Navigating the legal aspects of employment can be intricate. This website provides an overview of some important staff member rights and resources to help you comprehend your alternatives.
Understanding Your Employee Rights
As a worker, employment you have particular legal defenses in location to guarantee a reasonable and safe work environment. These rights cover various aspects of your employment, including:
Wage and Hour Lawyer: You are entitled to be paid base pay for all hours worked, and overtime spend for going beyond a set variety of hours weekly (usually 40). Meal and rest breaks might likewise be compensated depending on your location and employer.
Unwanted Sexual Advances: Sexual Harassment regrettably continues to effect individuals of all genders and gender identifications. The Employment Lawyers Group has actually attempted and handled many cases for males and females involving unwanted sexual touching, sexual attack, sexual battery, quid professional quo unwanted sexual advances done by managers, supervisors, and company owner. These days lots of unwanted sexual advances cases also include undesirable text messages and profane photos sent 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 upon race, color, religion, sex (consisting of pregnancy), national origin, special needs, age (40 or older), or genetic information. This consists of security from harassment of any kind.
Reasonable Accommodation: If you have a recorded medical condition, your company may be required to provide sensible accommodations to enable you to perform your job responsibilities. Examples include versatile work schedules, customized devices, or accessible work spaces. However, a lot of cases submitted in court for employers declining to reasonably accommodate workers includes companies who fired an employee for not returning to work when they are out on a disability, FMLA, or pregnancy leave. Allowing time off for an employee's medical condition and treatment are basic affordable lodgings numerous companies do not appropriately handle.
Workplace Safety: Your company has a legal obligation to supply a safe workplace free from acknowledged dangers. This includes sticking to safety guidelines and offering correct training for employees.
Wrongful Termination: Wrongful termination is a whistle blower tort. If an employee grumbles about their employer doing something unlawful and they are terminated that might be wrongful termination. Retaliation resulting in a task termination is wrongful termination if it takes place because the worker worked out statutory legal rights and was retaliated for exercising those rights. Examples consist of job terminations due to the employee submitting a wage claim, declining sexual harassment, reporting an employer to OSHA, internally grumbling to management or refusing to take part in prohibited activities, taking a legally protected leave of lack for cancer, disability, FMLA, or pregnancy. Firing a staff member due to an immutable characteristic such as gender, race, or faith is also wrongful termination. Wrongful discharge IS NOT about unjust job terminations staff members do not agree with that do not involve one of the above.
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Employment Lawyer For Workers Compensation
If you are injured or ended up being ill due to your work, worker's compensation advantages may be readily available to cover medical expenses and lost earnings. However, worker's payment is the exclusive remedy for many workplace injuries, meaning you usually can not sue your company straight.
There may be restricted exceptions where legal action versus an employer is possible. Consulting with a work lawyer is recommended to determine if your scenario falls under one of these exceptions, such as wrongful termination for submitting a wage claim or severe workplace safety offenses.
Disclaimer: This website provides general information only and ought to not be construed as legal advice. If you have specific concerns or concerns about your work rights, it's constantly best to seek advice from a qualified lawyer.
Employment Lawyers Group Case Results (Some)
$18,402,868 Jury verdict for male visually pestered and based on crude comments by a female supervisor
$1,150,000 Unpaid commissions of 2 plaintiffs
$875,000 For 4 oil field service industry workers whose times worked were not taped on timesheets and were on-call
$800,000 Controlled stand by class action settlement
$800,000 For mis-classified independent contractors
$775,000 For little class action of employees not enabled meal breaks or mobile phone repayments while looking after dependent grownups
$750,000 Disability discrimination settlement for worker who had heart problems
$750,000 Sub-Minimum wage class action settlement
$675,000 Sexual harassment in a storage facility
$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 workers
$490,000 For sex and age discrimination of females
$465,000 Unwanted sexual advances at a filling station
$460,000 Unpaid hours of work for gatekeeper & PAGA Violations
$450,000 Settlement for 2 on-call workers
$450,000 Paystub offenses
$450,000 Being on regulated standby
$430,000 Settlement in 2024 dollars for a Los Angeles warehouse employee required to break her medical constraints imposed 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 workers
$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 Sexual harassment of a delivery driver
$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 workers, and PAGA charges for less than 25
$350,000 To 2 employees in trip rental service working off-the-clock overtime
$350,000 Due to fixed benefit pay not figured into overtime for a directional driller
$350,000 For regulated standby and overtime for one employee
$350,000 Nurse mis-classified as independent specialist who was on-call
$350,000 For directional driller whose fixed rate benefits were not calculated into his overtime rate
