California Family Medical Leave Lawyer
Protecting Your Rights To Take Family Or Medical Leave In California
If you need to take time off from work to recover from a serious health condition or to care for a family member who has a serious health condition, you may be protected by a law
I am Karl A. Gerber, founder and lead trial attorney of Employment Lawyers Group. If your employer has denied your right to take FMLA leave or had retaliated against you for taking family leave in California, you may be entitled to compensation. Contact us at (818) 783-7300 to discuss your family leave case and your options. We have offices from San Diego to Sacramento. In Los Angeles County we have three separate offices. We take work leave absence case in all parts of California.
How Much Leave Can I Take?
If you are eligible for CFRA/FMLA Leave, the law generally allows you to take up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave (consecutive or nonconsecutive) in a 12-month period for a serious medical condition for yourself and a somewhat expansive list of family members. If you are disabled, you may be able to take a longer leave. CLICK HERE TO LEARN ABOUT YOUR WORKPLACE DISABILITY LEAVES OF ABSENCE. In addition, you may have medical restrictions that would apply to you upon your return to work. For example, if your job involves lifting, you may be restricted to lifting object weighing not more than 10 pounds. Only an attorney can advise you whether these restrictions qualify for a particular leave.
California workplace leave of absence law is complex. There are many different leave of absence laws in California. While multiple leave of absence laws provide coverage for the same type of medical leave of absence from work, others do not. These different leave of absence rights have different requirements in terms of what medical conditions they cover. Only an experienced California workplace leave of absence lawyer can advise you which leave laws apply for which medical conditions.
Call (818) 783-7300 to speak to an experienced California workplace leave of absence lawyer.
What Is A Serious Health Condition?
What constitutes a serious health condition and what leave protections may exist in a complicated inquiry for which you should consult an attorney. Many employers do not understand the law and end up violating the rights of their employees. For example, your leave of absence rights after different if you have suffered a temporary work injury than if you have a permanent medical disability.
Contact Our California Family and Medical Leave Act Lawyers
To speak to our Los Angeles employment attorneys, call (818) 783-7300 toll free. We handle all cases on a contingency fee bases with no upfront cost. Se habla Espanol.
Our Firm: No Upfront Fees or Costs
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
Separate California Employment Cases
Media Engagements
Sample Case Results
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
forced to work without pay standby pay case
$800,000
Controlled stand by class action settlement
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, FMLA/CFRA, Gender, National Origin, Pregnancy, Race, and Sexual Orientation discrimination claims.
Unpaid Wages & Overtime
Recovering earnings for overtime, bonuses, commissions, meal & rest break violations, and prevailing wage claims.
Sexual Harassment
Compassionate and effective representation for 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 under California and federal whistleblower protection laws.
Our California Locations
Bakersfield
5401 Business Park S, #214,
Bakersfield CA 93309
Sacramento
777 Campus Commons Rd, #200,
Sacramento CA 95825
San Francisco / Bay Area
524 Union St, #400,
San Francisco CA 94133
San Jose / Silicon Valley
111 N. Market St, #300,
San Jose CA 95113
Torrance / South Bay
3655 Torrance Blvd, 3rd Floor,
Torrance CA 90503
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About Firm Founder, Karl Gerber
Firm Founder, Karl Gerber, has been an employment and 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 and wrongful termination law by Karl Gerber.
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