employee exercised statutory legal rights and was retaliated for exercising those rights. Examples include job terminations due to the employee submitting a wage claim, refusing unwanted sexual advances, reporting an employer to OSHA, internally complaining to management or declining to participate in prohibited activities, taking a legally safeguarded leave of absence for cancer, special needs, 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 unreasonable task terminations workers do not concur with that do not include among the above.

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

Employment Lawyer For Workers Compensation

If you are hurt or ended up being ill due to your work, employee’s settlement advantages might be readily available to cover medical costs and lost wages. However, employee’s payment is the unique solution for a lot of workplace injuries, indicating you usually can not sue your employer directly.

There may be restricted exceptions where legal action against a company is possible. Consulting with a work legal representative is recommended to identify if your circumstance falls under one of these exceptions, such as wrongful termination for filing a wage claim or extreme work environment safety violations.

Disclaimer: This website supplies basic details only and should not be construed as legal suggestions. If you have specific concerns or issues about your employment rights, it’s constantly best to seek advice from a qualified lawyer.

Employment Lawyers Group Case Results (Some)

$18,402,868 Jury verdict for male visually bugged and subject to crude remarks by a female supervisor

$1,150,000 Unpaid commissions of two complainants

$875,000 For 4 oil field service industry employees 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 specialists

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

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

$750,000 Sub-Minimum wage class action settlement

$675,000 Sexual harassment in a warehouse

$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 employees

$490,000 For sex and age discrimination of ladies

$465,000 Unwanted sexual advances at a gasoline station

$460,000 Unpaid hours of work for gatekeeper & PAGA Violations

$450,000 Settlement for 2 on-call workers

$450,000 Paystub violations

$450,000 Being on controlled standby

$430,000 Settlement in 2024 dollars for a Los Angeles storage facility worker forced to break her medical restrictions enforced by pregnancy

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

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

$400,000 Off-the-clock work for 5 staff members

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

$365,000 Sexual harassment of a shipment driver

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

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

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

$350,000 Due to fixed perk pay not figured into overtime for employment a directional driller

$350,000 For regulated standby and overtime for one worker

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

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

$350,000 For 2 employees in the getaway 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 guy

$315,000 Sexual harassment of a pizza shipment driver

$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 major hospital

$302,000 Controlled standby pay for 2 telecommunication employees in a hospital

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

$300,000 Post trial decision 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 base pay, overtime double and double time due to on call work for 2 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 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 unpaid overtime

$246,000 Breach of fiduciary responsibility arbitration award involving special needs 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 employees sexually bothered

$225,000 Sexual harassment by shop clients

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

$205,000 Unpaid wages, employment overtime, labor code section 2699 penalties- arbitration award for numerous plaintiffs

$205,000 For numerous plaintiffs

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

$200,000 For prevailing 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 issues & complaints of discrimination

$200,000 For a sales female 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 transgressor

$190,000 Sexual Harassment in the medical coding market

$190,000 Sexual harassment without a task termination

$185,857 Jewish legal representative victimized due to faith

$185,000 For sexual harassment of a lady 35 years older than the harasser

$182,500 Fired throughout cancer treatment

$180,000 Cancer discrimination and termination due to recovery 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 out on meal and rest breaks in a hotel’s kitchen areas

$175,000 Failure to pay minimum wage

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

$175,000 Minor concerns of pregnancy discrimination in fast food dining establishment, 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 an automobile dealer supervisor rejected child bonding and CFRA Leave

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

$162,000 Sexual harassment at a resident’s Association

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

$160,000 Sexual harassment by managers of vehicle lot

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

$155,000 Whistle blower at building website

$153,000 Camarillo lady demeaned due to her Christianity

$150,000 Sexual harassment to 2 kitchen area employees at a resort

$150,000 Race harassment at an oil refinery

$150,000 Wrongful termination of social employee reporting patient abuse

$150,000 Mental disability & 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 sales representative with cancer

$150,000 Settlement for failure to restore 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 daycare 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 employer would not enable her to depart 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 declining to falsify records in lawsuit

$127,500 Illegally required medical checkup adversely impacting a handicapped staff member

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

$127,450 Improper questions about medical abilities

$125,450 Retail sales supervisor terminated after complaining about national origin harassment by coworker

$125,000 Minor sexual harassment

$125,000 Unwanted sexual advances at a junk food restaurant

$125,000 Sexual harassment of a drug therapist

$125,000 Pregnancy discrimination case & wrongful termination –

$125,000 Wrongful termination

$125,000 Wrongful termination & small labor code violations

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

$125,000 For worker who gave up after being misclassified and employment 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 company stopped paying the agreed to sum

$120,000 Unpaid wages for tow truck drivers

$120,000 Sexually bugged maintenance supervisor by another male

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

$120,000 Racial Discrimination of a warehouse worker

$120,000 Male on male unwanted sexual advances Unpaid earnings, 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 worker in binding arbitration

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

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

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

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

$115,000 Sexual harassment of car saleswoman & minor unsettled commissions

$112,023 Wrongful termination of social worker during trial

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

$109,500 Unpaid prevailing salaries for 2 employees of a small business

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

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

$105,000 Overtime due computer expert

$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 profits)

$102,500 Unwanted sexual advances of a janitor

$102,500 Sexual harassment 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 chauffeur who blew the whistle

$100,000 Fired Due to Age of FMLA Leave

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