Los Angeles Employee Rights Lawyer

Navigating the legal aspects of employment can be complex. This webpage provides an overview of some essential employee rights and resources to help you understand your options.

Understanding Your Employee Rights

As an employee, you have certain legal protections in place to ensure a fair and safe work environment. These rights cover various aspects of your employment, including:

• Wage and Hour Lawyer: You are entitled to be paid minimum wage for all hours worked, and overtime pay for exceeding a set number of hours per week (typically 40). Meal and rest breaks may also be compensated depending on your location and employer.
• Sexual Harassment: Sexual Harassment unfortunately continues to effect people of all genders and gender identifications. The Employment Lawyers Group has tried and handled many cases for men and women involving unwanted sexual touching, sexual assault, sexual battery, quid pro quo sexual harassment done by managers, supervisors, and business owners. These days many sexual harassment cases also involve unwanted text messages and obscene pictures sent to cellular phones. Our work includes appeals concerning sexual harassment and life changing settlements.
• Discrimination and Harassment: Federal and state laws prohibit discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, disability, age (40 or older), or genetic information. This includes protection from harassment of any kind.
• Reasonable Accommodation: If you have a documented medical condition, your employer may be required to provide reasonable accommodations to allow you to perform your job duties. Examples include flexible work schedules, modified equipment, or accessible workspaces. However, most cases filed in court for employers refusing to reasonably accommodate employees involves employers who fired an employee for not coming back 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 fundamental reasonable accommodations many employers do not properly handle.
• Workplace Safety: Your employer has a legal responsibility to provide a safe work environment free from recognized hazards. This includes adhering to safety regulations and providing proper training for employees.
• Wrongful Termination: Wrongful termination is a whistle blower tort. If an employee complains about their employer doing something illegal and they are terminated that might be wrongful termination. Retaliation resulting in a job termination is wrongful termination if it occurs because the employee exercised statutory legal rights and was retaliated for exercising those rights. Examples include job terminations due to the employee filing a wage claim, refusing sexual harassment, reporting an employer to OSHA, internally complaining to management or refusing to take part in illegal activities, taking a legally protected leave of absence for cancer, disability, FMLA, or pregnancy. Firing an employee due to an immutable characteristic such as gender, race, or religion is also wrongful termination. Wrongful discharge IS NOT about unfair job terminations employees 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 become ill due to your work, worker's compensation benefits may be available to cover medical expenses and lost wages. However, worker's compensation is the exclusive remedy for most workplace injuries, meaning you generally cannot sue your employer directly.

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

Disclaimer: This webpage provides general information only and should not be construed as legal advice. If you have specific questions or concerns about your employment rights, it's always best to consult with a qualified attorney.

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