Navigating the legal elements of work can be complicated. This website provides a summary of some important worker rights and resources to assist you comprehend your alternatives.

Understanding Your Employee Rights

As an employee, you have specific legal securities in place to ensure a fair and safe work environment. These rights cover various elements of your employment, consisting of:

Wage and Hour Lawyer: You are entitled to be paid base pay for all hours worked, and overtime pay for exceeding a set number of hours per week (typically 40). Meal and rest breaks might also be compensated depending on your area and company. Sexual Harassment: Unwanted sexual advances unfortunately continues to effect individuals of all genders and gender identifications. The Employment Lawyers Group has actually attempted and handled lots of cases for males and females including undesirable sexual touching, sexual assault, sexual battery, quid pro quo sexual harassment done by supervisors, supervisors, and business owners. Nowadays many unwanted sexual advances cases likewise involve unwanted text and profane images sent out to mobile phones. Our work includes appeals concerning sexual harassment and life changing settlements. Discrimination and Harassment: Federal and state laws prohibit discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex (consisting of pregnancy), national origin, impairment, age (40 or older), or genetic info. This includes security from harassment of any kind. Reasonable Accommodation: If you have a documented medical condition, your company may be needed to provide affordable accommodations to permit you to perform your task responsibilities. Examples include flexible work schedules, modified equipment, or available offices. However, many cases filed in court for companies refusing to fairly accommodate employees includes companies who fired a staff member 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 fundamental sensible lodgings many employers do not properly deal with. Workplace Safety: Your company has a legal duty to provide a safe work environment devoid of recognized threats. This includes adhering to safety policies and offering correct training for workers. Wrongful Termination: Wrongful termination is a whistle blower tort. If a worker grumbles about their company doing something unlawful and they are ended that might be wrongful termination. Retaliation resulting in a task termination is wrongful termination if it occurs due to the fact that the employee worked out statutory legal rights and was struck back for working out those rights. Examples consist of job terminations due to the employee filing a wage claim, declining unwanted sexual advances, reporting an employer to OSHA, internally grumbling to management or declining to participate in prohibited activities, taking a lawfully protected leave of lack for cancer, impairment, FMLA, or pregnancy. Firing a staff member due to an immutable characteristic such as gender, employment race, or faith is also wrongful termination. Wrongful discharge IS NOT about unjust job terminations employees do not concur with that do not involve one of the above.

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Employment Lawyer For Workers Compensation

If you are injured or become ill due to your work, employee's settlement advantages may be available to cover medical expenses and lost earnings. However, worker's settlement is the exclusive solution for many workplace injuries, suggesting you normally can not sue your company directly.

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

Disclaimer: This webpage supplies general information just and ought to not be interpreted as legal advice. If you have specific questions or concerns about your employment rights, it's always best to speak with a certified attorney.

Employment Lawyers Group Case Results (Some)

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

$1,150,000 Unpaid commissions of 2 plaintiffs

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

$800,000 Controlled stand by class action settlement

$800,000 For employment mis-classified independent contractors

$775,000 For small class action of employees not breaks or cell phone repayments while taking care of dependent grownups

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

$750,000 Sub-Minimum wage class action settlement

$675,000 Sexual harassment in a storage facility

$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 ladies

$465,000 Sexual harassment at a gasoline 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 warehouse worker required to breach her medical constraints imposed 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 workers

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

$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 employees in vacation rental service working off-the-clock overtime

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

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

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

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

$350,000 For 2 staff members 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 woman by straight male

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

$307,345 For 2 hospital staff members oncall

$305,000 Wrongful termination of 2 sales people

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

$302,000 Controlled standby spend for 2 telecommunication workers in a hospital

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

$300,000 Post trial verdict for wrongful termination settlement and small 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 2 professionals at a radio/television station

$270,000 Unwanted sexual advances & work termination

$260,000 For controlled stand by pay

$260,000 For unwanted sexual advances in a supermarket

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

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

$250,000 For whistle-blower about unsettled overtime

$246,000 Breach of fiduciary responsibility arbitration award involving special needs 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 employees sexually pestered

$225,000 Sexual harassment by shop consumers

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

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

$205,000 For several complainants

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

$200,000 For prevailing wage and FMLA infractions

$200,000 For PAGA offenses 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 & problems 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 offender

$193,250 Sexual harassment by a sex wrongdoer

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

$190,000 Unwanted sexual advances without a job termination

$185,857 Jewish attorney victimized due to religion

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

$182,500 Fired throughout cancer treatment

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

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

$180,000 Controlled standby pay

$175,000 Sexual harassment suit

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

$175,000 Failure to pay minimum wage

$175,000 Unpaid overtime of 2 limo motorists of a small business

$175,000 Minor problems of pregnancy discrimination in quick food dining establishment, lack of rest breaks

$175,000 Wrongful Termination of Financial Whistleblower

$175,000 PAGA settlement resort staff 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 an automobile 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 workers denied meal breaks, worked off-the-clock

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

$160,000 Auto car dealership sexual harassment by text

$155,000 Whistle blower at construction website

$153,000 Camarillo woman demeaned due to her Christianity

$150,000 Unwanted sexual advances to two kitchen area 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 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 assisted living center 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 Sexual harassment 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 during cancer treatment

$150,000 CNA grumbled about rats

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

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

$140,000 Off-the-clock work, breach of contract 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 refusing to falsify records in lawsuit

$127,500 Illegally needed medical exam adversely impacting a handicapped worker

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

$127,450 Improper questions about medical abilities

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

$125,000 Minor sexual harassment

$125,000 Unwanted sexual advances at a quick food restaurant

$125,000 Sexual harassment of a drug counselor

$125,000 Pregnancy discrimination case & wrongful termination -

$125,000 Wrongful termination

$125,000 Wrongful termination & minor labor code offenses

$125,000 Breach of agreement, overdue salaries in the web industry

$125,000 For worker who gave up after being misclassified and not getting overtime.

$125,000 Pregnancy discrimination & termination

$125,000 Non-payment of wages to CEO

$125,000 Age discrimination during layoff

$125,000 High tech company stopped paying the accepted 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 employee

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

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

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

$115,000 Sexual harassment of cars and truck saleswoman minor overdue commissions

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

$112,023 Wrongful termination of social worker during trial

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

$109,500 Unpaid prevailing salaries for 2 staff members of a small business

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

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

$105,000 Overtime due computer system 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 earnings)

$102,500 Sexual harassment of a janitor

$102,500 Unwanted sexual advances of a waitress (no termination involved)

$101,500 Sexual harassment 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 chauffeur who blew the whistle

$100,000 Fired Due to Age of FMLA Leave

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* Please be recommended that past results are not a guaranty nor prediction of future case results

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