Employment Fraud Attorney

Although seventy-five years have passed since John Steinbeck wrote about the exploitation of migrant workers in California many of the labor abuses described in his book, such as fraudulent recruitment for jobs, continues to be practiced by many California employers. I am Karl A. Gerber, founder and lead trial attorney of the Employment Lawyers Group. If you are a victim of employment fraud, you may be entitled to compensation under laws that are designed to protect workers. Contact us to discuss your case and your options. In Southern California, we have three offices in Los Angeles County, an office in Tustin, Riverside, Oxnard, and Bakersfield. We handle employee lawsuits in all parts of California.

Examples of employment fraud include:

• False recruiting for a job that does not exist
• Promising a good salary for a job that only pays commissions
• Promising additional compensation but not delivering it
• Failing to disclose the short-term nature of the job

Many different legal theories protect against recruitments for positions that do not pan out in the manner so promised. Our employment fraud lawyers will examine whether the workplace wrong falls into the category of a breached contract including unwritten contracts such as oral contracts or implied contracts. We will also consider whether legal theories such as promissory fraud or promissory estoppel may apply. Quantum meriut is yet another theory we have used in order to obtain reasonable compensation for employees based upon the services they rendered for a company, but were not paid.

Employment fraud may also lead to California Labor Code Violations due to a nonpayment of wages. These are penalties in addition to what the employee is owed, and may also include minimum compensation for wages and overtime. Employers who are liable for many of the California Labor Code violations are also liable for the employee’s attorney fees.

If you were fraudulently induced by an employer to move from one place to another, in the State of California, the employer is liable for double damages under California Labor Code Section 972. Employment fraud is no joke. Punitive damages and damages for emotional injury are available remedies in addition to lost wages and the costs of moving.

Other instances of employer fraud include employers who are engaging in fraud on members of the public. These members of the public may be customers or the government. If an employee is fired or forced to quit due to her/his refusal to go along with the employer’s fraud the employee may have a case for wrongful termination.

In addition to a wrongful termination lawsuit the employee may also find they are a qui tam whistleblower entitled to a government finder’s fee if they turn their employer into the federal or state government because the employer has made false claims for money to the government.

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To speak with a Los Angeles employment fraud lawyer, call 877-525-0700 toll free. We handle all cases on a contingency fee basis with no upfront costs. Se habla español.