Los Angeles Employee Rights Lawyer

Navigating the legal elements of employment can be intricate. This web page supplies a summary of some vital worker rights and resources to help you comprehend your options.

Understanding Your Employee Rights

As an employee, you have specific legal defenses in place to ensure a reasonable and safe workplace. These rights cover various 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 surpassing a set number of hours each week (typically 40). Meal and rest breaks might likewise be compensated depending on your location and employer.
Sexual Harassment: Sexual Harassment unfortunately continues to effect individuals of all genders and gender recognitions. The Employment Lawyers Group has actually attempted and managed numerous cases for males and females including undesirable sexual touching, sexual attack, sexual battery, quid pro quo unwanted sexual advances done by supervisors, managers, and company owner. These days many unwanted sexual advances cases also involve unwanted text and profane photos sent to mobile phones. Our work consists of appeals concerning unwanted sexual advances and life altering settlements.
Discrimination and Harassment: Federal and state laws restrict discrimination based upon race, color, religious beliefs, sex (including pregnancy), nationwide origin, disability, age (40 or older), or genetic information. This consists of security from harassment of any kind.
Reasonable Accommodation: If you have a recorded medical condition, your employer might be needed to supply affordable lodgings to allow you to perform your job duties. Examples include flexible work schedules, customized equipment, or available workspaces. However, a lot of cases filed in court for companies declining to fairly accommodate staff members includes employers who fired an employee for not returning to work when they are out on a disability, FMLA, or pregnancy leave. Allowing time off for a staff member’s medical condition and treatment are basic sensible accommodations numerous companies do not properly deal with.
Workplace Safety: Your company has a legal responsibility to provide a safe work environment free from acknowledged dangers. This consists of adhering to safety policies and providing appropriate training for employees.
Wrongful Termination: Wrongful termination is a whistle blower tort. If a worker complains about their company doing something illegal and they are terminated that may be wrongful termination. Retaliation leading to a job termination is wrongful termination if it takes place since the worker worked out statutory legal rights and was retaliated for working out those rights. Examples consist of task terminations due to the worker filing a wage claim, refusing sexual harassment, reporting a company to OSHA, internally complaining to management or declining to take part in illegal activities, taking a legally safeguarded leave of lack for cancer, disability, FMLA, or pregnancy. Firing an employee due to an immutable characteristic such as gender, race, or religion is also wrongful termination. Wrongful discharge IS NOT about unreasonable job terminations employees do not agree 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 compensation benefits may be readily available to cover medical costs and lost salaries. However, employee’s payment is the exclusive treatment for most workplace injuries, suggesting you typically can not sue your company directly.

There might be restricted exceptions where legal action versus a company is possible. Consulting with a work attorney is advised to determine if your scenario falls under among these exceptions, such as wrongful termination for filing a wage claim or extreme workplace safety offenses.

Disclaimer: This website provides general info only and should not be interpreted as legal advice. If you have specific concerns or issues about your employment rights, it’s always best to talk to a qualified lawyer.

Employment Lawyers Group Case Results (Some)

$18,402,868 Jury decision for job male aesthetically bothered and based on crude remarks by a female supervisor

$1,150,000 Unpaid commissions of two complainants

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

$800,000 Controlled wait class action settlement

$800,000 For mis-classified independent specialists

$775,000 For little class action of employees not enabled meal breaks or cell phone repayments while looking after reliant adults

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

$750,000 Sub-Minimum wage class action settlement

$675,000 Unwanted sexual advances 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 workers

$490,000 For sex and age discrimination of ladies

$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 violations

$450,000 Being on controlled standby

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

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

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

$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 Unwanted sexual advances of a shipment motorist

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

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

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

$350,000 Due to repaired bonus 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 fixed rate rewards were not computed into his overtime rate

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

$350,000 For dominating wage and paystub itemizations

$315,000 Unwanted sexual advances of a lesbian woman by straight man

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

$307,345 For 2 hospital staff members oncall

$305,000 Wrongful termination of 2 sales individuals

$305,000 For 2 IT trouble shooters oncall at a major health center

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

$300,000 Verdict of punitive 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 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 two professionals at a radio/television station

$270,000 Sexual harassment & work termination

$260,000 For controlled wait 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 little PAGA group

$250,000 For whistle-blower about unsettled 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 two kitchen workers sexually pestered

$225,000 Sexual harassment by shop clients

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

$205,000 Unpaid incomes, overtime, job labor code area 2699 charges- arbitration award for numerous complainants

$205,000 For numerous complainants

$200,000 For on-call work, retaliation, required to stop 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 unwanted sexual by CEO

$200,000 For an employee fired due to medical issues & complaints of discrimination

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

$195,000 For Whistle Blower

$193,500 Unwanted sexual advances by a registered sex transgressor

$193,250 Sexual harassment by a sex culprit

$190,000 Sexual Harassment in the medical coding market

$190,000 Unwanted sexual advances without a task termination

$185,857 Jewish legal representative discriminated versus due to religion

$185,000 For unwanted sexual advances of a female 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 worker

$180,000 Controlled standby pay

$175,000 Unwanted sexual advances 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 motorists of a little company

$175,000 Minor issues of pregnancy discrimination in quick food restaurant, 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 big box store

$165,000 Wrongful termination and whistleblower

$165,000 For a car dealer supervisor denied infant bonding and CFRA Leave

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

$162,000 Unwanted sexual advances at a resident’s Association

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

$160,000 Unwanted sexual advances by managers of car lot

$160,000 Auto dealership sexual harassment by text message

$155,000 Whistle blower at building website

$153,000 Camarillo lady 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 worker reporting patient 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 restore after maternity leave

$150,000 Cancer discrimination & termination of waitress Wrongful Termination of Site Manager

$150,000 Unwanted sexual advances of an eight-teen years of age dining establishment 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 grumbled about rats

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

$145,000 Settlement for an office supervisor whose Northridge company would not permit her to depart from work due to pregnancy

$140,000 Off-the-clock work, breach of contract 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 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 checkup negatively impacting a handicapped staff member

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

$127,450 Improper query about medical capabilities

$125,450 Retail sales supervisor ended after grumbling about national origin harassment by colleague

$125,000 Minor unwanted sexual advances

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

$125,000 Sexual harassment of a drug counselor

$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 salaries in the web industry

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

$125,000 Pregnancy discrimination & termination

$125,000 Non-payment of wages to CEO

$125,000 Age discrimination during layoff

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

$120,000 Unpaid wages for tow truck drivers

$120,000 Sexually bothered maintenance manager by another male

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

$120,000 Racial Discrimination of a storage facility employee

$120,000 Male on male sexual harassment Unpaid incomes, 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 worker in binding arbitration

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

$115,616 Signal Hill Hindu teased due to his religious beliefs

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

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

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

$112,023 Wrongful termination of social employee throughout trial

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

$109,500 Unpaid prevailing incomes for 2 staff members of a little company

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

$105,500 Unwanted sexual advances of a lesbian aerospace worker 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 employee

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

$102,500 Sexual harassment 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 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 driver who blew the whistle

$100,000 Fired Due to Age of FMLA Leave

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