Navigating the legal elements of employment can be intricate. This webpage offers a summary of some essential worker rights and resources to assist you comprehend your choices.

Understanding Your Employee Rights

As a staff member, you have specific legal protections in place to ensure a fair and safe workplace. These rights cover numerous aspects 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 weekly (normally 40). Meal and rest breaks may also be compensated depending upon your place and company. Unwanted Sexual Advances: Sexual Harassment unfortunately continues to effect individuals of all genders and gender identifications. The Employment Lawyers Group has actually tried and handled many cases for males and women including undesirable sexual touching, sexual assault, sexual battery, quid professional quo sexual harassment done by managers, supervisors, and company owner. These days many sexual harassment cases also include unwanted text messages and profane photos sent out to cellphones. Our work consists of appeals worrying unwanted sexual advances and life altering settlements. Discrimination and Harassment: Federal and state laws restrict discrimination based upon race, color, faith, sex (including pregnancy), nationwide origin, impairment, age (40 or older), or genetic info. This consists of security from harassment of any kind. Reasonable Accommodation: If you have a recorded medical condition, your employer may be required to supply reasonable lodgings to enable you to perform your job responsibilities. Examples consist of versatile work schedules, modified equipment, or accessible workspaces. However, many cases filed in court for employers refusing to fairly accommodate workers involves companies 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 a worker's medical condition and treatment are fundamental sensible lodgings lots of employers do not properly deal with. Workplace Safety: Your employer has a legal responsibility to offer a safe workplace devoid of recognized dangers. This consists of adhering to safety regulations and supplying correct training for employees. Wrongful Termination: Wrongful termination is a whistle blower tort. If a worker grumbles about their employer doing something prohibited and they are terminated that may be wrongful termination. Retaliation resulting in a job termination is wrongful if it happens due to the fact that 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 sexual harassment, reporting an employer to OSHA, internally grumbling to management or refusing to take part in illegal activities, taking a legally secured leave of lack for cancer, disability, FMLA, or pregnancy. Firing a worker due to an immutable characteristic such as gender, race, or job faith is likewise wrongful termination. Wrongful discharge IS NOT about unjust job terminations workers do not concur with that do not involve 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 offered to cover medical expenditures and lost incomes. However, worker's settlement is the unique solution for a lot of workplace injuries, suggesting you normally can not sue your company straight.

There might be restricted exceptions where legal action versus an employer is possible. Consulting with a work attorney is suggested to figure out if your circumstance falls under among these exceptions, such as wrongful termination for filing a wage claim or extreme work environment security offenses.

Disclaimer: This webpage supplies basic details just and should not be interpreted as legal recommendations. If you have specific concerns or issues about your employment rights, it's always best to seek advice from a qualified lawyer.

Employment Lawyers Group Case Results (Some)

$18,402,868 Jury decision for male aesthetically bothered and based on unrefined remarks by a female supervisor

$1,150,000 Unpaid commissions of two complainants

$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 mis-classified independent contractors

$775,000 For small class action of workers not enabled meal breaks or mobile phone reimbursements while caring for reliant adults

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

$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 employees on overtime claims

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

$490,000 For sex and age discrimination of females

$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 infractions

$450,000 Being on controlled standby

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

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

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

$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 delivery motorist

$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 charges for less than 25

$350,000 To 2 employees in getaway rental organization working off-the-clock overtime

$350,000 Due to fixed 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 contractor who was on-call

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

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

$350,000 For dominating wage and paystub itemizations

$315,000 Unwanted sexual advances of a lesbian lady by straight man

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

$307,345 For 2 medical facility workers oncall

$305,000 Wrongful termination of 2 sales individuals

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

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

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

$300,000 Post trial decision 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 two professionals at a radio/television station

$270,000 Sexual harassment & employment termination

$260,000 For regulated wait pay

$260,000 For sexual harassment in a supermarket

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

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

$250,000 For whistle-blower about unpaid overtime

$246,000 Breach of fiduciary duty 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 cooking area workers sexually pestered

$225,000 Unwanted sexual advances by store clients

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

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

$205,000 For several complainants

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

$200,000 For prevailing wage and FMLA offenses

$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 lady in her 60s, age discrimination

$195,000 For Whistle Blower

$193,500 Unwanted sexual advances by a signed up sex transgressor

$193,250 Sexual harassment by a sex wrongdoer

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

$190,000 Sexual harassment without a task termination

$185,857 Jewish lawyer victimized due to religious beliefs

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

$182,500 Fired during cancer treatment

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

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

$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 kitchen areas

$175,000 Failure to pay minimum wage

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

$175,000 Minor concerns of pregnancy discrimination in junk food dining establishment, lack 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 store

$165,000 Wrongful termination and whistleblower

$165,000 For a vehicle dealer manager rejected infant 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 Unwanted sexual advances by managers of automobile lot

$160,000 Auto dealer sexual harassment by text message

$155,000 Whistle blower at building website

$153,000 Camarillo female demeaned due to her Christianity

$150,000 Unwanted sexual advances to 2 kitchen 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 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 manager of an adult day care program

$150,000 Job not held open during cancer treatment

$150,000 CNA complained about rats

$150,000 Forced to quit due to sexual harassment

$145,000 Settlement for a workplace supervisor whose Northridge employer would not allow 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 refusing to falsify records in lawsuit

$127,500 Illegally required medical evaluation negatively affecting a handicapped staff member

$127,500 Wrongfully ended motorist who complained his truck was unsafe

$127,450 Improper query about medical capabilities

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

$125,000 Minor sexual harassment

$125,000 Sexual harassment at a quick 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 & minor labor code offenses

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

$125,000 For staff member who gave up 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 wages for tow truck motorists

$120,000 Sexually bothered upkeep manager by another male

$120,000 Insurance expert ended 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 incomes, overtime, labor code area 2699 charges- arbitration award of over

$120,000 For race discrimination

$117,702 Disability discrimination, FMLA, and termination of $10.00 an hour staff member in binding arbitration

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

$115,616 Signal Hill Hindu made fun of due to his religion

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

$115,000 Sexual harassment of car saleswoman small overdue commissions

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

$112,023 Wrongful termination of social worker throughout trial

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

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

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

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

$105,000 Overtime due computer professional

$105,000 Fired After Depression Leave

$103,145 Refusal to accommodate pregnant warehouse employee

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

$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 Unwanted sexual advances by dining establishment 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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