Navigating the legal aspects of employment can be complex. This website supplies an overview of some necessary employee rights and resources to help you understand your alternatives.

Understanding Your Employee Rights

As an employee, you have certain legal defenses in location to make sure a fair and job safe work environment. These rights cover various elements of your work, consisting of:

Wage and Hour Lawyer: You are entitled to be paid base pay for all hours worked, and overtime spend for surpassing a set variety of hours weekly (normally 40). Meal and rest breaks may likewise be compensated depending on your place and employer. Sexual Harassment: Sexual Harassment unfortunately continues to effect people of all genders and gender recognitions. The Employment Lawyers Group has actually tried and handled many cases for males and females involving undesirable sexual touching, sexual assault, sexual battery, quid professional quo unwanted sexual advances done by supervisors, supervisors, and company owner. These days lots of unwanted sexual advances cases likewise involve unwanted text messages and profane photos sent out to mobile phones. Our work includes appeals worrying sexual harassment and life changing settlements. Discrimination and Harassment: Federal and state laws restrict discrimination based upon race, color, religious beliefs, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, special needs, age (40 or older), or genetic info. This consists of security from harassment of any kind. Reasonable Accommodation: If you have a recorded medical condition, your employer may be needed to supply sensible accommodations to enable you to perform your task duties. Examples include versatile work schedules, customized equipment, or available workspaces. However, the majority of cases submitted in court for companies refusing to reasonably accommodate staff members involves employers who fired a worker for not coming back 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 fundamental sensible lodgings numerous employers do not effectively manage. Workplace Safety: Your company has a legal responsibility to offer a safe work environment devoid of recognized threats. This consists of adhering to safety regulations and offering correct training for employees. Wrongful Termination: Wrongful termination is a whistle blower tort. If a worker grumbles about their company doing something prohibited and they are terminated that might be wrongful termination. Retaliation leading to a job termination is wrongful termination if it happens because the staff member exercised statutory legal rights and was retaliated for exercising those rights. Examples consist of task terminations due to the staff member filing a wage claim, refusing unwanted sexual advances, reporting an employer to OSHA, internally complaining to management or refusing to take part in unlawful activities, taking a legally safeguarded leave of lack for cancer, special needs, FMLA, or pregnancy. Firing a staff member due to an immutable characteristic such as gender, race, or faith is also wrongful termination. Wrongful discharge IS NOT about unfair job terminations staff members do not concur with that do not include one of the above.

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Employment Lawyer For Workers Compensation

If you are injured or ended up being ill due to your work, worker’s payment benefits might be readily available to cover medical expenditures and lost earnings. However, employee’s compensation is the unique solution for many workplace injuries, meaning you typically can not sue your company directly.

There may be limited exceptions where legal action against an employer is possible. Consulting with a work lawyer is recommended to identify if your scenario falls under one of these exceptions, such as wrongful termination for submitting a wage claim or extreme work environment security violations.

Disclaimer: This website provides general information just and needs to not be interpreted as legal advice. If you have specific concerns or issues about your work rights, it’s constantly best to seek advice from a qualified attorney.

Employment Lawyers Group Case Results (Some)

$18,402,868 Jury decision for male aesthetically bugged and subject to unrefined comments by a female manager

$1,150,000 Unpaid commissions of 2 complainants

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

$800,000 Controlled stand by class action settlement

$800,000 For mis-classified independent specialists

$775,000 For small class action of employees not allowed meal breaks or mobile phone reimbursements 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 storage facility

$672,500 For job 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 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 employees

$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 limitations 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 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 defendant lost their appeal - pregnancy case - Jury Trial

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

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

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

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

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

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

$350,000 For 2 workers 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 man

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

$307,345 For 2 healthcare facility workers oncall

$305,000 Wrongful termination of 2 sales people

$305,000 For 2 IT trouble shooters oncall at a significant healthcare facility

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

$300,000 Verdict of compensatory 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 offenses

$300,000 Multiple Worker Claims for job Unpaid Wages for Oil Gauge and Calibration Inspectors on Docked Coastal Vessels

$275,000 Unpaid base pay, overtime double and job double time due to on call work for two professionals at a radio/television station

$270,000 Unwanted sexual advances & 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 professional on-call and small PAGA group

$250,000 For whistle-blower about overdue overtime

$246,000 Breach of fiduciary responsibility arbitration award including disability 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 Sexual harassment by store clients

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

$205,000 Unpaid incomes, overtime, labor code section 2699 penalties- arbitration award for numerous complainants

$205,000 For multiple complainants

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

$200,000 For dominating wage and FMLA violations

$200,000 For PAGA violations and unwanted sexual advances

$200,000 Race Discrimination towards Latinos

$200,000 Acts of sexual harassment by CEO

$200,000 For an employee fired due to medical concerns & grievances 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 transgressor

$193,250 Unwanted sexual advances by a sex transgressor

$190,000 Sexual Harassment in the medical coding industry

$190,000 Sexual harassment without a job termination

$185,857 Jewish legal representative discriminated versus due to religious beliefs

$185,000 For unwanted sexual advances of a lady 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 staff member

$180,000 Controlled standby pay

$175,000 Unwanted sexual advances lawsuit

$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 motorists of a little company

$175,000 Minor concerns of pregnancy discrimination in junk food dining establishment, lack of rest breaks

$175,000 Wrongful Termination of Financial Whistleblower

$175,000 PAGA settlement resort personnel 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 shop

$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 home owner’s Association

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

$160,000 Sexual harassment by managers of car lot

$160,000 Auto dealership sexual harassment by text message

$155,000 Whistle blower at building website

$153,000 Camarillo woman 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 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 assisted living center 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 Sexual harassment of an eight-teen years of age dining establishment employee

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

$150,000 Job not held open throughout cancer treatment

$150,000 CNA complained about rats

$150,000 Forced to give up due to unwanted sexual advances

$145,000 Settlement for a workplace manager whose Northridge employer would not allow her to depart 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 renew after FMLA

$135,000 Aerospace executive whistle blower

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

$127,500 Illegally required medical exam adversely impacting a disabled worker

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

$127,450 Improper questions about medical capabilities

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

$125,000 Minor 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 agreement, job unsettled incomes 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 salaries to CEO

$125,000 Age discrimination throughout layoff

$125,000 High tech company stopped paying the concurred to sum

$120,000 Unpaid earnings for tow truck motorists

$120,000 Sexually bugged maintenance manager by another male

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

$120,000 Racial Discrimination of a warehouse employee

$120,000 Male on male unwanted sexual advances Unpaid salaries, overtime, labor job 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 incomes)

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

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

$115,000 Unwanted sexual advances of cars and truck saleswoman minor unsettled commissions

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

$112,023 Wrongful termination of social worker during trial

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

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

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

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

$105,000 Overtime due computer professional

$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 revenues)

$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 Unwanted sexual advances by dining establishment manager

$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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