Navigating the legal aspects of employment can be complex. This website provides an introduction of some necessary employee rights and resources to help you understand your alternatives.

Understanding Your Employee Rights

As a staff member, you have certain legal securities in location to ensure a fair and safe work environment. These rights cover different elements of your work, consisting of:

Wage and Hour Lawyer: You are entitled to be paid base pay for all hours worked, and overtime spend for surpassing a set variety of hours weekly (normally 40). Meal and rest breaks might also be compensated depending upon your area and company. Sexual Harassment: Unwanted sexual advances regrettably continues to effect people of all genders and gender identifications. The Employment Lawyers Group has actually attempted and handled lots of cases for males and females involving unwanted sexual touching, sexual attack, sexual battery, quid pro quo unwanted sexual advances done by supervisors, managers, and company owner. Nowadays numerous sexual harassment cases likewise include unwanted text and profane photos sent out to cellular phones. Our work includes appeals worrying sexual harassment and life changing settlements. Discrimination and Harassment: Federal and state laws prohibit discrimination based upon race, color, religious beliefs, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, employment impairment, age (40 or older), or hereditary details. This consists of protection from harassment of any kind. Reasonable Accommodation: employment If you have a documented medical condition, your employer might be required to provide affordable lodgings to allow you to perform your task tasks. Examples consist of flexible work schedules, modified equipment, or accessible work spaces. However, many cases submitted in court for companies refusing to reasonably accommodate staff members involves companies who fired an employee 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 basic affordable lodgings numerous companies do not effectively deal with. Workplace Safety: Your company has a legal responsibility to supply a safe workplace devoid of recognized threats. This includes sticking to safety regulations and offering correct training for workers. Wrongful Termination: Wrongful termination is a whistle blower tort. If an employee grumbles about their employer doing something illegal and they are terminated that may be wrongful termination. Retaliation resulting in a task termination is wrongful termination if it happens due to the fact that the employee exercised statutory legal rights and was retaliated for working out those rights. Examples consist of job terminations due to the staff member filing a wage claim, refusing unwanted sexual advances, reporting an employer to OSHA, internally grumbling to management or refusing to participate in prohibited activities, taking a lawfully safeguarded leave of absence for cancer, impairment, FMLA, or pregnancy. Firing an employee due to an immutable characteristic such as gender, race, or religion is likewise wrongful termination. Wrongful discharge IS NOT about unreasonable task terminations workers do not agree with that do not include 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 settlement advantages might be offered to cover medical expenditures and lost incomes. However, worker's compensation is the unique treatment for the majority of workplace injuries, meaning you generally can not sue your company directly.

There might be restricted exceptions where legal action against a company is possible. Consulting with a work attorney is recommended to identify if your scenario falls under one of these exceptions, such as wrongful termination for filing a wage claim or extreme work environment security violations.

Disclaimer: This web page offers basic info just and should not be interpreted as legal recommendations. If you have specific concerns or issues about your work 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 visually pestered and based on unrefined remarks by a female supervisor

$1,150,000 Unpaid commissions of two plaintiffs

$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 contractors

$775,000 For small class action of employees not permitted meal breaks or cell phone reimbursements while looking after dependent grownups

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

$750,000 Sub-Minimum wage class action settlement

$675,000 Sexual harassment 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 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 Unwanted sexual advances at a gasoline station

$460,000 Unpaid hours of work for employment security officers & 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 storage facility worker required to break her medical constraints enforced 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 employees

$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 Unwanted sexual advances of a shipment 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 workers in getaway rental company 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 specialist who was on-call

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

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

$350,000 For prevailing wage and paystub itemizations

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

$315,000 Sexual harassment of a pizza shipment motorist

$307,345 For 2 hospital staff members oncall

$305,000 Wrongful termination of 2 sales individuals

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

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

$300,000 Verdict of compensatory 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 employment 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 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 & employment termination

$260,000 For regulated stand employment by pay

$260,000 For unwanted sexual advances in a supermarket

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

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

$250,000 For whistle-blower about overdue overtime

$246,000 Breach of fiduciary task arbitration award involving special needs 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 two cooking area workers sexually pestered

$225,000 Sexual harassment by store clients

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

$205,000 Unpaid salaries, 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 dominating wage and FMLA violations

$200,000 For PAGA offenses and sexual harassment

$200,000 Race Discrimination towards Latinos

$200,000 Acts of unwanted sexual advances by CEO

$200,000 For an employee 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 Sexual Harassment by a registered sex offender

$193,250 Sexual harassment by a sex culprit

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

$190,000 Sexual harassment without a task termination

$185,857 Jewish legal representative 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 recovery from cancer

$180,000 Controlled standby pay claims of service worker

$180,000 Controlled standby pay

$175,000 Unwanted sexual advances claim

$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 motorists of a little company

$175,000 Minor issues of pregnancy discrimination in fast food restaurant, 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 car dealership supervisor denied child 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 rejected meal breaks, worked off-the-clock

$160,000 Sexual harassment by managers of automobile lot

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

$155,000 Whistle blower at building site

$153,000 Camarillo female demeaned due to her Christianity

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

$150,000 Race harassment at an oil refinery

$150,000 Wrongful termination of social worker reporting client abuse

$150,000 Mental disability & 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 salesperson 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 grumbled about rats

$150,000 Forced to stop due to unwanted sexual advances

$145,000 Settlement for an office manager whose Northridge company 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 employment 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 claim

$127,500 Illegally required medical assessment adversely impacting a handicapped employee

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

$127,450 Improper inquiry about medical capabilities

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

$125,000 Minor unwanted sexual advances

$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 violations

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

$125,000 For employee who quit 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 employer stopped paying the concurred to sum

$120,000 Unpaid incomes for tow truck chauffeurs

$120,000 Sexually pestered upkeep manager by another male

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

$120,000 Racial Discrimination of a warehouse worker

$120,000 Male on male sexual harassment 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 employee in binding arbitration

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

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

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

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

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

$112,023 Wrongful termination of social employee throughout trial

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

$109,500 Unpaid dominating salaries for 2 staff members of a small company

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

$105,500 Unwanted sexual advances of a lesbian aerospace employee by a guy who wanted to turn her straight

$105,000 Overtime due computer expert

$105,000 Fired After Depression Leave

$103,145 Refusal to accommodate pregnant warehouse worker

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

$102,500 Unwanted sexual advances of a janitor

$102,500 Unwanted sexual advances 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 driver who blew the whistle

$100,000 Fired Due to Age of FMLA Leave

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* Please be recommended that previous results are not a warranty nor prediction of future case results

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