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Navigating the legal elements of employment can be intricate. This web page offers an introduction of some vital worker rights and resources to assist you comprehend your choices.

Understanding Your Employee Rights

As a staff member, you have specific legal securities in location to guarantee a reasonable and employment safe workplace. These rights cover various aspects 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 surpassing a set variety of hours weekly (typically 40). Meal and rest breaks might likewise be compensated depending on your place and company. Sexual Harassment: Sexual Harassment sadly continues to effect people of all genders and gender recognitions. The Employment Lawyers Group has actually tried and handled lots of cases for males and females involving unwanted sexual touching, sexual attack, sexual battery, quid pro quo sexual harassment done by supervisors, managers, and company owners. Nowadays many unwanted sexual advances cases likewise include unwanted text and obscene photos sent out to cellphones. Our work consists of appeals concerning unwanted sexual advances and life altering settlements. Discrimination and Harassment: Federal and state laws prohibit discrimination based upon race, color, faith, sex (consisting of pregnancy), national origin, impairment, employment age (40 or older), or hereditary details. This consists of defense from harassment of any kind. Reasonable Accommodation: If you have a recorded medical condition, your company may be needed to provide reasonable accommodations to enable you to perform your task responsibilities. Examples include versatile work schedules, customized devices, or accessible offices. However, most cases submitted in court for companies refusing to reasonably accommodate workers includes employers who fired a worker for not coming back 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 appropriately manage. Workplace Safety: Your company has a legal obligation to provide a safe workplace devoid of recognized hazards. This consists of adhering to security regulations and offering proper training for staff members. Wrongful Termination: Wrongful termination is a whistle blower tort. If an employee grumbles about their company doing something prohibited and they are ended that may be wrongful termination. Retaliation resulting in a task termination is wrongful termination if it occurs because the worker exercised statutory legal rights and was retaliated for working out those rights. Examples consist of job terminations due to the employee filing a wage claim, refusing unwanted sexual advances, reporting a company to OSHA, internally complaining to management or refusing to take part in illegal activities, taking a lawfully protected leave of lack for cancer, impairment, FMLA, or pregnancy. Firing an employee due to an immutable particular such as gender, race, or religion is also wrongful termination. Wrongful discharge IS NOT about unfair job terminations workers do not concur with that do not involve among the above.

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Employment Lawyer For Workers Compensation

If you are injured or ended up being ill due to your work, employee's settlement benefits may be offered to cover medical expenses and employment lost earnings. However, worker's settlement is the unique treatment for the majority of workplace injuries, meaning you typically can not sue your employer directly.

There may be limited exceptions where legal action versus an employer is possible. Consulting with an employment attorney is recommended to determine if your scenario falls under one of these exceptions, such as wrongful termination for filing a wage claim or severe workplace security violations.

Disclaimer: This web page provides basic information only and needs to not be interpreted as legal recommendations. 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 visually bugged and based on unrefined comments by a female manager

$1,150,000 Unpaid commissions of 2 plaintiffs

$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 stand by class action settlement

$800,000 For mis-classified independent contractors

$775,000 For little class action of staff members not enabled meal breaks or cell phone reimbursements while caring for reliant adults

$750,000 Disability discrimination settlement for employee 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 women

$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 employees

$450,000 Paystub offenses

$450,000 Being on controlled standby

$430,000 Settlement in 2024 dollars for a Los Angeles storage facility employee forced to break her medical restrictions enforced 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 employees

$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 Unwanted sexual advances of a shipment chauffeur

$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 workers, and PAGA charges for less than 25

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

$350,000 Due to fixed perk pay not figured into overtime for a directional driller

$350,000 For controlled 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 benefits were not determined into his overtime rate

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

$350,000 For prevailing wage and paystub itemizations

$315,000 Unwanted sexual advances of a lesbian lady by straight man

$315,000 Sexual harassment of a pizza shipment chauffeur

$307,345 For 2 healthcare facility employees oncall

$305,000 Wrongful termination of 2 sales people

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

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

$300,000 Verdict of punitive damages in wrongful termination case due to staff member'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 base pay, overtime double and double time due to on call work for 2 service technicians at a radio/television station

$270,000 Unwanted sexual advances & work termination

$260,000 For regulated stand by pay

$260,000 For sexual harassment in a grocery store

$250,000 For 2 oil field service specialists 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 responsibility arbitration award involving disability discrimination

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

$225,000 Unwanted sexual advances of a Waitress (No Termination Involved)

$225,000 For two kitchen area employees sexually pestered

$225,000 Sexual harassment by store customers

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

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

$205,000 For several complainants

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

$200,000 For dominating wage and FMLA offenses

$200,000 For PAGA violations and sexual harassment

$200,000 Race Discrimination towards Latinos

$200,000 Acts of sexual harassment by CEO

$200,000 For a worker fired due to medical issues & problems of discrimination

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

$195,000 For Whistle Blower

$193,500 Sexual Harassment by a registered sex offender

$193,250 Unwanted sexual advances by a sex offender

$190,000 Unwanted sexual advances in the medical coding market

$190,000 Unwanted sexual advances without a task termination

$185,857 Jewish legal representative victimized due to religion

$185,000 For sexual harassment of a lady 35 years older than the harasser

$182,500 Fired during 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 kitchen areas

$175,000 Failure to pay base pay

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

$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 huge box shop

$165,000 Wrongful termination and whistleblower

$165,000 For a vehicle dealer supervisor 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 employees denied meal breaks, worked off-the-clock

$160,000 Sexual harassment by managers of automobile lot

$160,000 Auto dealer sexual harassment by text

$155,000 Whistle blower at construction website

$153,000 Camarillo lady demeaned due to her Christianity

$150,000 Sexual harassment to two cooking 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 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 center 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 employee

$150,000 Unwanted sexual advances by a supervisor of an adult daycare program

$150,000 Job not held open throughout cancer treatment

$150,000 CNA complained about rats

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

$145,000 Settlement for an office supervisor whose Northridge company would not permit her to depart from work due to pregnancy

$140,000 Off-the-clock work, breach of contract 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 suit

$127,500 Illegally needed medical checkup adversely affecting a handicapped worker

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

$127,450 Improper questions about medical capabilities

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

$125,000 Minor sexual harassment

$125,000 Unwanted sexual advances at a quick 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 & small labor code violations

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

$125,000 For employee who gave up after being misclassified and not getting 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 accepted sum

$120,000 Unpaid salaries for tow truck motorists

$120,000 Sexually pestered maintenance manager by another male

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

$120,000 Racial Discrimination of a storage facility employee

$120,000 Male on male unwanted sexual advances Unpaid earnings, overtime, labor code area 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 incomes)

$115,616 Signal Hill Hindu teased due to his religious beliefs

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

$115,000 Sexual harassment of vehicle saleswoman minor unsettled commissions

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

$112,023 Wrongful termination of social worker throughout trial

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

$109,500 Unpaid prevailing wages for 2 employees 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 man who wanted to turn her straight

$105,000 Overtime due computer system expert

$105,000 Fired After Depression Leave

$103,145 Refusal to accommodate pregnant warehouse employee

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

$102,500 Sexual harassment of a janitor

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

$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 chauffeur who blew the whistle

$100,000 Fired Due to Age of FMLA Leave

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