Los Angeles Labor Lawyer
If an employee has
an employment problem at work, what often comes to mind is
they need a labor lawyer. What exactly is a labor lawyer? In
modern times, a labor lawyer is an attorney who will
represent an employee in work related issues. In the old
days, labor lawyer was a class of attorneys whom handled
matters at the National Labor Relations Board. Labor
attorneys are the same class of attorneys as labor lawyers
and employment lawyers. The terms are interchangeable. Our
California labor lawyers are employee lawyers, employment
lawyers, job lawyers, and worker lawyers. We can also be
referred to as discrimination attorneys, harassment lawyers,
sexual harassment lawyers, and wrongful termination lawyers.
Again, all of these terms apply to the same type of lawyer.
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 WHISTLE BLOWER
LAWYER – Modern day California labor lawyers
handle the full panoply of work lawsuits. California
labor lawyers handle cases in which the employee is fired
from their job due to
whistleblowing, or the termination is otherwise
wrongful because it violates a specific law including
employment terminations carried out for discriminatory
reasons. |
 UNPAID WAGE LAWYER
– Besides handling employee lawsuits because the employee
has lost their job, labor lawyers handle Labor Code
Violations. The California Labor Code regulates working
conditions. Common Labor Code Violation cases our firm
handles include cases for double time, meal break
violations, minimum wage, overtime, rest breaks, and
prevailing wage. Commission disputes are also Labor Code
violations a labor lawyer will handle. Click here for
information about
UNPAID WAGE RECOVERIES |
 UNSAFE WORKPLACE EMPLOYEE
LAWYERS – A third class of cases a modern labor
attorney handles includes California Labor Code
violations due to unsafe workplaces. These classes of
cases involve employees who were fired from their job or
retaliated against because they complained about unsafe
working conditions, or refused to work in an unsafe or
unhealthful work environment. Moreover, labor attorneys
handle cases for OSHA whistleblowers. Click here for
information on
OSHA WHISTLE BLOWING |
 WORKPLACE DISCRIMINATION
LAWYERS – California labor attorneys also
represent employees who are victims of workplace
discrimination. These cases involve harassment or
discrimination,retaliation and/or unlawful terminations
of employment due to a protected characteristic such as
age, disability, pregnancy, race, or sex. Workplace
discrimination also involves violations of the Family
Medical Leave Act (FMLA). Click here for more about
WORKPLACE DISCRIMINATION CASES. |
 SEXUAL
HARASSMENT LAWYERS – Labor attorneys also handle
sexual harassment cases. Sexual harassment cases involve
unwelcome verbal or physical conduct by a boss, coworker,
customer, manager, owner, or supervisor. Unlike many
labor law firms, the labor lawyers at our law firm will
represents employees who are merely suing for sexual
harassment and not the loss of their job. We have
successfully settled many sexual harassment cases in
which our clients are still employed by the company they
were harassed at. We have also obtained settlements,
arbitration victories, and trial wins in cases in which
our clients were sexually harassed, retaliated against,
and fired. Click here for information about
SEXUAL HARASSMENT. |
Labor Lawyers & Workers Compensation Cases
Labor lawyers may or may not handle workers compensation cases. The entire California workers compensation system is governed by provisions in the California Labor Code. Workers compensation rights are labor rights. Workers compensation issues involve work accidents, work injuries of a psychological nature, and retaliation due to the pursuit of workers compensation benefits. The remedies for workers compensation cases are different than remedies in the civil court system a labor lawyer can pursue if the employment situation merits a civil court case. If you have questions about workers compensation, or were involved in a workplace accident, please contact our firm.
Employees
who are members of unions may have employee rights outside of
their collective bargaining agreements. If a union member has
been discriminated against they should be able to pursue
cases for employment discrimination. The same for harassment
such as sexual harassment. Whether a union member is entitled
to overtime, prevailing wage or wage and hour rights outside
their union contract is a legal question they need to consult
with a qualified labor lawyer. If a union employee wants
representation in a union hearing, that is not a service a
labor lawyer will provide on a contingency. That is one of
the reasons why our firm does not provide representation in
union proceedings. Other than cases before the National Labor
Relations Board, or a union hearing, our labor law firm
provides full employee representation in all matters of
employment.
There are all sorts of Labor Code Violations an employer may engage in which a labor lawyer can provide employee representation. The list is beyond the scope of this article, but includes retaliation due to jury service, forcing employees to buy products from the employer, terminating an employee for disclosing their wages, terminating an employee for going on military leave, terminating an employee for having to attend a child’s school if the child is being disciplined, terminating victims of domestic violence who miss work for specified reasons, recording employees in locker rooms and changing rooms, and failing to reimburse the employee for work related expenses click here to read about our EMPLOYEE REIMBURSEMENT CASE.
In summary, our labor lawyers provide legal service to employees in the following general categories of labor disputes:
1) Employment Termination Cases (Wrongful Termination cases involving whistleblowing, or employment terminations due to discriminatory practices such as race or disability discrimination)
2) Labor Code Violations for unpaid wages in the form of commission disputes, double time, meal break violations, minimum wage violations, overtime, prevailing wage disputes, and rest break violations [click here for information ON UNPAID WAGE LAWS]
3) Cases involving OSHA violations for unhealthy or unsafe workplaces whether the employee complained to OSHA or not 4) Harassment at work [HARASSMENT/FMLA ARTICLE] due to age, disability, exercising rights under the Family Medical Leave Act, national origin, pregnancy, race, sex, or sexual orientation
4) Workers Compensation Claims due to employee injuries or because the employer is retaliating against the employee for pursuing workers compensation benefits click here for information about WORKERS COMPENSATION.