Navigating the legal elements of employment can be complicated. This website provides an introduction of some vital worker rights and resources to help you comprehend your choices.

Understanding Your Employee Rights

As an employee, you have particular legal defenses in location to ensure a reasonable and safe work environment. These rights cover different elements 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 variety of hours weekly (generally 40). Meal and rest breaks may likewise be compensated depending upon your area and company. Sexual Harassment: Unwanted sexual advances sadly continues to effect people of all genders and gender recognitions. The Employment Lawyers Group has actually attempted and managed many cases for males and females including unwanted sexual touching, sexual assault, sexual battery, quid pro quo unwanted sexual advances done by supervisors, supervisors, and organization owners. These days numerous sexual harassment cases likewise involve undesirable text and profane images sent to cellular phones. Our work includes appeals worrying unwanted sexual advances and life altering settlements. Discrimination and Harassment: Federal and state laws restrict discrimination based upon race, color, religion, sex (consisting of pregnancy), national origin, impairment, age (40 or older), or hereditary details. This includes defense from harassment of any kind. Reasonable Accommodation: If you have a recorded medical condition, your company might be needed to supply affordable accommodations to allow you to perform your job duties. Examples consist of versatile work schedules, modified devices, or accessible work spaces. However, a lot of cases submitted in court for employers refusing to fairly accommodate staff members includes employers 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 a worker's medical condition and treatment are basic reasonable accommodations lots of employers do not appropriately deal with. Workplace Safety: Your employer has a legal obligation to supply a safe workplace complimentary from recognized hazards. This consists of sticking to security guidelines and offering appropriate training for workers. Wrongful Termination: Wrongful termination is a whistle blower tort. If an employee grumbles about their employer doing something prohibited and they are ended that might be wrongful termination. Retaliation resulting in a task termination is wrongful termination if it happens due to the fact that the staff member worked out statutory legal rights and was struck back for exercising those rights. Examples consist of job terminations due to the staff member submitting a wage claim, declining unwanted sexual advances, reporting a company to OSHA, internally complaining to management or refusing to take part in unlawful activities, taking a lawfully secured leave of absence for cancer, impairment, FMLA, or pregnancy. Firing an employee due to an immutable particular such as gender, race, or religion is also wrongful termination. Wrongful discharge IS NOT about unreasonable task terminations staff members do not concur with that do not involve among the above.

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Employment Lawyer For Workers Compensation

If you are injured or become ill due to your work, worker's payment advantages might be available to cover medical expenditures and lost incomes. However, worker's payment is the exclusive remedy for many workplace injuries, indicating you typically can not sue your employer directly.

There might be limited exceptions where legal action against a company is possible. Consulting with an employment lawyer is advised to determine 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 webpage provides basic info just and needs to not be interpreted as legal suggestions. If you have specific questions or concerns about your employment rights, it's always best to consult with a qualified lawyer.

Employment Lawyers Group Case Results (Some)

$18,402,868 Jury decision for male aesthetically bugged and based on crude comments by a female manager

$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 wait class action settlement

$800,000 For contractors

$775,000 For little class action of staff members not permitted meal breaks or cellular phone repayments while looking after reliant adults

$750,000 Disability discrimination settlement for employee 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 workers 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 employees

$450,000 Paystub violations

$450,000 Being on controlled standby

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

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

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

$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 delivery driver

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

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

$350,000 To 2 workers in trip rental service 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 staff member

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

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

$350,000 For 2 employees in the holiday rental organization who worked off-the-clock, on-call & PAGA

$350,000 For dominating wage and paystub itemizations

$315,000 Sexual harassment of a lesbian female by straight male

$315,000 Sexual harassment of a pizza shipment chauffeur

$307,345 For employment 2 healthcare facility workers 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 two telecommunication workers in a health center

$300,000 Verdict of punitive damages in wrongful termination case due to staff member's rejection to work without rest breaks

$300,000 Post trial verdict for wrongful termination settlement and small rest break infractions

$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 specialists at a radio/television station

$270,000 Sexual harassment & work termination

$260,000 For controlled wait pay

$260,000 For sexual harassment in a grocery store

$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 task arbitration award including special needs discrimination

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

$225,000 Sexual Harassment of a Waitress (No Termination Involved)

$225,000 For 2 kitchen workers sexually pestered

$225,000 Unwanted sexual advances by store clients

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

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

$205,000 For several complainants

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

$200,000 For prevailing wage and FMLA offenses

$200,000 For PAGA offenses and sexual harassment

$200,000 Race Discrimination towards Latinos

$200,000 Acts of sexual harassment by CEO

$200,000 For an employee fired due to medical concerns & complaints 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 wrongdoer

$193,250 Unwanted sexual advances by a sex wrongdoer

$190,000 Sexual Harassment in the medical coding market

$190,000 Sexual harassment without a job termination

$185,857 Jewish lawyer victimized due to faith

$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 recovery from cancer

$180,000 Controlled standby pay claims of oil field service employee

$180,000 Controlled standby pay

$175,000 Sexual harassment lawsuit

$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 limousine drivers of a small company

$175,000 Minor issues of pregnancy discrimination in fast 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 huge box store

$165,000 Wrongful termination and whistleblower

$165,000 For a cars and truck dealership supervisor denied infant bonding and CFRA Leave

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

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

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

$160,000 Sexual harassment by supervisors of vehicle lot

$160,000 Auto car dealership sexual harassment by text

$155,000 Whistle blower at building and construction site

$153,000 Camarillo female demeaned due to her Christianity

$150,000 Unwanted sexual advances to 2 cooking area workers at a resort

$150,000 Race harassment at an oil refinery

$150,000 Wrongful termination of social employee 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 nursing home who blew whistle

$150,000 Job Termination of salesperson 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 Unwanted sexual advances of an eight-teen year old dining establishment employee

$150,000 Unwanted sexual advances by a supervisor 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 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 reinstate after FMLA

$135,000 Aerospace executive whistle blower

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

$127,500 Illegally needed medical exam adversely impacting a handicapped employee

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

$127,450 Improper query about medical capabilities

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

$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 infractions

$125,000 Breach of contract, unpaid incomes in the web market

$125,000 For employee who quit 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 concurred to sum

$120,000 Unpaid incomes for tow truck drivers

$120,000 Sexually pestered upkeep supervisor 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 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 employee in binding arbitration

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

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

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

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

$115,000 Sexual harassment of car saleswoman & small overdue commissions

$112,023 Wrongful termination of social worker throughout trial

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

$109,500 Unpaid dominating earnings for 2 employees of a little company

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

$105,500 Unwanted sexual advances of a lesbian aerospace employee by a guy who wanted to turn her straight

$105,000 Overtime due computer professional

$105,000 Fired After Depression Leave

$103,145 Refusal to accommodate pregnant warehouse employee

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

$102,500 Unwanted sexual advances 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 restaurant 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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