Today marks my 25th anniversary as a lawyer.
Today marks my 25th anniversary as a lawyer. This Sunday Rhemus Helms, The Most Important Man of Sun Valley, California will be helping me celebrate while covering the Family Medical Leave Act and other developments that have happened in employment law over the last 25 years. Listen live from 7-8 PM this Sunday on KABC 790AM, or stream live on the Karl Gerber channel on YouTube.
#FMLAlawyer #experiencedFMLAlawyer
Is Leaving Work to go to Doctor always Allowed?
Leaving work for some doctor's appointments is not protected under any labor laws. An employer does not have to permit an employee to leave work for an elective beauty treatment at a dermatologist. But what if one of these machines was used to alleviate skin damage after a cancer surgery? For these kind of hard legal questions you need to consult a qualified employee lawyer.
BTW if you know what these machines are do say. I haven't a clue.
#employeemedicalleave
FMLA for Serious Dental Conditions
Serious dental conditions may entitle an employee to Family Medical Leave/California Family Rights Act Leave.
Some time back I got over $100,000 for a warehouse worker who could not lift due to oral surgery. Besides refusing to follow the restrictions, he was denied FMLA leave.
Now I have another case in which an oral surgeon required the employee to be out of work due to medication that could have him to sleep. The employer refused. Guess what? The employer accused the employee of sleeping on the job when he was forced to come to work highly medicated due to pain,
#FamilyMedicalLeaveforDentalIssues #FamilyMedicalLeaveAttorney
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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 Los Angeles County
We have proudly served all of Los Angeles County since 1993.
The Employment Lawyers Group has successfully handled
2,000+
Separate California Employment Cases
Media Engagements
KABC
Talk Radio 790
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The Wave 94.7
CBS 8 SD
Employment Law TV
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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
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Sacramento
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Sacramento CA 95825
San Bernardino
San Diego
San Francisco
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San Francisco CA 94133
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Additional Sites
BostonLaborLaw.com
DcLaborAttorney.com
FresnoEmployeeLawyer.com
JobLawyer.net
MarylandLaborAttorney.com
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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