Have Questions About California Labor And Employment Laws?

If you believe you have been subjected to age discrimination at work, you may be able to secure relief under state or federal law. An employment discrimination lawyer can help explain age discrimination law, and what actions by your employer or a coworker may fall under age discrimination.

If you believe you have experienced disability discrimination at work, you have rights under disability discrimination laws. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires employers covered by this law to provide reasonable accommodations to applicants or employees with physical or mental limitations who are otherwise qualified to perform their job duties. However, these reasonable disability accommodations must not impose an undue hardship to the employer. A disability discrimination attorney can help and guide you in what to do after experiencing disability discrimination in the workplace.

If you believe you are experiencing national origin discrimination while working, there may be legal protections available to you under state and federal national origin discrimination laws. Regardless of employee ancestry or the nationality of a job applicant, every California worker is entitled to the same employment opportunities. Our discrimination lawyers for national origin cases can help explain examples of national origin discrimination during a free call with an employment attorney near you.

If you believe pregnancy discrimination is happening to you on the job, you should learn your right to file a pregnancy discrimination case. The Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA) protects pregnant employees from discrimination at work. Our pregnancy discrimination lawyer in can help explain pregnancy discrimination laws for both California mothers and fathers.

If you believe you have been racially discriminated against in the workplace, you have rights under federal law for discrimination based upon Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. People who work for smaller employers are usually protected by similar state anti-discrimination laws. A racial discrimination lawyer can help explain race discrimination law and possible remedies that may be available.

If you believe there is sex discrimination or gender discrimination occurring at your job in , know that employment law does offer protection in sex and gender discrimination cases. Gender harassment is also a form of sex discrimination but does not need to be sexual in nature. Our sex discrimination lawyer can help explain gender discrimination law.

If you believe you have been subjected to sexual orientation discrimination in a California workplace, there are both state and federal laws that prohibit these actions. Eleven states, including California, currently have laws prohibiting sexual orientation discrimination in both private and public jobs. A sexual orientation discrimination attorney can help explain the specifics of sexual discrimination law when you call our law office today.

There are various kinds of harassment that can take place at work. Read these harassment in the workplace resources for more information about your employee rights. Our harassment lawyers have also put together a guide that explains what to do after sexual harassment.

• Sexual Harassment
• Other Forms of Workplace Harassment

California employees have both federal and state rights to go on leave from work to take care of themselves or family members under certain conditions with the FMLA or the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA). Maternity and paternity leave is also protected under the FMLA.

California employment laws on leave for pregnancy, childbirth, disability due to pregnancy, adoptions and general family leave are generous, but not all employees or their employers are aware of their maternity leave and paternity leave rights. Our maternity leave lawyers explain pregnancy disability leave laws and California maternity disability on our pregnancy leave resource page.

Federal and state laws require that your employer pay you minimum wages and, in most instances, overtime wages for hourly workers who put in more than eight hours in a workday and 40 hours in a workweek. The California minimum wage law requires your employer to pay you at least the state-mandated rate. Our unpaid wages attorney can help explain other California wage disputes.

Our litigation attorneys can help resolve a number of business disputes, whether with customers, suppliers, contractors, employees, business partners, co-directors and shareholders. We always use our experience to achieve the most speedy and economical solution possible – most of your problems should not have to go to a court. Our business law attorneys can also prepare contracts of employment and compromise agreements with your employees to avoid future disputes on terms and conditions.

Filing a class action is not a choice to take lightly, but our employment class action attorneys know that sometimes it can be the best choice for groups of employees with similar employment law claims against their employers. For employers needing to defend against class action cases, our class action lawyers can help address the current issues while taking additional legal actions to mitigate future suits. We know both sides of the class action process and bring our resources, knowledge and experience to every class action lawsuit we represent.

Did you refuse to take part in illegal or unlawful practices your employer is violating? Did you report your employer (or blow the whistle) for these actions and are now experiencing workplace retaliation? You have rights under federal whistleblower protection laws as well as under whistleblowing laws in California. Our whistleblower attorney can help explain protections under the California Whistleblower Protection Act.

Our lawyers for wrongful termination can help explain possible wrongful termination causes and provide specific examples of wrongful termination cases in Southern California.

If you have a problem in the workplace, call an employment law attorney at our firm today to set up a free consultation.