Navigating the legal aspects of work can be complicated. This webpage provides an overview of some important worker rights and resources to help you comprehend your alternatives.

Understanding Your Employee Rights

As an employee, you have specific legal defenses in place to make sure a reasonable and safe work environment. These rights cover different elements of your work, consisting of:

Wage and Hour Lawyer: You are entitled to be paid minimum wage for all hours worked, and overtime spend for exceeding a set number of hours per week (usually 40). Meal and rest breaks might likewise be compensated depending upon your place and employer. Sexual Harassment: Unwanted sexual advances regrettably continues to effect individuals of all genders and gender recognitions. The Employment Lawyers Group has actually attempted and managed many cases for males and females including undesirable sexual touching, sexual attack, sexual battery, employment quid professional quo unwanted sexual advances done by supervisors, supervisors, and company owner. These days many unwanted sexual advances cases likewise involve unwanted text messages and obscene pictures sent out to cellphones. Our work includes appeals worrying sexual harassment and life changing settlements. Discrimination and Harassment: Federal and state laws prohibit discrimination based upon race, color, religious beliefs, sex (including pregnancy), nationwide origin, disability, age (40 or older), or genetic details. This includes security from harassment of any kind. Reasonable Accommodation: If you have a recorded medical condition, your employer might be required to provide reasonable lodgings to enable you to perform your task tasks. Examples include flexible work schedules, modified devices, or available work areas. However, many cases submitted in court for employers declining to fairly accommodate staff members involves employers 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 an employee's medical condition and treatment are essential affordable accommodations many employers do not appropriately manage. Workplace Safety: Your employer has a legal obligation to offer a safe workplace devoid of recognized dangers. This consists of adhering to safety guidelines and offering correct training for workers. Wrongful Termination: Wrongful termination is a whistle blower tort. If an employee grumbles about their employer doing something unlawful and they are terminated that may be wrongful termination. Retaliation resulting in a job termination is wrongful termination if it happens because the staff member worked out statutory legal rights and was struck back 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 complaining to management or declining to participate in unlawful activities, taking a lawfully secured leave of absence for cancer, impairment, FMLA, or pregnancy. Firing a staff member due to an immutable characteristic such as gender, race, or faith is likewise wrongful termination. Wrongful discharge IS NOT about unreasonable job terminations staff members 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 available to cover medical expenditures and lost earnings. However, worker's compensation is the exclusive solution for the majority of workplace injuries, suggesting you normally 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 recommended to figure out if your circumstance falls under among these exceptions, such as wrongful termination for submitting a wage claim or serious work environment security offenses.

Disclaimer: This website offers general info only and must not be construed as legal guidance. If you have specific concerns or issues about your work rights, it's always best to seek advice from with a qualified lawyer.

Employment Lawyers Group Case Results (Some)

$18,402,868 Jury decision for male visually harassed 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 professionals

$775,000 For small class action of employees not allowed meal breaks or cellular phone reimbursements while looking after dependent grownups

$750,000 Disability discrimination settlement for employee who had heart problems

$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 well employees

$490,000 For sex and age discrimination of females

$465,000 Sexual harassment at a filling station

$460,000 Unpaid hours of work for security officers & PAGA Violations

$450,000 Settlement for 2 on-call workers

$450,000 Paystub violations

$450,000 Being on regulated standby

$430,000 Settlement in 2024 dollars for a Los Angeles storage facility employee required to violate her medical constraints imposed 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 staff members

$400,000 Off-the-clock work for 5 employees

$365,000 Vasquez v. Del Rio Sanitarium Pregnancy Discrimination Case - Following Jury Trial & Appeal

$365,000 Unwanted sexual advances of a shipment chauffeur

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

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

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

$350,000 Due to fixed benefit 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 professional who was on-call

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

$350,000 For 2 workers in the trip rental business 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 guy

$315,000 Sexual harassment of a pizza delivery chauffeur

$307,345 For 2 health center workers oncall

$305,000 Wrongful termination of 2 sales individuals

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

$302,000 Controlled standby pay for 2 telecommunication workers in a healthcare facility

$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 employment 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 service technicians at a radio/television station

$270,000 Sexual harassment & work termination

$260,000 For regulated wait pay

$260,000 For sexual harassment in a grocery store

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

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

$250,000 For whistle-blower about unpaid overtime

$246,000 Breach of fiduciary responsibility arbitration award including impairment discrimination

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

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

$225,000 For 2 cooking area workers sexually harassed

$225,000 Unwanted sexual advances by store clients

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

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

$205,000 For several complainants

$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 issues & complaints 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 signed up sex culprit

$193,250 Unwanted sexual advances by a sex transgressor

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

$190,000 Sexual harassment without a task termination

$185,857 Jewish lawyer victimized due to faith

$185,000 For unwanted sexual advances of a woman 35 years older than the harasser

$182,500 Fired during cancer treatment

$180,000 Cancer discrimination and termination due to healing from cancer

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

$180,000 Controlled standby pay

$175,000 Unwanted sexual advances suit

$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 small business

$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 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 big box shop

$165,000 Wrongful termination and whistleblower

$165,000 For a car dealership manager 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 resident's Association

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

$160,000 Sexual harassment by supervisors of car lot

$160,000 Auto car dealership sexual harassment by text

$155,000 Whistle blower at building website

$153,000 Camarillo female 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 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 facility who blew whistle

$150,000 Job Termination of salesperson 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 year old dining establishment employee

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

$150,000 Job not held open throughout cancer treatment

$150,000 CNA grumbled about rats

$150,000 Forced to quit due to unwanted sexual advances

$145,000 Settlement for an office supervisor 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 lawsuit

$127,500 Illegally needed medical evaluation negatively affecting a handicapped staff member

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

$127,450 Improper questions about medical abilities

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

$125,000 Minor sexual harassment

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

$125,000 Unwanted sexual advances of a drug therapist

$125,000 Pregnancy discrimination case & wrongful termination -

$125,000 Wrongful termination

$125,000 Wrongful termination & small labor code violations

$125,000 Breach of agreement, unpaid incomes in the web industry

$125,000 For employee who quit after being misclassified and not receiving 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 agreed to sum

$120,000 Unpaid incomes for tow truck motorists

$120,000 Sexually harassed maintenance supervisor 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 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 incomes)

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

$115,000 Pregnancy discrimination & termination of customer service staff member

$115,000 Sexual harassment of vehicle saleswoman minor overdue commissions

$115,000 Unwanted sexual advances of vehicle saleswoman & minor unsettled commissions

$112,023 Wrongful termination of social worker during trial

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

$109,500 Unpaid dominating salaries for 2 workers of a little business

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

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

$105,000 Overtime due computer system professional

$105,000 Fired After Leave

$103,145 Refusal to accommodate pregnant warehouse worker

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

$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 Sexual harassment 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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