Navigating the legal elements of work can be complicated. This webpage offers an overview of some essential employee rights and resources to help you understand your choices.

Understanding Your Employee Rights

As a staff member, you have particular legal defenses in location to make sure a reasonable and safe workplace. These rights cover different elements of your employment, consisting of:

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 each week (usually 40). Meal and rest breaks may also be compensated depending on your area and company. Unwanted Sexual Advances: Unwanted sexual advances unfortunately continues to effect individuals of all genders and gender identifications. The Employment Lawyers Group has actually attempted and managed many cases for males and females including unwanted sexual touching, sexual attack, sexual battery, quid pro quo unwanted sexual advances done by supervisors, supervisors, and entrepreneur. These days lots of unwanted sexual advances cases likewise include unwanted text and obscene pictures sent to cellphones. Our work includes appeals worrying sexual harassment and life changing settlements. Discrimination and Harassment: Federal and state laws restrict discrimination based on race, color, religious beliefs, sex (including pregnancy), nationwide origin, disability, age (40 or older), or hereditary details. This includes protection from harassment of any kind. Reasonable Accommodation: If you have a recorded medical condition, your company might be required to provide sensible lodgings to allow you to perform your job duties. Examples include versatile work schedules, customized equipment, or available work spaces. However, the majority of cases filed in court for employers refusing to reasonably accommodate staff members involves employers who fired a worker for not returning to work when they are out on a special needs, FMLA, or pregnancy leave. Allowing time off for an employee’s medical condition and treatment are basic affordable accommodations lots of employers do not appropriately manage. Workplace Safety: Your company has a legal obligation to provide a safe work environment devoid of recognized hazards. This consists of adhering to safety guidelines and offering correct training for employees. Wrongful Termination: Wrongful termination is a whistle blower tort. If a staff member grumbles about their company doing something unlawful and they are terminated that might be wrongful termination. Retaliation leading to a task termination is wrongful termination if it takes place due to the fact that the staff member exercised statutory legal rights and was retaliated for exercising those rights. Examples consist of task terminations due to the employee submitting a wage claim, declining unwanted sexual advances, reporting a company to OSHA, internally complaining to management or declining to take part in unlawful activities, taking a lawfully protected leave of absence for cancer, special needs, FMLA, or pregnancy. Firing a worker due to an immutable characteristic such as gender, race, or faith is also wrongful termination. Wrongful discharge IS NOT about unreasonable task terminations workers do not concur with that do not involve one of the above.

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Employment Lawyer For Workers Compensation

If you are hurt or become ill due to your work, employee’s compensation advantages may be offered to cover medical costs and lost incomes. However, employee’s settlement is the exclusive solution for most workplace injuries, meaning you normally can not sue your company directly.

There may be limited exceptions where legal action versus a company is possible. Consulting with a work lawyer is advised to identify if your scenario falls under among these exceptions, such as wrongful termination for submitting a wage claim or employment serious office safety infractions.

Disclaimer: This website supplies general information just and ought to not be interpreted as legal guidance. If you have specific questions or issues about your employment rights, it’s constantly best to talk to a certified lawyer.

Employment Lawyers Group Case Results (Some)

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

$1,150,000 Unpaid commissions of 2 complainants

$875,000 For 4 oil field service market 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 enabled meal breaks or cellular phone repayments while caring for 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 storage facility

$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 rig employees

$490,000 For sex and age discrimination of ladies

$465,000 Unwanted sexual advances at a station

$460,000 Unpaid hours of work for security officers & 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 warehouse employee required to violate her medical constraints 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 workers

$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 Unwanted sexual advances of a shipment driver

$365,000 After offender 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 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 controlled standby and overtime for one worker

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

$350,000 For directional driller whose set rate rewards were not determined into his overtime rate

$350,000 For 2 staff members in the getaway 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 woman by straight male

$315,000 Sexual harassment of a pizza shipment driver

$307,345 For 2 hospital workers oncall

$305,000 Wrongful termination of 2 sales individuals

$305,000 For 2 IT difficulty shooters oncall at a significant medical facility

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

$300,000 Verdict of compensatory damages in wrongful termination case due to staff member’s refusal 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 specialists at a radio/television station

$270,000 Sexual harassment & employment termination

$260,000 For regulated wait pay

$260,000 For unwanted sexual advances in a supermarket

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

$250,000 For radiology professional on-call and little PAGA group

$250,000 For whistle-blower about unsettled overtime

$246,000 Breach of fiduciary duty arbitration award including special needs 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 cooking area workers sexually harassed

$225,000 Unwanted sexual advances by shop customers

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

$205,000 Unpaid salaries, overtime, labor code section 2699 charges- arbitration award for numerous plaintiffs

$205,000 For several plaintiffs

$200,000 For on-call work, retaliation, required to stop gatekeeper

$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 sexual harassment by CEO

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

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

$195,000 For Whistle Blower

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

$193,250 Sexual harassment by a sex wrongdoer

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

$190,000 Unwanted sexual advances without a job termination

$185,857 Jewish lawyer discriminated versus due to religious beliefs

$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 healing from cancer

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

$180,000 Controlled standby pay

$175,000 Sexual harassment 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 limousine drivers of a little business

$175,000 Minor problems 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 huge box store

$165,000 Wrongful termination and whistleblower

$165,000 For a vehicle dealer supervisor denied baby bonding and CFRA Leave

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

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

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

$160,000 Unwanted sexual advances by supervisors of cars and truck lot

$160,000 Auto dealership unwanted sexual advances by text

$155,000 Whistle blower at building and construction site

$153,000 Camarillo woman demeaned due to her Christianity

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

$150,000 Race harassment at an oil refinery

$150,000 Wrongful termination of social worker 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 assisted living facility 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 Unwanted sexual advances of an eight-teen years of age restaurant worker

$150,000 Sexual harassment by a supervisor employment of an adult daycare program

$150,000 Job not held open throughout cancer treatment

$150,000 CNA complained about rats

$150,000 Forced to quit 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 lawsuit

$127,500 Illegally needed medical checkup adversely affecting a disabled staff member

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

$127,450 Improper questions about medical abilities

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

$125,000 Minor employment unwanted sexual advances

$125,000 Sexual harassment at a junk food dining establishment

$125,000 Unwanted sexual advances of a drug counselor

$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 salaries in the web industry

$125,000 For staff member 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 throughout layoff

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

$120,000 Unpaid incomes for tow truck motorists

$120,000 Sexually bothered maintenance supervisor by another male

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

$120,000 Racial Discrimination of a storage facility employee

$120,000 Male on male unwanted sexual advances 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 staff member 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 customer care worker

$115,000 Unwanted sexual advances of vehicle saleswoman small unpaid commissions

$115,000 Sexual harassment of cars and truck saleswoman & small overdue commissions

$112,023 Wrongful termination of social employee 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 know they had rights to meal breaks

$105,500 Sexual harassment of a lesbian aerospace worker by a male who wanted 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 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 Sexual harassment of a janitor

$100,850 Unwanted sexual advances 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 chauffeur who blew the whistle

$100,000 Fired Due to Age of FMLA Leave

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