# Los Angeles Wrongful Termination, Sexual Harassment Lawyers > Why choose Employment Lawyers Group? Los Angeles employment attorneys with 30+ years representing employees in wrongful termination, harassment and wage claims. Source: https://employeelawca.com/why-us/ Firm: Employment Lawyers Group — employee-side employment lawyers since 1993. Serving Los Angeles County, California. Phone: (323) 525-1600 (calling is the fastest way to reach the legal team) Office: 13418 Ventura Blvd, Sherman Oaks, CA 91423 Contact form: https://employeelawca.com/contact/ Consultations are free and confidential; cases are taken on contingency. --- | Employment Lawyers Group | **$250,000** for radiology technician on-call and small PAGA group | | --- | --- | | **$175,000** Minor issues of pregnancy discrimination in fast food restaurant, lack of rest breaks | **$180,000** Controlled standby pay claims of oil field service employee | | **$125,000** Breach of contract, unpaid wages in the web industry | **$190,000** Sexual Harassment in the medical coding industry | | **$150,000** Wrongful termination of C.N.A. in assisted living facility who blew whistle | **$150,000** Job Termination of salesperson with cancer | | **$193,500** Sexual Harassment by a registered sex offender | **$120,000** Racial Discrimination of a warehouse worker | | **$350,000** nurse mis-classified as independent contractor who was on-call | **$160,000** sexual harassment by managers of car lot | | **$450,000** paystub violations | **$305,000** for 2 IT trouble shooters oncall at a major hospital | | **$350,000** for directional driller whose fixed rate bonuses were not calculated into his overtime rate | **$175,000** PAGA settlement resort staff who worked off-the-clock | | **$225,000** for two kitchen workers sexually harassed | **$105,500** sexual harassment of a lesbian aerospace worker by a man who wanted to turn her straight | | **$150,000** sexual harassment by a manager of an adult daycare program | **$350,000** for 2 employees in the vacation rental business who worked off-the-clock, on-call & PAGA | | **$775,000** for small class action of employees not allowed meal breaks or cell phone reimbursements while caring for dependent adults | **$875,000** for 4 oil field service industry workers whose times worked were not recorded on timesheets and were on-call | | **$800,000** for misclassification of 12 who were not independent contractors | **$672,500** for sexual harassment at a truck stop | | **$675,000** [Sexual harassment](https://employeelawca.com/los-angeles-sexual-harassment-lawyer/) in a warehouse | **$539,000** binding arbitration result for disability discrimination and wrongful termination | | **$510,000** Class action settlement of 125 workers on overtime claims | **$490,000** for sex and age discrimination at resort property | | **$465,000** [Sexual harassment](https://employeelawca.com/sue-harassment-still-employed/) at a gas station | **$450,00** Settlement for 2 on-call workers | | **$365,000** Sexual harassment of a delivery driver | **$350,000** for prevailing wage violations | | **$305,000** Wrongful termination of 2 sales people | **$300,000** Post trial verdict for wrongful termination and minor rest break violations | | **$280,111.42** [Vasquez v. 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Mantra - Binding Arbitration Award in Pregnancy Case | **137,500** Failure to reinstate after FMLA | | **$130,000** Employee fired for refusing to falsify records in lawsuit | **$127,500** Wrongfully terminated driver who complained his truck was unsafe | | **$127,450** improper inquiry about medical abilities | **$125,000** Wrongful termination & minor labor code violations | | **$125,000** [Pregnancy discrimination & termination](https://employeelawca.com/los-angeles-employment-discrimination-lawyer/) | **$120,000** male on male sexual harassment | | **$120,000** Insurance professional terminated for taking California Family Care Leave (FMLA) | **$117,702** Disability discrimination, Family Medical Leave & termination of $10.00 an hour employee in binding arbitration award | | **$117,500($24,000)** [Pregnancy discrimination & termination](https://worklawyerca.com/pregnancy-discrimination-los-angeles/) loss of earnings | **$115,000** Sexual harassment of car saleswoman & minor unpaid commissions | | **$115,000** Pregnancy discrimination & termination of customer service employee | **$112,023** Wrongful termination of social worker during trial | | **$109,500** Unpaid prevailing wages for 2 employees of a small company | **$107,500** Wrongfully terminated security manager who let his subordinates know they had rights to meal