$350,000 For 2 staff members in the vacation rental company who worked off-the-clock, on-call & PAGA
$350,000 For prevailing 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 health center staff members oncall
$305,000 Wrongful termination of 2 sales individuals
$305,000 For 2 IT difficulty shooters oncall at a major hospital
$302,000 Controlled standby pay for 2 in a health center
$300,000 Verdict of compensatory damages in wrongful termination case due to worker's refusal to work without rest breaks
$300,000 Post trial decision for wrongful termination settlement and minor 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 technicians at a radio/television station
$270,000 Sexual harassment & employment termination
$260,000 For controlled wait pay
$260,000 For unwanted sexual advances in a supermarket
$250,000 For 2 oil field service technicians not paid overtime
$250,000 For radiology service technician on-call and little PAGA group
$250,000 For whistle-blower about unsettled overtime
$246,000 Breach of fiduciary responsibility arbitration award involving special needs 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 kitchen area employees sexually bothered
$225,000 Sexual harassment by shop clients
$206,151 Larson v. VXI Same Sex Unwanted Sexual Advances
$205,000 Unpaid incomes, overtime, labor code section 2699 penalties- arbitration award for several plaintiffs
$205,000 For multiple plaintiffs
$200,000 For on-call work, retaliation, required to quit gatekeeper
$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 unwanted sexual advances by CEO
$200,000 For an employee fired due to medical concerns & grievances of discrimination
$200,000 For a sales female in her 60s, age discrimination
$195,000 For Whistle Blower
$193,500 Sexual Harassment by a registered sex culprit
$193,250 Sexual harassment by a sex offender
$190,000 Unwanted sexual advances in the medical coding market
$190,000 Sexual harassment without a job termination
$185,857 Jewish legal representative victimized due to faith
$185,000 For sexual harassment of a lady 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 employee
$180,000 Controlled standby pay
$175,000 Unwanted sexual advances lawsuit
$175,000 PAGA settlement due to missed out on meal and rest breaks in a hotel's kitchens
$175,000 Failure to pay minimum wage
$175,000 Unpaid overtime of 2 limo drivers of a little company
$175,000 Minor issues of pregnancy discrimination in quick food restaurant, lack 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 big box shop
$165,000 Wrongful termination and whistleblower
$165,000 For a vehicle dealership manager rejected infant bonding and CFRA Leave
$162,500 Failure to pay commissions, retaliation when went to Labor Board
$162,000 Sexual harassment at a home owner's Association
$160,000 For 3 oil field workers denied meal breaks, worked off-the-clock
$160,000 Sexual harassment by managers of car lot
$160,000 Auto dealership sexual harassment by text
$155,000 Whistle blower at building and construction site
$153,000 Camarillo woman demeaned due to her Christianity
$150,000 Unwanted sexual advances to two kitchen workers at a resort
$150,000 Race harassment at an oil refinery
$150,000 Wrongful termination of social employee reporting patient 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 sales representative 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 year old restaurant 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 quit due to sexual harassment
$145,000 Settlement for a workplace 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 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 renew after FMLA
$135,000 Aerospace executive whistle blower
$130,000 Employee fired for declining to falsify records in suit
$127,500 Illegally required medical exam adversely affecting a disabled staff member
$127,500 Wrongfully ended motorist who grumbled his truck was unsafe
$127,450 Improper inquiry about medical abilities
$125,450 Retail sales manager terminated after complaining about national origin harassment by coworker
$125,000 Minor sexual harassment
$125,000 Unwanted sexual advances at a fast food restaurant
$125,000 Sexual harassment of a drug therapist
$125,000 Pregnancy discrimination case & wrongful termination -
$125,000 Wrongful termination
$125,000 Wrongful termination & minor labor code violations
$125,000 Breach of contract, overdue wages in the web industry
$125,000 For staff member who quit after being misclassified and not getting overtime.
$125,000 Pregnancy discrimination & termination
$125,000 Non-payment of earnings to CEO
$125,000 Age discrimination throughout layoff
$125,000 High tech company stopped paying the agreed to sum
$120,000 Unpaid incomes for tow truck chauffeurs
$120,000 Sexually harassed maintenance supervisor 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 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 customer care employee
$115,000 Unwanted sexual advances of automobile saleswoman small overdue commissions
$115,000 Unwanted sexual advances of car saleswoman & minor overdue commissions
$112,023 Wrongful termination of social worker during trial
$110,000 (minor lost salaries) Cancer discrimination & employment termination
$109,500 Unpaid dominating incomes for 2 workers 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 worker by a guy who wished to turn her straight
$105,000 Overtime due computer professional
$105,000 Fired After Depression Leave
$103,145 Refusal to accommodate pregnant storage facility employee
$102,500 Family Care Leave Act violations & termination ($20,000 loss of revenues)
$102,500 Sexual harassment of a janitor
$102,500 Sexual harassment of a waitress (no termination included)
$101,500 Sexual harassment of a janitor
$100,850 Sexual harassment by restaurant manager
$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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