Navigating the legal elements of work can be complicated. This webpage supplies an introduction of some essential employee rights and resources to assist you understand your choices.

Understanding Your Employee Rights

As a staff member, you have specific legal protections in location to make sure a reasonable and safe work environment. These rights cover different elements of your employment, consisting of:

Wage and Hour Lawyer: You are entitled to be paid minimum wage for all hours worked, and overtime pay for exceeding a set variety of hours each week (typically 40). Meal and rest breaks might also be compensated depending on your area and company. Unwanted Sexual Advances: Unwanted sexual advances sadly continues to effect people of all genders and gender identifications. The Employment Lawyers Group has actually tried and handled many cases for males and females involving undesirable sexual touching, sexual attack, sexual battery, quid pro quo unwanted sexual advances done by supervisors, supervisors, and company owner. These days lots of sexual harassment cases also include undesirable text and obscene images sent out to mobile phones. Our work consists of appeals worrying sexual harassment and life altering settlements. Discrimination and Harassment: Federal and state laws prohibit discrimination based on race, color, faith, sex (consisting of pregnancy), national origin, special needs, age (40 or older), or genetic details. This consists of defense from harassment of any kind. Reasonable Accommodation: If you have a recorded medical condition, your employer may be needed to supply sensible accommodations to allow you to perform your task duties. Examples include flexible work schedules, customized equipment, or accessible workspaces. However, a lot of cases submitted in court for companies refusing to fairly accommodate workers involves companies who fired a staff member for not returning to work when they are out on a disability, FMLA, or pregnancy leave. Allowing time off for a worker's medical condition and treatment are fundamental affordable accommodations numerous employers do not properly deal with. Workplace Safety: Your employer has a legal responsibility to offer a safe workplace devoid of recognized threats. This consists of adhering to safety regulations and employment offering appropriate training for employees. Wrongful Termination: Wrongful termination is a whistle blower tort. If a staff member grumbles about their employer doing something prohibited and they are terminated that may be wrongful termination. Retaliation leading to a task termination is wrongful termination if it takes place because the staff member worked out statutory legal rights and was retaliated for exercising 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 take part in prohibited activities, taking a lawfully secured leave of lack for cancer, disability, FMLA, or pregnancy. Firing an employee due to an immutable particular such as gender, race, or religion is likewise wrongful termination. Wrongful discharge IS NOT about unfair job terminations staff members 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 payment benefits may be readily available to cover medical expenditures and lost wages. However, employee's compensation is the special treatment for most workplace injuries, meaning you generally can not sue your employer straight.

There may be restricted exceptions where legal action versus an employer is possible. Consulting with a work lawyer is suggested to figure out if your situation falls under among these exceptions, such as wrongful termination for filing a wage claim or severe workplace security violations.

Disclaimer: This webpage provides general details just and must not be interpreted as legal guidance. If you have particular concerns or issues about your employment rights, it's always best to speak with a certified lawyer.

Employment Lawyers Group Case Results (Some)

$18,402,868 Jury decision for male visually bothered and based on crude remarks by a female manager

$1,150,000 Unpaid commissions of two complainants

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

$800,000 Controlled wait class action settlement

$800,000 For mis-classified independent specialists

$775,000 For little class action of workers not permitted meal breaks or mobile phone reimbursements while caring for 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 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 rig employees

$490,000 For sex and age discrimination of women

$465,000 Sexual harassment at a gas station

$460,000 Unpaid hours of work for gatekeeper & 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 forced to break her medical restrictions enforced 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 staff members

$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 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 workers in trip rental company working off-the-clock overtime

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

$350,000 For controlled 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 determined into his overtime rate

$350,000 For 2 workers in the trip 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 man

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

$307,345 For 2 medical facility employees oncall

$305,000 Wrongful termination of 2 sales individuals

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

$302,000 Controlled standby pay for 2 telecommunication workers in a medical 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 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 minimum wage, overtime double and double time due to on call work for 2 technicians at a radio/television station

$270,000 Unwanted sexual advances & work termination

$260,000 For regulated wait pay

$260,000 For sexual harassment in a grocery store

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

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

$250,000 For whistle-blower about unsettled overtime

$246,000 Breach of fiduciary responsibility arbitration award including impairment 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 kitchen area workers sexually pestered

$225,000 Sexual harassment by shop clients

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

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

$205,000 For multiple complainants

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

$200,000 For prevailing wage and FMLA violations

$200,000 For PAGA infractions 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 concerns & complaints of discrimination

$200,000 For a sales woman 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 transgressor

$190,000 Sexual Harassment in the medical coding industry

$190,000 Unwanted sexual advances without a task termination

$185,857 Jewish legal representative discriminated versus due to religious beliefs

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

$182,500 Fired during 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 claim

$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 drivers of a small business

$175,000 Minor problems of pregnancy discrimination in fast 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 store

$165,000 Wrongful termination and whistleblower

$165,000 For a cars and truck 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 resident's Association

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

$160,000 Unwanted sexual advances by managers of car lot

$160,000 Auto car dealership sexual harassment by text message

$155,000 Whistle blower at construction site

$153,000 Camarillo woman 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 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 facility who blew whistle

$150,000 Job Termination of salesperson 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 restaurant worker

$150,000 Sexual harassment 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 give up due to unwanted sexual advances

$145,000 Settlement for an office supervisor whose Northridge 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 declining to falsify records in claim

$127,500 Illegally needed medical checkup negatively affecting a disabled worker

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

$127,450 Improper questions about medical capabilities

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

$125,000 Minor unwanted sexual advances

$125,000 Sexual harassment at a fast food restaurant

$125,000 Unwanted sexual advances of a drug therapist

$125,000 Pregnancy discrimination case & wrongful termination -

$125,000 Wrongful termination

$125,000 Wrongful termination & small labor code offenses

$125,000 Breach of contract, unsettled salaries in the web market

$125,000 For worker 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 throughout layoff

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

$120,000 Unpaid salaries for tow truck motorists

$120,000 Sexually pestered maintenance supervisor by another male

$120,000 Insurance professional ended 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 revenues)

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

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

$115,000 Sexual harassment of automobile saleswoman small unsettled commissions

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

$112,023 Wrongful termination of social worker during trial

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

$109,500 Unpaid dominating salaries for 2 workers of a little company

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

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

$105,000 Overtime due computer expert

$105,000 Fired After Depression Leave

$103,145 Refusal to accommodate pregnant storage facility employee

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

$102,500 Sexual harassment 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 supervisor

$100,000 Termination of Mechanic's Employment in Violation of California Family Rights Act (California FMLA)

$100,000 Wrongful termination of ambulance motorist who blew the whistle

$100,000 Fired Due to Age of FMLA Leave

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* Please be encouraged that previous results are not a warranty nor forecast of future case results

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