breaks | | **$105,000** [Overtime due](https://worklawyerca.com/overtime-pay-lawyer-los-angeles/) computer professional | **$105,000** Fired After Depression Leave | | Wrongful Termination of Site Manager **$102,500** | **$102,500** sexual harassment of a janitor | | **$102,500** Family Care Leave Act violations & termination($20,000 loss of earnings) | **$100,850** sexual harassment by restaurant manager | | **$100,000** [Fired Due to Age of FMLA Leave](https://worklawyerca.com/fmla-discrimination-lawyer-los-angeles/) | **$400,000** following arbitration win for meal & rest breaks for 3 employees | Lead Counsel, Karl Gerber's proven results: Approved class counsel on three complex class actions in 2017, three non-class PAGA approved settlements in 2017 PUBLISHED CASES: Pinedo v. Premium Tobacco, 85 Cal.App.4th 774, 102 Cal.Rptr.2d 435 (2000); Boonyarit v. Payless Shoesource, Inc., 145 Cal.App.4th 1188 (2006); Young v. Exon, 167 Cal.App.4th 1467 (2008); Sparks v. Vista del Mar Child and Family Services, 207 Cal.App.4th 1511 (2012); Alamo v. Practice Management, 219 Cal.App.4th 466 (2013); Vasquez v. v. Franklin Management, 212 Cal.App.4th 819 (2013). SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS: 36th Annual Consumer Attorneys of California Convention (MCLE Provider), November 16, 1997; Leftjaw, Labor Code Section 2699 (MCLE Provider), Fall of 2005; Lorman Group, Prevailing Wage Law in California, September 10, 2014 in Bakersfield (MCLE Faculty). Media Interviews: *Channel 17 Bakersfield, Channel 29 Bakersfield, Daily Journal, Deadline Hollywood, New York Magazine, Newsweek, The Recorder, Sacramento Bee, Shrm, and the Wall Street Journal* TRIAL EXPERIENCE: 46/48 wins for all binding arbitration and jury trials first-chaired Past success is not a measure of future performance. In addition, each case is based upon its own facts We handle employment law cases on a contingency fee basis. This means that we do not ask you to pay us anything upfront. **If we win your case, WE WILL BE PAID OUT OF WHAT WE RECOVER.** Call us now for a [free consulation](https://worklawyerca.com/free-labor-lawyer-consultation/) and find out if you have a case. ## 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. Ready to discuss your case? (323) 525-1600 Submit A Contact Form The Employment Lawyers Group has successfully handled 2,000+ Separate California Employment Cases ## Media Engagements ## Sample Case Results 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 forced to work without pay standby pay case $800,000 Controlled stand by class action settlement 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, FMLA/CFRA, Gender, National Origin, Pregnancy, Race, and Sexual Orientation discrimination claims.](https://employeelawca.com/discrimination-lawyer-in-los-angeles/) [Unpaid Wages & Overtime Recovering earnings for overtime, bonuses, commissions, meal & rest break violations, and prevailing wage claims.](https://employeelawca.com/unpaid-wages/) [Sexual Harassment Compassionate and effective representation for sexual harassment and hostile work environment claims.](https://employeelawca.com/sexual-harassment/) [Wrongful Termination Representing employees terminated in violation of public policy, contracts, or California and federal law.](https://employeelawca.com/wrongful-termination/) [Leaves & Retaliation Protecting employees who face adverse actions after reporting illegal activity or taking protected medical leave.](https://employeelawca.com/absences/) [Whistleblowers Advocating for employees who report fraud, waste, or abuse under California and federal whistleblower protection laws.](https://employeelawca.com/los-angeles-financial-whistleblower/) ## Our California Locations ### Bakersfield [BakersfieldLaborAttorney.com](https://bakersfieldlaborattorney.com) 5401 Business Park S, #214, Bakersfield CA 93309 [(661) 412-9600](tel:6614129600) ### Los Angeles [EmployeeLawCA.com](https://employeelawca.com/) 611 Wilshire Blvd, #1023, Los Angeles CA 90017 [(323) 525-1600](tel:3235251600) ### Orange County [WorkLawyerOC.com](https://worklawyeroc.com) 2522 Chambers Rd, #100, Tustin CA 92780 [(714) 210-8000](tel:7142108000) ### Riverside [RiversideEmploymentLawyer.com](https://riversideemploymentlawyer.com) 9496 Magnolia Ave, #208, Riverside CA 92503 [(951) 367-1000](tel:9513671000) ### Sacramento [SacramentoLaborAttorney.com](https://sacramentolaborattorney.com) 777 Campus Commons Rd, #200, Sacramento CA 95825 [(916) 340-0000](tel:9163400000) ### San Bernardino [EmploymentAttorneySanBernardino.com](https://employmentattorneysanbernardino.com) 337 N. 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