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Navigating the legal aspects of employment can be complicated. This web page offers an introduction of some necessary worker rights and resources to help you understand your options.

Understanding Your Employee Rights

As an employee, you have certain legal defenses in place to make sure a fair and safe workplace. These rights cover different aspects of your employment, consisting of:

Wage and Hour Lawyer: You are entitled to be paid base pay for all hours worked, and overtime pay for surpassing a set variety of hours weekly (generally 40). Meal and rest breaks might likewise be compensated depending on your location and company. Unwanted Sexual Advances: Sexual Harassment unfortunately continues to effect individuals of all genders and gender identifications. The Employment Lawyers Group has tried and managed many cases for men and women involving undesirable sexual touching, sexual attack, sexual battery, quid professional quo sexual harassment done by supervisors, managers, and entrepreneur. Nowadays lots of unwanted sexual advances cases likewise include undesirable text and profane photos sent out to cellular phones. Our work includes appeals worrying sexual harassment and life changing settlements. Discrimination and Harassment: employment Federal and state laws restrict discrimination based on race, color, faith, sex (including pregnancy), nationwide origin, special needs, age (40 or older), or genetic info. This consists of protection from harassment of any kind. Reasonable Accommodation: If you have a documented medical condition, your company might be needed to provide sensible accommodations to allow you to perform your task duties. Examples consist of flexible work schedules, modified devices, or available offices. However, many cases submitted in court for employment companies refusing to reasonably accommodate employees involves employers who fired an employee for not returning to work when they are out on a disability, FMLA, or pregnancy leave. Allowing time off for a staff member's medical condition and treatment are essential affordable lodgings many employers do not appropriately handle. Workplace Safety: Your company has a legal responsibility to offer a safe work environment devoid of acknowledged risks. This includes sticking to safety policies and offering proper training for staff members. Wrongful Termination: Wrongful termination is a whistle blower tort. If an employee complains about their employer doing something prohibited and they are ended that might be wrongful termination. Retaliation resulting in a task termination is wrongful termination if it happens due to the fact that the worker worked out statutory legal rights and was struck back for working out those rights. Examples include job terminations due to the worker filing a wage claim, declining sexual harassment, reporting a company to OSHA, internally grumbling to management or declining to participate in prohibited activities, taking a lawfully secured leave of lack for cancer, special needs, FMLA, or pregnancy. Firing a staff member due to an immutable particular such as gender, race, or religious beliefs is also wrongful termination. Wrongful discharge IS NOT about unfair job terminations workers do not concur with that do not include among the above.

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Employment Lawyer For Workers Compensation

If you are hurt or ended up being ill due to your work, employment employee's settlement benefits might be available to cover medical costs and lost earnings. However, employee's settlement is the special remedy for many workplace injuries, suggesting you typically can not sue your employer straight.

There may be restricted exceptions where legal action against a company is possible. Consulting with an employment lawyer is suggested to figure out if your situation falls under among these exceptions, such as wrongful termination for submitting a wage claim or severe work environment security offenses.

Disclaimer: This web page supplies general info only and ought to not be interpreted as legal suggestions. If you have specific concerns or issues about your work rights, it's constantly best to speak with a certified attorney.

Employment Lawyers Group Case Results (Some)

$18,402,868 Jury verdict for male aesthetically pestered and based on unrefined remarks by a female manager

$1,150,000 Unpaid commissions of two plaintiffs

$875,000 For 4 oil field service industry employees 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 staff members not permitted meal breaks or cell phone reimbursements while looking after reliant grownups

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

$750,000 Sub-Minimum wage class action settlement

$675,000 Unwanted sexual advances 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 workers on overtime claims

$500,000 Unpaid days of work to 4 oil rig workers

$490,000 For sex and age discrimination of females

$465,000 Sexual harassment at a gasoline station

$460,000 Unpaid hours of work for gatekeeper & PAGA Violations

$450,000 Settlement for 2 on-call workers

$450,000 Paystub infractions

$450,000 Being on regulated standby

$430,000 Settlement in 2024 dollars for a Los Angeles storage facility employee required to violate 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 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 delivery driver

$365,000 After defendant lost their appeal - pregnancy case - Jury Trial

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

$350,000 To 2 workers in vacation 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 workers in the getaway rental company who worked off-the-clock, on-call & PAGA

$350,000 For and paystub itemizations

$315,000 Sexual harassment of a lesbian female by straight guy

$315,000 Sexual harassment of a pizza delivery driver

$307,345 For 2 health center 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 hospital

$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 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 employment 2 specialists at a radio/television station

$270,000 Sexual harassment & work termination

$260,000 For employment controlled stand by 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 professional on-call and small PAGA group

$250,000 For whistle-blower about unpaid overtime

$246,000 Breach of fiduciary task arbitration award including disability discrimination

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

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

$225,000 For two kitchen area employees sexually bugged

$225,000 Sexual harassment by store consumers

$206,151 Larson v. VXI Same Sex Unwanted Sexual Advances

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

$205,000 For several complainants

$200,000 For on-call work, retaliation, forced to give up 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 concerns & problems of discrimination

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

$195,000 For Whistle Blower

$193,500 Unwanted sexual advances by a registered sex offender

$193,250 Unwanted sexual advances by a sex wrongdoer

$190,000 Sexual Harassment in the medical coding industry

$190,000 Sexual harassment without a job termination

$185,857 Jewish attorney 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 staff member

$180,000 Controlled standby pay

$175,000 Sexual harassment suit

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

$175,000 Failure to pay base pay

$175,000 Unpaid overtime of 2 limousine chauffeurs of a little business

$175,000 Minor problems of pregnancy discrimination in junk food restaurant, absence 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 car dealership manager rejected baby bonding and CFRA Leave

$162,500 Failure to pay commissions, retaliation when went to Labor Board

$162,000 Sexual harassment at a property owner's Association

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

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

$160,000 Auto dealer sexual harassment 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 two kitchen 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 nursing home who blew whistle

$150,000 Job Termination of sales representative 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 dining establishment employee

$150,000 Sexual harassment by a manager of an adult day care 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 an office supervisor whose Northridge employer would not enable her to depart 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 restore 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 impacting a handicapped worker

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

$127,450 Improper questions about medical capabilities

$125,450 Retail sales manager terminated after complaining about nationwide origin harassment by colleague

$125,000 Minor sexual harassment

$125,000 Sexual harassment at a junk food restaurant

$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 infractions

$125,000 Breach of agreement, unsettled incomes in the web industry

$125,000 For staff member who quit after being misclassified and not receiving overtime.

$125,000 Pregnancy discrimination & termination

$125,000 Non-payment of wages to CEO

$125,000 Age discrimination during layoff

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

$120,000 Unpaid incomes for tow truck drivers

$120,000 Sexually harassed upkeep supervisor 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 unwanted sexual advances 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 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 worker

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

$115,000 Sexual harassment of vehicle saleswoman & small unpaid commissions

$112,023 Wrongful termination of social employee throughout trial

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

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

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

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

$105,000 Overtime due computer system expert

$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 profits)

$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 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 driver who blew the whistle

$100,000 Fired Due to Age of FMLA Leave

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