EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION LAWYER
Our employment discrimination attorneys have been representing employees in workplace discrimination lawsuits since 1993. We have handled approximately 2,000 separate employment discrimination cases. Firm Founder, Karl Gerber, has won 51 of the binding arbitrations and trials he has first-chaired. All of our employment discrimination lawyers are experienced, and have tried cases in court. Click here to read about Mr. Gerber's experience, and the appeals from his employee rights cases that have landed in California law books.
Call (323) 525-1600 to speak to an experienced employment discrimination lawyerDISCRIMINATION IN WORK
Workplace discrimination happens in all work environments. Many Silicon Beach and Los Angeles Area executives are discriminated against based upon their country of origin as well as a variety of protected characteristics. In Los Angeles County we have also handled workplace discrimination cases for pregnancy discrimination, sexual harassment. Our Southern California clients have ranged from minimum wage workers to professionals with ten-figure incomes.
Work discrimination is illegal under California and Federal employment law. The following is a brief list of protected characteristics:- Age over 40
- Ancestry
- Color
- Disability
- Family Medical Leave Act Exercise of Rights (CFRA in California)
- Medical Conditions (cancer, genetics, H.I.V. status)
- National Origin
- Pregnancy
- Race
- Religion
- Sex
- Sexual Orientation
Discrimination, harassment, and retaliation are prohibited. Work discrimination involves unequal, disparate treatment due to a protected characteristic. It may also involve stereotypical notions or absurd perceptions. Harassment involves the verbal, physical, or written targeting of an employee due to a protected characteristic. In order to determine if workplace discrimination, harassment, or retaliation is illegal it is best to consult with an experienced employment discrimination lawyer.
EEOC EMPLOYMENT LAW
Because California employment laws are more favorable than Federal employment laws, our discrimination attorneys rarely utilize EEOC right-to-sue letters based upon Federal law.
Our discrimination attorneys will use Federal EEOC law in the following circumstances:- A client went through the EEOC and exhausted their administrative remedies, they were not exhausted in the DFEH on a California state level and it is too late to obtain a right-to-sue letter from the California Department of Fair Housing and Employment
- The employment discrimination case is against a religious organization. California employment discrimination laws found in FEHA (the Fair Employment & Housing Act) do not apply to religious entity employers
Whether an employee believes California employment discrimination laws were violated, or Federal EEOC employment laws, we would appreciate hearing from you. Please contact our employment discrimination law firm at (323) 525-1600.
LET US BE YOUR EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION LAWYERS. CALL (323) 525-1600 ALL EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION CASES TAKEN ON A CONTINGENCY WITH OUR FIRM ADVANCING LITIGATION COSTS. NO LEGAL FEES UNLESS AND UNTIL YOUR EMPLOYER PAYS.Our Firm: No upfront fees or costs
Contingency Fee Representation
All employment cases for employees are taken on a contingency basis. We are only paid a fee when and if we win your case, and we advance all litigation costs. Our goal is to make expert legal representation accessible to every hardworking employee.
Serving Los Angeles County
We have proudly served all of Los Angeles County since 1993.
The Employment Lawyers Group has successfully handled
2,000+
Separate California Employment Cases
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HR Magazine
WSJ
The Wall Street Journal
Sample Case Results
Employment Case
$18,402,868
Jury verdict for male visually harassed and subject to crude comments by a female manager
breach of commission contract
$1,150,000
Unpaid commissions of two plaintiffs
unpaid wages
$875,000
For 4 oil field service industry workers whose times worked were not recorded on timesheets and were on-call
Disclaimer: These results are based on the facts of these specific cases and do not guarantee or predict a similar result in any future case.
Practice Areas
Discrimination
Age, Disability, Family Medical Leave (FMLA/CFRA), Gender, National Origin, Pregnancy, Race, and Sexual Orientation claims.
Unpaid Wages & Overtime
Recovering earnings for Overtime, Bonuses, Commissions, Meal & Rest Breaks, and Prevailing Wage violations.
Sexual Harassment
Compassionate and effective representation for victims of sexual harassment and hostile work environment claims.
Wrongful Termination
Representing employees terminated in violation of public policy, contracts, or California and Federal law.
Leaves & Retaliation
Protecting employees who face adverse actions after reporting illegal activity or taking protected medical leave.
Whistleblowers
Advocating for employees who report fraud, waste, or abuse in their organizations under whistleblower protections.
Our California Locations
Bakersfield
5401 Business Park S, #214,
Bakersfield CA 93309
Los Angeles
Orange County
Riverside
Sacramento
777 Campus Commons Rd, #200,
Sacramento CA 95825
San Bernardino
San Diego
San Francisco
524 Union St, #400,
San Francisco CA 94133
San Jose
Sherman Oaks
Torrance
Ventura
Additional Sites
BostonLaborLaw.com
DcLaborAttorney.com
FresnoEmployeeLawyer.com
JobLawyer.net
MarylandLaborAttorney.com
ModemStud.com
VintageLosAngeles.org
WorkLawyerCA.info
About Firm Founder, Karl Gerber
Firm Founder, Karl Gerber, has been an employment wrongful termination attorney since 1993. He has represented a wide range of employees throughout California.
Mr. Gerber has won 51 of the binding arbitrations and jury trials he first chaired, and a number of his appeals are published. This deep trial experience is the foundation of the firm's strategic approach to litigation.
The employment attorneys employed by the Employment Lawyers Group have worked at the firm well in excess of five years, have also tried many different labor cases, and have all been extensively trained on employment wrongful termination by Karl Gerber.
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