Overtime Pay
If you are entitled to, and work overtime, and your employer fails to compensate you at overtime rates, your employer is subject to civil liability and possibly penalties. We have helped many employees recover many thousands of dollars in unpaid overtime.
Meal and Rest Breaks
Most employees in California are entitled to take meal and rest breaks. An employer's failure to provide an opportunity to take these breaks can subject him to civil liability. And, the penalties for this failure can be substantial.
Discrimination and Harassment
California and Federal laws protect you from illegal discrimination and harassment in employment based on your actual or perceived: Ancestry, Age (40 and above), Color, Disability (physical and mental, including HIV and AIDS), Genetic information, Gender, gender identity, and gender expression, Marital status, Medical condition (genetic characteristics, cancer or a record or history of cancer), National origin (includes language use restrictions), Race, Religion (includes religious dress and grooming practices), Sex (includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and/or related medical conditions), and Sexual orientation.
This includes a prohibition against sexual harassment, gender harassment, harassment based on pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and/or related medical conditions, as well as harassment based on all other characteristics listed above.
If you are a victim of prohibited discrimination or harassment, contact us for a free case evaluation. .
