No one should have to put up with discrimination in the workplace. In California, you are protected by both state and federal laws designed to protect employees.
If you think you are a victim of discrimination, discuss your case with us. In Southern California, we have offices in Sherman Oaks, Orange County, Los Angeles and Oxnard.
The following pages provide more information about employment discrimination:
- Pregnancy discrimination: in California, if you qualify for California Family Rights Act coverage, you may be entitled to up to seven months of leave for pregnancy and bonding with a newborn. If your employer retaliates against you for becoming pregnant or taking leave, you may be entitled to compensation.
- Medical condition discrimination: Your employer cannot fire you or take other adverse actions against you because you have a medical condition such as cancer.
- Disability discrimination: With the aging or our population, many more employees than in the past may be considered disabled under the law and entitled to protection.
- Failure to accommodate claims: If you have a disability, your employer is required to work with you to find a reasonable accommodation that would allow you to do your job.
- Age discrimination: Comments by your employer such as “Are you ever going to retire?” and “We need fresh blood” may provide evidence in an age discrimination claim.
- Gay and lesbian harassment: In California, gays and lesbians are protected from harassment from their supervisors and co-workers.
- Department of Fair Employment and Housing: Discrimination claims in California can be filed with our state’s Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) or the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). In many cases, the DFEH offers greater protection.
Contact Our Orange County Work Discrimination Lawyers
To speak with our Los Angeles employment law attorneys, call (714) 210-8000 toll free. We handle all cases on a contingency fee basis with no upfront costs. Se habla español.
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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 Orange County County
We have proudly served all of Orange County County since 1993.
The Employment Lawyers Group has successfully handled
2,000+
Separate California Employment Cases
Media Engagements
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
FresnoEmployeeLawyer.com
JobLawyer.net
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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