Navigating the legal aspects of employment can be intricate. This webpage supplies an introduction of some essential staff member rights and resources to help you comprehend your options.

Understanding Your Employee Rights

As an employee, you have particular legal protections in place to make sure a fair and safe work environment. These rights cover numerous 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 going beyond a set number of hours per week (normally 40). Meal and rest breaks may likewise be compensated depending upon your place and employer. Sexual Harassment: Unwanted sexual advances regrettably continues to effect people of all genders and gender recognitions. The Employment Lawyers Group has tried and dealt with numerous cases for males and females including unwanted sexual touching, sexual attack, sexual battery, quid pro quo sexual harassment done by managers, supervisors, and company owner. These days numerous unwanted sexual advances cases also include undesirable text and profane images sent to cellphones. Our work consists of appeals worrying unwanted sexual advances and life changing settlements. Discrimination and Harassment: Federal and state laws forbid discrimination based upon race, color, religion, sex (consisting of pregnancy), nationwide origin, employment impairment, age (40 or older), or hereditary info. This consists of security from harassment of any kind. Reasonable Accommodation: If you have a documented medical condition, your company may be needed to offer sensible accommodations to enable you to perform your task responsibilities. Examples consist of flexible work schedules, modified devices, or available offices. However, most cases filed in court for companies refusing to reasonably accommodate workers 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 a worker's medical condition and treatment are fundamental sensible lodgings many companies do not appropriately manage. Workplace Safety: Your company has a legal duty to supply a safe workplace free from acknowledged threats. This includes sticking to security guidelines 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 leading to a task termination is wrongful termination if it takes place due to the fact that the staff member exercised statutory legal rights and was struck back for exercising those rights. Examples include task terminations due to the employee submitting a wage claim, declining sexual harassment, reporting a company to OSHA, internally grumbling to management or declining to participate in unlawful activities, taking a legally safeguarded leave of absence for cancer, special needs, FMLA, or pregnancy. Firing a worker due to an immutable particular such as gender, race, or religion is likewise wrongful termination. Wrongful discharge IS NOT about unfair job terminations workers do not agree with that do not involve among the above.

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Employment Lawyer For Workers Compensation

If you are injured or become ill due to your work, worker's compensation advantages might be offered to cover medical expenses and lost earnings. However, employee's compensation is the exclusive treatment for many workplace injuries, implying you generally can not sue your employer directly.

There may be restricted exceptions where legal action against an employer is possible. Consulting with an employment attorney is recommended to identify if your situation falls under among these exceptions, such as wrongful termination for filing a wage claim or serious office safety violations.

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

Employment Lawyers Group Case Results (Some)

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

$1,150,000 Unpaid commissions of 2 complainants

$875,000 For 4 oil field service market workers whose times worked were not taped on timesheets and were on-call

$800,000 Controlled wait class action settlement

$800,000 For mis-classified independent professionals

$775,000 For little class action of staff members not allowed meal breaks or mobile phone reimbursements while taking care of dependent 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 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 workers on overtime claims

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

$490,000 For sex and age discrimination of ladies

$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 violations

$450,000 Being on regulated standby

$430,000 Settlement in 2024 dollars for a Los Angeles storage facility worker forced to breach her medical restrictions 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 Unwanted sexual advances of a delivery chauffeur

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

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

$350,000 To 2 workers in getaway 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 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 bonuses were not determined into his overtime rate

$350,000 For 2 employees in the getaway 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 male

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

$307,345 For 2 healthcare facility staff members oncall

$305,000 Wrongful termination of 2 sales individuals

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

$302,000 Controlled standby pay for two telecommunication employees in a healthcare facility

$300,000 Verdict of punitive 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 violations

$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 two specialists at a radio/television station

$270,000 Sexual harassment & employment termination

$260,000 For regulated wait 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 little PAGA group

$250,000 For whistle-blower about overdue overtime

$246,000 Breach of fiduciary responsibility arbitration award involving disability 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 employees sexually harassed

$225,000 Unwanted sexual advances by shop consumers

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

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

$205,000 For several plaintiffs

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

$200,000 For prevailing wage and FMLA infractions

$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 & problems 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 registered sex culprit

$193,250 Sexual harassment by a sex culprit

$190,000 Sexual Harassment in the medical coding market

$190,000 Unwanted sexual advances without a task termination

$185,857 Jewish attorney victimized due to religious beliefs

$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 service staff member

$180,000 Controlled standby pay

$175,000 Unwanted sexual advances lawsuit

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

$175,000 Failure to pay minimum wage

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

$175,000 Minor problems of pregnancy discrimination in junk food dining establishment, absence 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 a car dealer manager 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 homeowner's Association

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

$160,000 Sexual harassment by supervisors of vehicle lot

$160,000 Auto dealership sexual harassment by text

$155,000 Whistle blower at construction site

$153,000 Camarillo lady demeaned due to her Christianity

$150,000 Unwanted sexual advances to two 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 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 center 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 of an eight-teen years of age dining establishment worker

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

$150,000 Job not held open throughout cancer treatment

$150,000 CNA complained about rats

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

$145,000 Settlement for an office supervisor whose Northridge company would not enable 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 restore after FMLA

$135,000 Aerospace executive whistle blower

$130,000 Employee fired for declining to falsify records in lawsuit

$127,500 Illegally required medical checkup adversely affecting a disabled worker

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

$127,450 Improper questions about medical capabilities

$125,450 Retail sales manager terminated after grumbling about nationwide origin harassment by colleague

$125,000 Minor sexual harassment

$125,000 Sexual harassment at a quick food restaurant

$125,000 Unwanted sexual advances of a drug counselor

$125,000 Pregnancy discrimination case & wrongful termination -

$125,000 Wrongful termination

$125,000 Wrongful termination & small labor code violations

$125,000 Breach of contract, overdue incomes in the web market

$125,000 For employee who quit after being misclassified and not getting overtime.

$125,000 Pregnancy discrimination & termination

$125,000 Non-payment of incomes to CEO

$125,000 Age discrimination during layoff

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

$120,000 Unpaid salaries for tow truck drivers

$120,000 Sexually pestered upkeep supervisor by another male

$120,000 Insurance professional ended for taking California Family Care Leave (FMLA)

$120,000 Racial Discrimination of a storage facility worker

$120,000 Male on male unwanted sexual advances Unpaid incomes, 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 profits)

$115,616 Signal Hill Hindu teased due to his religious beliefs

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

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

$115,000 Sexual harassment of automobile saleswoman & minor unpaid commissions

$112,023 Wrongful termination of social employee during trial

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

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

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

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

$105,000 Overtime due computer system professional

$105,000 Fired After Depression Leave

$103,145 Refusal to accommodate pregnant warehouse employee

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

$102,500 Sexual harassment of a janitor

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

$101,500 Unwanted sexual advances of a janitor

$100,850 Unwanted sexual advances by restaurant 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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