Navigating the legal elements of employment can be complex. This webpage offers an introduction of some vital staff member rights and resources to help you understand your choices.

Understanding Your Employee Rights

As a staff member, you have certain legal defenses in place to ensure a fair and safe workplace. These rights cover different aspects of your employment, including:

Wage and Hour Lawyer: You are entitled to be paid minimum wage for all hours worked, and overtime pay for exceeding a set number of hours per week (generally 40). Meal and rest breaks may likewise be compensated depending on your location and employer.
Sexual Harassment: Unwanted sexual advances sadly continues to effect people of all genders and gender recognitions. The Employment Lawyers Group has tried and managed lots of cases for males and females involving undesirable sexual touching, sexual assault, sexual battery, quid pro quo unwanted sexual advances done by managers, supervisors, and entrepreneur. These days lots of unwanted sexual advances cases likewise involve unwanted text messages and obscene pictures sent to cellular phones. Our work consists of appeals worrying unwanted sexual advances and life altering settlements.
Discrimination and Harassment: Federal and state laws forbid discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, disability, age (40 or older), or hereditary details. This includes security from harassment of any kind.
Reasonable Accommodation: If you have a documented medical condition, your employer might be required to provide sensible lodgings to enable you to perform your job responsibilities. Examples consist of flexible work schedules, customized equipment, or accessible work spaces. However, many cases submitted in court for companies refusing to reasonably accommodate staff members includes companies who fired a staff member for not coming back to work when they are out on a special needs, FMLA, or pregnancy leave. Allowing time off for a staff member's medical condition and treatment are basic sensible accommodations many employers do not properly manage.
Workplace Safety: Your employer has a legal duty to supply a safe workplace devoid of recognized risks. This consists of sticking to safety policies and offering proper training for workers.
Wrongful Termination: Wrongful termination is a whistle blower tort. If a staff member complains about their company doing something unlawful and they are ended that might be wrongful termination. Retaliation leading to a task termination is wrongful termination if it happens due to the fact that the employee worked out statutory legal rights and was retaliated for exercising those rights. Examples consist of task terminations due to the staff member submitting a wage claim, declining unwanted sexual advances, reporting a company to OSHA, internally grumbling to management or declining to take part in prohibited activities, taking a lawfully protected leave of lack for cancer, disability, FMLA, or job pregnancy. Firing a worker due to an immutable characteristic such as gender, race, or religious beliefs is also wrongful termination. Wrongful discharge IS NOT about unjust task terminations staff members do not agree with that do not involve among the above.

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Employment Lawyer For Workers Compensation

If you are injured or ended up being ill due to your work, employee's compensation benefits may be offered to cover medical costs and job lost earnings. However, employee's settlement is the unique remedy for the majority of workplace injuries, implying you typically can not sue your company directly.

There may be restricted exceptions where legal action against an employer is possible. Consulting with a work attorney is advised to figure out if your scenario falls under one of these exceptions, such as wrongful termination for submitting a wage claim or serious office safety offenses.

Disclaimer: This web page provides general information only and needs to not be interpreted as legal guidance. If you have specific concerns or concerns about your employment rights, it's always best to talk to a certified attorney.

Employment Lawyers Group Case Results (Some)

$18,402,868 Jury verdict for male aesthetically pestered and based on unrefined comments by a female supervisor

$1,150,000 Unpaid commissions of two plaintiffs

$875,000 For 4 oil field service market 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 small class action of staff members not allowed meal breaks or cell phone compensations while taking care of 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 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 well workers

$490,000 For sex and age discrimination of women

$465,000 Unwanted sexual advances 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 controlled standby

$430,000 Settlement in 2024 dollars for a Los Angeles storage facility employee forced to violate her medical limitations enforced by pregnancy

$400,000 Recovery following arbitration win for 4 employees 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 staff members

$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 accused lost their appeal - pregnancy case - Jury Trial

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

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

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

$350,000 For controlled standby and overtime for one employee

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

$350,000 For directional driller whose set rate bonuses were not computed into his overtime rate

$350,000 For job 2 workers in the vacation rental company who worked off-the-clock, on-call & PAGA

$350,000 For prevailing wage and paystub itemizations

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

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

$307,345 For 2 medical facility staff members oncall

$305,000 Wrongful termination of 2 sales individuals

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

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

$300,000 Verdict of punitive 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 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 2 professionals at a radio/television station

$270,000 Unwanted sexual advances & employment termination

$260,000 For controlled wait pay

$260,000 For sexual harassment in a grocery store

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

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

$250,000 For whistle-blower about overdue overtime

$246,000 Breach of fiduciary responsibility arbitration award involving special needs discrimination

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

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

$225,000 For two cooking area workers sexually bugged

$225,000 Unwanted sexual advances by shop consumers

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

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

$205,000 For multiple complainants

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

$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 advances by CEO

$200,000 For an employee fired due to medical concerns & problems of discrimination

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

$195,000 For Whistle Blower

$193,500 Sexual Harassment by a registered sex culprit

$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 task termination

$185,857 Jewish lawyer victimized due to faith

$185,000 For sexual harassment of a female 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 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 base pay

$175,000 Unpaid overtime of 2 limo drivers of a little company

$175,000 Minor issues of pregnancy discrimination in quick 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 manager denied child bonding and job CFRA Leave

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

$162,000 Unwanted sexual advances at a property owner's Association

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

$160,000 Sexual harassment by managers of car lot

$160,000 Auto dealership sexual harassment by text

$155,000 Whistle blower at building and construction site

$153,000 Camarillo lady demeaned due to her Christianity

$150,000 Unwanted sexual advances to two kitchen area employees at a resort

$150,000 Race harassment at an oil refinery

$150,000 Wrongful termination of social employee 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 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 stop due to unwanted sexual advances

$145,000 Settlement for an office manager whose Northridge company would not permit her to take leave 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 renew after FMLA

$135,000 Aerospace executive whistle blower

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

$127,500 Illegally needed medical checkup negatively affecting a disabled employee

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

$127,450 Improper questions about medical capabilities

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

$125,000 Minor sexual harassment

$125,000 Sexual harassment at a junk 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 contract, unsettled wages 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 earnings to CEO

$125,000 Age discrimination during layoff

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

$120,000 Unpaid incomes for tow truck drivers

$120,000 Sexually harassed upkeep supervisor by another male

$120,000 Insurance expert 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 earnings, overtime, labor code section 2699 penalties- arbitration award of over

$120,000 For race discrimination

$117,702 Disability discrimination, FMLA, and termination of $10.00 an hour employee in binding arbitration

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

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

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

$115,000 Unwanted sexual advances of automobile saleswoman small overdue commissions

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

$112,023 Wrongful termination of social employee throughout trial

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

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

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

$105,500 Sexual harassment of a lesbian aerospace worker by a male who wished 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 incomes)

$102,500 Sexual harassment of a janitor

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

$101,500 Unwanted sexual advances of a janitor

$100,850 Sexual harassment by restaurant supervisor

$100,000 Termination of Mechanic's Employment in Violation of California Family Rights Act (California FMLA)

$100,000 Wrongful termination of ambulance motorist who blew the whistle

$100,000 Fired Due to Age of FMLA Leave

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