Navigating the legal aspects of employment can be complex. This website supplies an introduction of some vital worker rights and resources to assist you comprehend your .

Understanding Your Employee Rights

As a staff member, you have certain legal defenses in location to guarantee a fair and safe workplace. These rights cover different aspects of your work, including:

Wage and Hour Lawyer: You are entitled to be paid minimum wage for all hours worked, and overtime pay for surpassing a set number of hours weekly (typically 40). Meal and rest breaks might also be compensated depending upon your location and company. Unwanted Sexual Advances: Unwanted sexual advances sadly continues to effect individuals of all genders and gender recognitions. The Employment Lawyers Group has actually attempted and handled lots of cases for males and women involving undesirable sexual touching, sexual attack, sexual battery, quid pro quo unwanted sexual advances done by managers, supervisors, and company owner. Nowadays lots of unwanted sexual advances cases also involve unwanted text and profane pictures sent out to cellphones. Our work consists of appeals worrying sexual harassment and life altering settlements. Discrimination and Harassment: Federal and state laws restrict discrimination based on race, color, faith, sex (consisting of pregnancy), employment national origin, impairment, age (40 or older), or hereditary information. This consists of protection from harassment of any kind. Reasonable Accommodation: If you have a recorded medical condition, your employer might be needed to provide sensible accommodations to allow you to perform your task tasks. Examples consist of versatile work schedules, customized devices, or accessible offices. However, the majority of cases submitted in court for companies declining to reasonably accommodate employees includes employers who fired a staff member 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 many companies do not appropriately manage. Workplace Safety: Your employer has a legal obligation to provide a safe work environment complimentary from acknowledged threats. This includes adhering to security policies and providing correct training for staff members. Wrongful Termination: Wrongful termination is a whistle blower tort. If an employee complains about their employer doing something prohibited and they are terminated that might be wrongful termination. Retaliation resulting in a task termination is wrongful termination if it takes place since the employee exercised statutory legal rights and was struck back for working out those rights. Examples consist of task terminations due to the worker submitting a wage claim, declining unwanted sexual advances, reporting a company to OSHA, internally grumbling to management or declining to participate in prohibited activities, taking a lawfully protected leave of lack for cancer, disability, FMLA, or pregnancy. Firing a worker due to an immutable particular such as gender, race, or religious beliefs is also wrongful termination. Wrongful discharge IS NOT about unreasonable task terminations staff members do not concur with that do not include among the above.

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Employment Lawyer For Workers Compensation

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

There may be restricted exceptions where legal action against a company is possible. Consulting with an employment lawyer is recommended to figure out if your situation falls under among these exceptions, such as wrongful termination for submitting a wage claim or extreme work environment security offenses.

Disclaimer: This website supplies basic details only and ought to not be interpreted as legal suggestions. If you have specific concerns or concerns about your employment rights, it's constantly best to talk to a qualified attorney.

Employment Lawyers Group Case Results (Some)

$18,402,868 Jury verdict for male aesthetically bugged and subject to unrefined remarks by a female supervisor

$1,150,000 Unpaid commissions of 2 plaintiffs

$875,000 For 4 oil field service market 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 staff members not enabled meal breaks or cell phone repayments while looking after reliant adults

$750,000 Disability discrimination settlement for worker 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 employees on overtime claims

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

$490,000 For sex and age discrimination of females

$465,000 Sexual harassment at a gas 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 storage facility worker required to violate her medical restrictions imposed by pregnancy

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

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

$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 Sexual harassment of a delivery chauffeur

$365,000 After offender 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 penalties for less than 25

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

$350,000 Due to fixed bonus pay not figured into overtime for a directional driller

$350,000 For controlled standby and overtime for one employee

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

$350,000 For directional driller whose set rate benefits were not calculated into his overtime rate

$350,000 For 2 workers in the getaway rental business who worked off-the-clock, on-call & PAGA

$350,000 For dominating wage and paystub itemizations

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

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

$307,345 For 2 hospital staff members oncall

$305,000 Wrongful termination of 2 sales people

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

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

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

$300,000 Post trial verdict for wrongful termination settlement and small rest break infractions

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

$275,000 Unpaid minimum wage, overtime double and double time due to on call work for 2 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 supermarket

$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 task arbitration award involving impairment 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 employees sexually harassed

$225,000 Unwanted sexual advances by shop consumers

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

$205,000 Unpaid wages, overtime, labor code area 2699 charges- arbitration award for multiple plaintiffs

$205,000 For multiple complainants

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

$200,000 For prevailing 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 issues & grievances of discrimination

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

$195,000 For Whistle Blower

$193,500 Sexual Harassment by a registered sex wrongdoer

$193,250 Unwanted sexual advances by a sex wrongdoer

$190,000 Sexual Harassment in the medical coding industry

$190,000 Unwanted sexual advances without a task termination

$185,857 Jewish lawyer discriminated versus due to faith

$185,000 For unwanted sexual advances of a lady 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 suit

$175,000 PAGA settlement due to missed out on 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 little company

$175,000 Minor issues of pregnancy discrimination in junk food restaurant, 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 huge box shop

$165,000 Wrongful termination and whistleblower

$165,000 For a vehicle dealer manager denied infant bonding and employment 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 rejected meal breaks, worked off-the-clock

$160,000 Sexual harassment by managers of vehicle lot

$160,000 Auto dealership sexual harassment by text message

$155,000 Whistle blower at building and construction site

$153,000 Camarillo female demeaned due to her Christianity

$150,000 Sexual harassment to 2 kitchen workers at a resort

$150,000 Race harassment at an oil refinery

$150,000 Wrongful termination of social employee reporting patient 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 nursing home who blew whistle

$150,000 Job Termination of sales representative 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 years of age dining establishment worker

$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 stop due to sexual harassment

$145,000 Settlement for an office supervisor 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 reinstate 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 staff member

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

$127,450 Improper questions about medical abilities

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

$125,000 Minor unwanted sexual advances

$125,000 Unwanted sexual advances at a junk food dining establishment

$125,000 Sexual harassment 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, unsettled earnings in the web market

$125,000 For worker who stopped after being misclassified and not receiving overtime.

$125,000 Pregnancy discrimination & termination

$125,000 Non-payment of salaries to CEO

$125,000 Age discrimination during layoff

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

$120,000 Unpaid incomes for tow truck drivers

$120,000 Sexually bugged upkeep supervisor by another male

$120,000 Insurance expert ended 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 code area 2699 penalties- arbitration award of over

$120,000 For employment 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 fun of due to his religious beliefs

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

$115,000 Sexual harassment of car saleswoman minor unsettled commissions

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

$112,023 Wrongful termination of social worker during trial

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

$109,500 Unpaid dominating salaries for 2 employees of a small business

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

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

$105,000 Overtime due computer expert

$105,000 Fired After Depression Leave

$103,145 Refusal to accommodate pregnant storage facility worker

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

$102,500 Unwanted sexual advances of a janitor

$102,500 Sexual harassment of a waitress (no termination involved)

$101,500 Unwanted sexual advances of a janitor

$100,850 Sexual harassment 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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