For assistance with your employment dispute, contact an employee rights attorney. An experienced lawyer at our San Diego firm will help protect your rights.
Employment law encompasses a broad range of areas concerning employer/employee relationships. At Employment Mediation and Litigation Services, A.P.C., serving communities throughout Southern California, our team of dedicated professionals is committed to protecting employee rights. An experienced lawyer with our San Diego firm can be a valuable asset when a dispute arises. Federal and state labor and employment laws are complex, and reaching successful resolutions to claims involving sexual harassment, illegal discrimination, or breach of wage and hour statutes depends on a thorough knowledge of the laws in effect. As an employee, you have rights, and an attorney with our San Diego firm will protect them.
Discrimination in the workplace can take many forms and in most cases is prohibited by law. Favoring one individual over another based on race, gender, sexual orientation, age, religion, disability, or social class when making decisions regarding hiring, promotion, job assignment, or termination is discriminatory and violates employment laws. If you feel that you have been a victim of discrimination, an employee rights attorney at our San Diego firm can review your claim and help you resolve your dispute.
Sexual harassment is a very real problem in the workplace. Many employers and employees alike deliberately ignore or fail to fully understand the laws that protect individuals against sexually hostile behavior. Our attorneys provide victims of sexual harassment with the aggressive, compassionate representation necessary to preserve their rights.
When an individual uncovers an employer engaged in defrauding the federal government, an employee rights lawyer at Employment Mediation and Litigation Services, A.P.C., in San Diego can protect him or her against any potential retaliation by the employer. In addition, the Federal False Claims Act stipulates that in these qui tam actions, whistleblowers are entitled to a percentage of the monies that the government recovers. In these types of cases, attorney representation is essential to ensuring that individuals obtain the compensation they deserve and do not fall victim to employers' reprisals.
Both the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and California Labor Code require employers to compensate employees for hours worked and provide them with appropriate meal and rest breaks. When wage and hour disputes arise, employees need representation from an employee rights attorney with thorough knowledge of state and federal laws. In some instances, a series of individual complaints may reveal a pattern of behavior on the part of an employer. A lawyer with our firm can investigate whether other workers have been victimized by an employer's noncompliance with labor laws and, if so, file an employee class action lawsuit on behalf of those affected.
In California, most employees are classified as "at will," meaning that their employment can be terminated at anytime without cause. However, when termination violates a state or federal law, an employee may have grounds for a wrongful termination claim. An employee rights attorney at our San Diego firm will aggressively pursue justice and compensation for individuals whose employment is terminated as a result of illegal discrimination (based on age, gender, race, etc.) or in retaliation for whistleblower or qui tam actions or claims of sexual harassment.
If you have a dispute with your employer, contact Employment Mediation and Litigation Services, A.P.C., to schedule a consultation with an employee rights attorney. A lawyer with our San Diego firm can review the details of your claim and help you obtain a favorable resolution.