Navigating the legal elements of employment can be complex. This webpage offers an overview of some important worker rights and resources to assist you understand your options.

Understanding Your Employee Rights

As a worker, you have certain legal protections in place to guarantee a fair and safe work environment. These rights cover numerous aspects of your work, including:

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 each week (normally 40). Meal and rest breaks may likewise be compensated depending on your location and company. Unwanted Sexual Advances: Sexual Harassment sadly continues to effect individuals of all genders and gender recognitions. The Employment Lawyers Group has actually tried and dealt with numerous 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 numerous sexual harassment cases likewise include unwanted text and obscene images sent out to cellphones. Our work consists of appeals concerning unwanted sexual advances and life changing settlements. Discrimination and Harassment: Federal and state laws restrict discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex (consisting of pregnancy), national origin, impairment, age (40 or older), or hereditary information. This consists of security from harassment of any kind. Reasonable Accommodation: If you have a recorded medical condition, your employer might be needed to supply reasonable lodgings to permit you to perform your job responsibilities. Examples include flexible work schedules, customized equipment, or accessible work areas. However, many cases filed in court for employers declining 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 an employee's medical condition and treatment are basic sensible accommodations many employers do not effectively handle. Workplace Safety: Your employer has a legal duty to offer a safe workplace devoid of recognized threats. This consists of sticking to safety regulations and offering correct training for staff members. Wrongful Termination: Wrongful termination is a whistle blower tort. If an employee complains about their company doing something unlawful and they are terminated that might be wrongful termination. Retaliation resulting in a job termination is wrongful termination if it takes place since the staff member exercised statutory legal rights and was retaliated for exercising those rights. Examples consist of task terminations due to the employee filing a wage claim, declining sexual harassment, reporting an employer to OSHA, internally complaining to management or refusing to take part in unlawful activities, taking a legally protected leave of lack for cancer, special needs, FMLA, or 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 unfair task terminations staff members do not agree 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, worker's compensation advantages may be offered to cover medical expenditures and lost incomes. However, employee's settlement is the special treatment for a lot of workplace injuries, meaning you usually can not sue your employer straight.

There might be limited exceptions where legal action against an employer is possible. Consulting with an employment lawyer is suggested to figure out if your scenario falls under among these exceptions, such as wrongful termination for filing a wage claim or extreme work environment security violations.

Disclaimer: This web page provides basic info only and needs to not be construed as legal advice. If you have specific concerns or issues about your work rights, it's always best to seek advice from a qualified lawyer.

Employment Lawyers Group Case Results (Some)

$18,402,868 Jury verdict for male visually harassed and based on crude remarks by a female manager

$1,150,000 of two plaintiffs

$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 stand by class action settlement

$800,000 For mis-classified independent professionals

$775,000 For little class action of employees not allowed meal breaks or cellular phone reimbursements while taking care of reliant adults

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

$750,000 Sub-Minimum wage class action settlement

$675,000 Unwanted sexual advances 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 employees on overtime claims

$500,000 Unpaid days of work to 4 oil well employees

$490,000 For sex and age discrimination of ladies

$465,000 Sexual harassment at a gasoline 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 warehouse worker forced to violate her medical restrictions enforced by pregnancy

$400,000 Recovery following arbitration win for 4 workers who worked off the clock

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

$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 delivery 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 workers, 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 reward pay not figured into overtime for a directional driller

$350,000 For controlled standby and overtime for one staff member

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

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

$350,000 For 2 workers in the holiday rental organization 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 man

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

$307,345 For 2 medical facility workers oncall

$305,000 Wrongful termination of 2 sales individuals

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

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

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

$300,000 Post trial decision for wrongful termination settlement and small rest break offenses

$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 service technicians at a radio/television station

$270,000 Sexual harassment & employment termination

$260,000 For controlled wait pay

$260,000 For unwanted sexual advances in a supermarket

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

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

$250,000 For whistle-blower about overdue overtime

$246,000 Breach of fiduciary duty arbitration award involving impairment 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 kitchen area workers sexually harassed

$225,000 Sexual harassment by store customers

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

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

$205,000 For multiple plaintiffs

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

$200,000 For dominating wage and FMLA violations

$200,000 For PAGA violations 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 problems & complaints of discrimination

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

$195,000 For Whistle Blower

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

$193,250 Unwanted sexual advances by a sex offender

$190,000 Sexual Harassment in the medical coding industry

$190,000 Sexual harassment without a job termination

$185,857 Jewish lawyer discriminated against due to faith

$185,000 For unwanted sexual advances of a woman 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 Unwanted sexual advances lawsuit

$175,000 PAGA settlement due to missed out on meal and rest breaks in a hotel's kitchens

$175,000 Failure to pay minimum wage

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

$175,000 Minor problems of pregnancy discrimination in quick food dining establishment, absence 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 store

$165,000 Wrongful termination and whistleblower

$165,000 For a vehicle dealership supervisor rejected baby bonding and CFRA Leave

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

$162,000 Sexual harassment at a property owner's Association

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

$160,000 Unwanted sexual advances by managers of automobile lot

$160,000 Auto car dealership unwanted sexual advances 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 2 kitchen employees at a resort

$150,000 Race harassment at an oil refinery

$150,000 Wrongful termination of social worker reporting patient abuse

$150,000 Mental disability & 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 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 year old dining establishment worker

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

$150,000 Job not held open during cancer treatment

$150,000 CNA grumbled about rats

$150,000 Forced to give up due to sexual harassment

$145,000 Settlement for an office manager whose Northridge employer would not permit her to depart from work due to pregnancy

$140,000 Off-the-clock work, breach of contract to pay hourly 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 restore after FMLA

$135,000 Aerospace executive whistle blower

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

$127,500 Illegally required medical assessment adversely impacting a disabled staff member

$127,500 Wrongfully ended chauffeur who grumbled his truck was unsafe

$127,450 Improper query about medical abilities

$125,450 Retail sales supervisor terminated after grumbling about nationwide 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 therapist

$125,000 Pregnancy discrimination case & wrongful termination -

$125,000 Wrongful termination

$125,000 Wrongful termination & minor labor code infractions

$125,000 Breach of agreement, unpaid earnings in the web market

$125,000 For staff member who gave up after being misclassified and not receiving overtime.

$125,000 Pregnancy discrimination & termination

$125,000 Non-payment of wages to CEO

$125,000 Age discrimination throughout layoff

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

$120,000 Unpaid salaries for tow truck drivers

$120,000 Sexually pestered upkeep manager by another male

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

$120,000 Racial Discrimination of a storage facility worker

$120,000 Male on male sexual harassment Unpaid earnings, job 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 earnings)

$115,616 Signal Hill Hindu teased due to his religion

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

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

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

$112,023 Wrongful termination of social worker throughout trial

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

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

$107,500 Wrongfully terminated 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 male who wished to turn her straight

$105,000 Overtime due computer professional

$105,000 Fired After Depression Leave

$103,145 Refusal to accommodate pregnant storage facility worker

$102,500 Family Care Leave Act infractions & 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 Unwanted sexual advances 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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