# Protect Your Workplace Rights | California Employment > Facing workplace issues in California? Our experienced employment lawyers protect your rights, handling harassment, leave, fraud, and retaliation claims. Source: https://joblawyer.net/workplace-rights/ Firm: Employment Lawyers Group — employee-side employment lawyers since 1993. Serving Los Angeles County, California. Phone: (818) 783-7300 (calling is the fastest way to reach the legal team) Office: 13418 Ventura Blvd, Sherman Oaks, CA 91423 Contact form: https://joblawyer.net/contact/ Consultations are free and confidential; cases are taken on contingency. --- The employer-employee relationship is one of the most important relationships in our lives. People contact our [employee rights](https://joblawyer.net/calabor-lawyer/) law firm when that relationship has gone wrong. If you are dealing with an issue at work, contact the Employment Lawyers Group to discuss your options. In Southern California we have offices in: Bakersfield, Gardena, Los Angeles, Oxnard, Riverside, San Diego, and Tustin. We handle employee lawsuits in all parts of California and have three Northern California offices. Our Northern California employment law offices are in Sacramento, San Francisco, and San Jose. ## The following pages provide more information about employment law and your rights in the workplace: [Anatomy of an employment law case:](https://joblawyer.net/anatomy-of-an-employment-law-case/) If this is the first time you have had an issue with your employer, you are probably unaware of the steps you need to take to assert your rights. That inexperience can be costly. [Do I need an employment law attorney?](https://joblawyer.net/do-i-need-an-employment-law-attorney/) While you can file many employment law claims with administrative agencies such as the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing, the Department of Industrial Relations and the EEOC, your claim may take many months to resolve and your recovery is likely to be small without an attorney's help. More likely, you will not be able to obtain a favorable resolution and your case will be so old by the time it is out of the administrative agency, no attorney will touch it. [Sexual harassment:](https://joblawyer.net/sexual-harassment/) Sexual harassment is different from discrimination based on sex in that it involves offensive touching or comments. [Leaves of absence:](https://joblawyer.net/leaves-of-absence/) Many California employers either do not understand the law or violate it willfully when it comes to disability and other types of leaves. There are multiple different rules on leaves of absence. Speak to a California workplace leave of absence attorney about which leaves you may qualify for. Contact our employee rights firm at (818) 783-7300. The number of employees at your company, your medical condition, and length of employment matter. [Family and Medical Leave Act claims:](https://joblawyer.net/family-and-medical-leave-act-claims/) If your employer either does not allow you to take family or medical leave, or takes adverse actions against you upon your return, you may be entitled to compensation. The number of employees at your company, your medical condition and length of employment matter. [California Family Rights Act claims:](https://joblawyer.net/ca-family-rights-act-claims/) The Family Rights Act is a California law that provides similar protection to the federal Family and Medical Leave Act. The number of employees at your company, your medical condition and length of employment matter. [Employment fraud:](https://joblawyer.net/fraud/) With the bad economy, more employers are engaging in employment fraud such as advertising jobs that do not exist or defrauding a third party in order to cut corners. Whistleblower claims: Not all whistleblowers are protected. Before you blow the whistle on your employer, talk to an experienced whistleblower attorney at our employee rights law firm. Employer retaliation claims: If your employer retaliates against you for exercising your rights in the workplace, you can file a [claim for compensation](https://joblawyer.net/case-results/). ### Contact A California Employment Discrimination Attorney To speak to an employment lawyer in Los Angeles, call (818) 783-7300 toll free. We handle all cases on a contingency fee basis with no upfront costs. Se habla español. ## 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. Ready to discuss your case? (818) 783-7300 Submit A Contact Form The Employment Lawyers Group has successfully handled 2,000+ 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.](https://joblawyer.net/discrimination/) [Unpaid Wages & Overtime Recovering earnings for overtime, bonuses, commissions, meal & rest break violations, and prevailing wage claims.](https://joblawyer.net/unpaid-wages/) [Sexual Harassment Compassionate and effective representation for sexual harassment and hostile work environment claims.](https://joblawyer.net/sexual-harassment/) [Wrongful Termination Representing employees terminated in violation of public policy, contracts, or California and federal law.](https://joblawyer.net/wrongful-termination/) [Leaves & Retaliation Protecting employees who face adverse actions after reporting illegal activity or taking protected medical leave.](https://joblawyer.net/leaves-of-absence/) [Whistleblowers Advocating for employees who report fraud, waste, or abuse under California and federal whistleblower protection laws.](https://worklawyerca.com/los-angeles-whistle-blower-lawyer/) ## Our California Locations ### Bakersfield [BakersfieldLaborAttorney.com](https://bakersfieldlaborattorney.com) 5401 Business Park S, #214, Bakersfield CA 93309 [(661) 412-9600](tel:6614129600) ### Los Angeles [EmployeeLawCA.com](https://employeelawca.com/) 611 Wilshire Blvd, #1023, Los Angeles CA 90017 [(323) 525-1600](tel:3235251600) ### Orange County [WorkLawyerOC.com](https://worklawyeroc.com) 2522 Chambers Rd, #100, Tustin CA 92780 [(714) 210-8000](tel:7142108000) ### Riverside [RiversideEmploymentLawyer.com](https://riversideemploymentlawyer.com) 9496 Magnolia Ave, #208, Riverside CA 92503 [(951) 367-1000](tel:9513671000) ### Sacramento [SacramentoLaborAttorney.com](https://sacramentolaborattorney.com) 777 Campus Commons Rd, #200, Sacramento CA 95825 [(916) 340-0000](tel:9163400000) ### San Bernardino [EmploymentAttorneySanBernardino.com](https://employmentattorneysanbernardino.com) 337 N. 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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**. [Meet Karl Gerber](https://joblawyer.net/karl-gerber/) ## Ready to Discuss Your Case? Your rights as an employee matter. Submit a contact form and we'll get back to you. Submit A Contact Form [Call (818) 783-7300 Now](tel:8187837300)