Navigating the legal elements of work can be complex. This website provides a summary of some important employee rights and resources to assist you understand your options.

Understanding Your Employee Rights

As a worker, you have specific legal protections in location to make sure a reasonable and safe workplace. These rights cover various aspects of your employment, including:

Wage and Hour Lawyer: You are entitled to be paid base pay for all hours worked, and overtime spend for exceeding a set variety of hours weekly (normally 40). Meal and rest breaks may likewise be compensated depending on your area and employer. Sexual Harassment: Unwanted sexual advances regrettably continues to effect individuals of all genders and gender identifications. The Employment Lawyers Group has tried and dealt with numerous cases for men and ladies involving unwanted sexual touching, sexual attack, sexual battery, quid pro quo unwanted sexual advances done by supervisors, managers, and organization owners. These days lots of unwanted sexual advances cases likewise involve undesirable text messages and obscene pictures sent to mobile phones. Our work includes appeals worrying sexual harassment and life changing settlements. Discrimination and employment Harassment: Federal and state laws forbid discrimination based upon race, color, faith, employment sex (including pregnancy), national origin, impairment, age (40 or older), or genetic details. This includes protection from harassment of any kind. Reasonable Accommodation: If you have a recorded medical condition, your company may be needed to provide sensible accommodations to allow you to perform your job tasks. Examples include versatile work schedules, modified equipment, or accessible workspaces. However, the majority of cases submitted in court for employers refusing to fairly accommodate employees involves 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 staff member's medical condition and treatment are essential sensible lodgings many companies do not effectively handle. Workplace Safety: Your employer has a legal duty to provide a safe work environment complimentary from acknowledged threats. This includes sticking to safety policies and providing proper training for staff members. Wrongful Termination: Wrongful termination is a whistle blower tort. If a staff member complains about their employer doing something prohibited and they are terminated that may be wrongful termination. Retaliation leading to a job termination is wrongful termination if it occurs because the worker worked out statutory legal rights and was retaliated for exercising those rights. Examples include job terminations due to the employee submitting a wage claim, refusing unwanted sexual advances, reporting an employer to OSHA, internally grumbling to management or declining to take part in illegal activities, taking a legally protected leave of lack for cancer, impairment, FMLA, or pregnancy. Firing a worker due to an immutable particular such as gender, race, or faith is likewise wrongful termination. Wrongful discharge IS NOT about unreasonable job terminations workers do not concur with that do not include one of the above.

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If you are injured or become ill due to your work, employee's settlement advantages may be readily available to cover medical costs and lost salaries. However, employee's payment is the special treatment for many workplace injuries, meaning you typically can not sue your company directly.

There may be restricted exceptions where legal action versus a company is possible. Consulting with a work legal representative is suggested to figure out if your situation falls under one of these exceptions, such as wrongful termination for filing a wage claim or severe office safety violations.

Disclaimer: This web page supplies basic information only and should not be construed as legal suggestions. If you have particular questions or concerns about your work rights, it's always best to speak with a qualified 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 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 workers not enabled meal breaks or mobile phone repayments while looking after dependent grownups

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

$750,000 Sub-Minimum wage class action settlement

$675,000 Sexual harassment 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 workers

$490,000 For sex and age discrimination of ladies

$465,000 Unwanted sexual advances at a filling station

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

$450,000 Settlement for 2 on-call employees

$450,000 Paystub infractions

$450,000 Being on regulated standby

$430,000 Settlement in 2024 dollars for a Los Angeles warehouse worker forced to breach her medical constraints imposed by pregnancy

$400,000 Recovery following arbitration win for 4 staff members who worked 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 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 workers, and PAGA charges for less than 25

$350,000 To 2 employees in trip rental business working off-the-clock overtime

$350,000 Due to repaired reward 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 professional who was on-call

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

$350,000 For 2 staff members in the vacation rental business who worked off-the-clock, on-call & PAGA

$350,000 For prevailing wage and paystub itemizations

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

$315,000 Sexual harassment of a pizza delivery driver

$307,345 For 2 healthcare facility workers oncall

$305,000 Wrongful termination of 2 sales individuals

$305,000 For 2 IT trouble shooters oncall at a major hospital

$302,000 Controlled standby spend for 2 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 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 Unwanted sexual advances & employment termination

$260,000 For controlled wait pay

$260,000 For sexual harassment in a supermarket

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

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

$250,000 For whistle-blower about unpaid overtime

$246,000 Breach of fiduciary task arbitration award involving 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 pestered

$225,000 Unwanted sexual advances by store consumers

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

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

$205,000 For numerous plaintiffs

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

$200,000 For dominating wage and FMLA offenses

$200,000 For PAGA violations and sexual harassment

$200,000 Race Discrimination towards Latinos

$200,000 Acts of unwanted sexual advances by CEO

$200,000 For a worker fired due to medical problems & grievances 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 transgressor

$193,250 Unwanted sexual advances by a sex offender

$190,000 Sexual Harassment in the medical coding market

$190,000 Unwanted sexual advances without a job termination

$185,857 Jewish legal representative victimized due to religion

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

$180,000 Controlled standby pay

$175,000 Unwanted sexual advances claim

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

$175,000 Failure to pay base pay

$175,000 Unpaid overtime of 2 limo chauffeurs of a small company

$175,000 Minor issues of pregnancy discrimination in junk 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 shop

$165,000 Wrongful termination and whistleblower

$165,000 For a cars and truck dealer supervisor rejected 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 workers denied meal breaks, worked off-the-clock

$160,000 Sexual harassment by supervisors of cars and truck lot

$160,000 Auto dealer unwanted sexual advances by text message

$155,000 Whistle blower at building and construction website

$153,000 Camarillo woman demeaned due to her Christianity

$150,000 Unwanted sexual advances to two 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 sales representative 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 worker

$150,000 Unwanted sexual advances by a manager 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 manager whose Northridge employer would not enable her to take leave from work due to pregnancy

$140,000 Off-the-clock work, breach of agreement 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 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 examination adversely impacting a disabled worker

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

$127,450 Improper query about medical abilities

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

$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 & small labor code violations

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

$125,000 For employee who gave up after being misclassified and not receiving 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 salaries for tow truck drivers

$120,000 Sexually bugged upkeep manager by another male

$120,000 Insurance professional terminated 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 salaries, 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 employee in binding arbitration

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

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

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

$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 employee during trial

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

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

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

$105,500 Unwanted sexual advances of a lesbian aerospace worker 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 offenses & 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 Sexual harassment of a janitor

$100,850 Unwanted sexual advances by restaurant manager

$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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