Navigating the legal elements of employment can be complex. This webpage provides an introduction of some vital employee rights and resources to assist you comprehend your options.

Understanding Your Employee Rights

As a worker, you have certain legal protections in location to ensure a fair and safe work environment. These rights cover numerous aspects 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 per week (generally 40). Meal and rest breaks might likewise 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 involving undesirable sexual touching, sexual assault, sexual battery, quid professional quo unwanted sexual advances done by supervisors, managers, and business owners. Nowadays lots of sexual harassment cases likewise include undesirable text and obscene photos sent to cellular phones. Our work consists of appeals concerning sexual harassment and life altering settlements. Discrimination and Harassment: Federal and state laws forbid discrimination based upon race, color, religion, sex (consisting of pregnancy), national origin, special needs, age (40 or older), or genetic info. This includes protection from harassment of any kind. Reasonable Accommodation: If you have a documented medical condition, your employer might be required to offer affordable accommodations to allow you to perform your job responsibilities. Examples consist of versatile work schedules, modified devices, or accessible work spaces. However, many cases filed in court for companies declining to fairly accommodate employees involves employers who fired a staff member for not coming back to work when they are out on an impairment, FMLA, or pregnancy leave. Allowing time off for an employee’s medical condition and treatment are basic affordable lodgings lots of companies do not properly deal with. Workplace Safety: Your employer has a legal obligation to supply a safe workplace free from recognized threats. This includes adhering to safety policies and providing proper training for staff members. Wrongful Termination: Wrongful termination is a whistle blower tort. If a staff member grumbles about their company doing something prohibited and they are terminated that may be wrongful termination. Retaliation resulting in a task termination is wrongful termination if it happens since the employee worked out statutory legal rights and was retaliated for working out those rights. Examples include job terminations due to the employee filing a wage claim, refusing unwanted sexual advances, reporting an employer to OSHA, internally grumbling to management or employment declining to take part in unlawful activities, taking a lawfully protected leave of absence for cancer, impairment, FMLA, or pregnancy. Firing an employee due to an immutable particular such as gender, employment race, or faith is also wrongful termination. Wrongful discharge IS NOT about unjust task terminations workers do not concur with that do not include one of the above.

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Employment Lawyer For Workers Compensation

If you are hurt or ended up being ill due to your work, worker’s compensation benefits may be available to cover medical costs and lost incomes. However, worker’s compensation is the special solution for the majority of workplace injuries, indicating you usually can not sue your company directly.

There may be limited exceptions where legal action versus a company is possible. Consulting with a work lawyer is advised to figure out if your situation falls under among these exceptions, such as wrongful termination for submitting a wage claim or severe office safety infractions.

Disclaimer: This website supplies general info just and ought to not be construed as legal suggestions. If you have particular questions or concerns about your work rights, it’s constantly best to speak with a certified lawyer.

Employment Lawyers Group Case Results (Some)

$18,402,868 Jury verdict for male visually harassed and subject to crude 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 recorded on timesheets and were on-call

$800,000 Controlled wait class action settlement

$800,000 For mis-classified independent professionals

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

$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 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 gatekeeper & PAGA Violations

$450,000 Settlement for 2 on-call employees

$450,000 Paystub violations

$450,000 Being on controlled standby

$430,000 Settlement in 2024 dollars for a Los Angeles warehouse employee forced to break her medical constraints imposed by pregnancy

$400,000 Recovery following arbitration win for 4 employees 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 staff members

$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 offender lost their appeal - pregnancy case - Jury Trial

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

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

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

$350,000 For directional driller whose set rate bonus offers were not computed into his overtime rate

$350,000 For 2 staff members in the getaway rental company who worked off-the-clock, on-call & PAGA

$350,000 For prevailing wage and paystub itemizations

$315,000 Sexual harassment of a lesbian woman by straight male

$315,000 Sexual harassment of a pizza shipment motorist

$307,345 For 2 hospital workers oncall

$305,000 Wrongful termination of 2 sales individuals

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

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

$300,000 Verdict of compensatory damages in wrongful termination case due to employee’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 service technicians at a radio/television station

$270,000 Sexual harassment & work termination

$260,000 For regulated wait pay

$260,000 For sexual harassment in a grocery store

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

$250,000 For radiology specialist on-call and little PAGA group

$250,000 For whistle-blower about overdue overtime

$246,000 Breach of fiduciary duty arbitration award involving impairment discrimination

$232,000 Male on male unwanted sexual advances won at a binding arbitration

$225,000 Sexual Harassment of a Waitress (No Termination Involved)

$225,000 For 2 cooking area employees sexually bothered

$225,000 Sexual harassment by store consumers

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

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

$205,000 For multiple plaintiffs

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

$200,000 For prevailing wage and FMLA offenses

$200,000 For PAGA violations 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 issues & grievances of discrimination

$200,000 For a sales female in her 60s, age discrimination

$195,000 For Whistle Blower

$193,500 Unwanted sexual by a signed up sex offender

$193,250 Unwanted sexual advances by a sex wrongdoer

$190,000 Sexual Harassment in the medical coding market

$190,000 Sexual harassment without a task termination

$185,857 Jewish attorney discriminated versus due to religion

$185,000 For sexual harassment of a female 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 worker

$180,000 Controlled standby pay

$175,000 Sexual harassment claim

$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 limousine chauffeurs of a little business

$175,000 Minor concerns of pregnancy discrimination in quick 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 shop

$165,000 Wrongful termination and whistleblower

$165,000 For a car dealership 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 property owner’s Association

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

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

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

$155,000 Whistle blower at building site

$153,000 Camarillo woman demeaned due to her Christianity

$150,000 Unwanted sexual advances to 2 kitchen area employees at a resort

$150,000 Race harassment at an oil refinery

$150,000 Wrongful termination of social worker reporting client 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 facility who blew whistle

$150,000 Job Termination of sales representative 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 Unwanted sexual advances of an eight-teen years of age restaurant worker

$150,000 Unwanted sexual advances 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 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 checkup adversely affecting a handicapped worker

$127,500 Wrongfully terminated motorist who grumbled his truck was unsafe

$127,450 Improper questions about medical abilities

$125,450 Retail sales manager terminated after complaining about national origin harassment by coworker

$125,000 Minor unwanted sexual advances

$125,000 Sexual harassment at a junk food dining establishment

$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 offenses

$125,000 Breach of contract, unpaid salaries in the web industry

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

$125,000 Pregnancy discrimination & termination

$125,000 Non-payment of salaries to CEO

$125,000 Age discrimination during layoff

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

$120,000 Unpaid wages for tow truck motorists

$120,000 Sexually bugged upkeep manager by another male

$120,000 Insurance professional 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 wages, overtime, labor code area 2699 penalties- 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 revenues)

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

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

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

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

$112,023 Wrongful termination of social employee during trial

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

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

$107,500 Wrongfully ended security supervisor who let his subordinates know 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 system professional

$105,000 Fired After Depression Leave

$103,145 Refusal to accommodate pregnant warehouse worker

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

$102,500 Sexual harassment of a janitor

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

$101,500 Sexual harassment of a janitor

$100,850 Sexual harassment 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 driver who blew the whistle

$100,000 Fired Due to Age of FMLA Leave

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