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Navigating the legal elements of employment can be complicated. This web page provides an introduction of some important worker rights and resources to assist you comprehend your alternatives.

Understanding Your Employee Rights

As a worker, you have certain legal defenses in place to guarantee a fair and safe work environment. These rights cover different aspects of your employment, including:

Wage and Hour Lawyer: You are entitled to be paid base pay for all hours worked, and overtime pay for surpassing a set number of hours each week (usually 40). Meal and rest breaks may also be compensated depending upon your location and company. Unwanted Sexual Advances: Sexual Harassment sadly continues to effect people of all genders and gender identifications. The Employment Lawyers Group has actually tried and managed lots of cases for males and females including unwanted sexual touching, sexual attack, sexual battery, quid professional quo unwanted sexual advances done by supervisors, managers, and entrepreneur. These days numerous unwanted sexual advances cases also include unwanted text and profane pictures sent to cellphones. Our work includes appeals concerning unwanted sexual advances and life altering settlements. Discrimination and Harassment: Federal and state laws forbid discrimination based on race, color, faith, sex (including pregnancy), nationwide origin, special needs, age (40 or older), or genetic details. This includes protection from harassment of any kind. Reasonable Accommodation: If you have a documented medical condition, your company might be needed to offer affordable lodgings to allow you to perform your job responsibilities. Examples consist of flexible work schedules, modified devices, or available work spaces. However, a lot of cases submitted in court for job employers refusing to fairly accommodate workers includes companies who fired an employee 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 basic reasonable accommodations lots of employers do not effectively deal with. Workplace Safety: Your company has a legal duty to offer a safe work environment devoid of acknowledged dangers. This includes adhering to safety policies and providing appropriate training for staff members. Wrongful Termination: Wrongful termination is a whistle blower tort. If a worker grumbles about their employer doing something unlawful and they are ended that might be wrongful termination. Retaliation resulting in a task termination is wrongful termination if it occurs due to the fact that the worker exercised statutory legal rights and was struck back for working out those rights. Examples include task terminations due to the staff member filing a wage claim, declining sexual harassment, reporting an employer to OSHA, internally grumbling to management or refusing to participate in illegal activities, taking a lawfully protected leave of lack for cancer, special needs, FMLA, or pregnancy. Firing a worker due to an immutable characteristic such as gender, race, or religion is likewise wrongful termination. Wrongful discharge IS NOT about unreasonable job terminations workers do not concur with that do not involve one of 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 expenses and lost salaries. However, worker's payment is the special solution for most workplace injuries, indicating you generally can not sue your employer straight.

There may be restricted exceptions where legal action against an employer is possible. Consulting with an employment lawyer is suggested to identify if your circumstance falls under among these exceptions, such as wrongful termination for submitting a wage claim or extreme workplace security violations.

Disclaimer: This webpage supplies general information only and should not be interpreted as legal advice. If you have specific concerns or concerns about your employment rights, it's constantly best to seek advice from a certified lawyer.

Employment Lawyers Group Case Results (Some)

$18,402,868 Jury verdict for male visually bothered and subject to crude remarks by a female manager

$1,150,000 Unpaid commissions of two complainants

$875,000 For 4 oil field service industry employees 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 little class action of staff members not permitted meal breaks or cellular phone repayments while caring for dependent adults

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

$750,000 Sub-Minimum wage class action settlement

$675,000 Sexual harassment in a warehouse

$672,500 For job 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 workers

$490,000 For sex and age discrimination of ladies

$465,000 Unwanted sexual advances at a gas 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 controlled standby

$430,000 Settlement in 2024 dollars for a Los Angeles warehouse worker required to violate her medical constraints enforced by pregnancy

$400,000 Recovery following arbitration win for 4 workers 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 Unwanted sexual advances of a shipment 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, job and PAGA penalties for less than 25

$350,000 To 2 staff members in holiday rental organization working off-the-clock overtime

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

$350,000 For regulated standby and overtime for one worker

$350,000 Nurse mis-classified as independent professional who was on-call

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

$350,000 For 2 employees in the vacation rental service 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 male

$315,000 Sexual harassment of a pizza delivery driver

$307,345 For 2 medical facility employees oncall

$305,000 Wrongful termination of 2 sales people

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

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

$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 infractions

$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 professionals at a radio/television station

$270,000 Unwanted sexual advances & work termination

$260,000 For controlled stand by pay

$260,000 For sexual harassment in a supermarket

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

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

$250,000 For whistle-blower about overdue overtime

$246,000 Breach of fiduciary task 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 2 cooking area workers sexually bothered

$225,000 Unwanted sexual advances by shop consumers

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

$205,000 Unpaid incomes, overtime, section 2699 penalties- arbitration award for multiple complainants

$205,000 For numerous complainants

$200,000 For on-call work, retaliation, forced to give up security officer

$200,000 For prevailing wage and FMLA violations

$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 & complaints 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 registered sex wrongdoer

$193,250 Sexual harassment by a sex culprit

$190,000 Sexual Harassment in the medical coding industry

$190,000 Unwanted sexual advances 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 throughout 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 lawsuit

$175,000 PAGA settlement due to missed meal and rest breaks in a hotel's kitchen areas

$175,000 Failure to pay base pay

$175,000 Unpaid overtime of 2 limousine drivers of a small company

$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 big box store

$165,000 Wrongful termination and whistleblower

$165,000 For job 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 homeowner's Association

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

$160,000 Unwanted sexual advances by supervisors of cars and truck lot

$160,000 Auto dealer sexual harassment by text

$155,000 Whistle blower at building site

$153,000 Camarillo female demeaned due to her Christianity

$150,000 Sexual harassment to two kitchen area 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 assisted living facility 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 during cancer treatment

$150,000 CNA grumbled about rats

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

$145,000 Settlement for a workplace manager whose Northridge company would not permit her to take leave from work due to pregnancy

$140,000 Off-the-clock work, breach of contract 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 reinstate after FMLA

$135,000 Aerospace executive whistle blower

$130,000 Employee fired for refusing to falsify records in lawsuit

$127,500 Illegally required medical examination negatively impacting a handicapped worker

$127,500 Wrongfully terminated chauffeur who complained his truck was risky

$127,450 Improper questions about medical capabilities

$125,450 Retail sales supervisor ended after grumbling about national origin harassment by coworker

$125,000 Minor unwanted sexual advances

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

$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 agreement, unsettled salaries in the web market

$125,000 For worker who gave up after being misclassified and not getting overtime.

$125,000 Pregnancy discrimination & termination

$125,000 Non-payment of salaries to CEO

$125,000 Age discrimination throughout layoff

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

$120,000 Unpaid incomes for tow truck motorists

$120,000 Sexually harassed maintenance manager by another male

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

$120,000 Racial Discrimination of a warehouse employee

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

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

$115,616 Signal Hill Hindu made enjoyable of due to his religious beliefs

$115,000 Pregnancy discrimination & termination of customer support staff member

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

$115,000 Unwanted sexual advances of car saleswoman & minor unsettled commissions

$112,023 Wrongful termination of social employee during trial

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

$109,500 Unpaid dominating earnings for 2 employees of a small business

$107,500 Wrongfully terminated security manager 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 wished 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 revenues)

$102,500 Sexual harassment of a janitor

$102,500 Sexual harassment of a waitress (no termination included)

$101,500 Unwanted sexual advances 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 motorist who blew the whistle

$100,000 Fired Due to Age of FMLA Leave

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* Please be advised that previous results are not a guaranty nor prediction of future case results

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