Employment Lawyers
If you've been wrongfully terminated or you think your workplace has violated your rights, getting an experienced employment lawyer can help you make your case.
Our team specializes in employment and labor law in the Greater Los Angeles area, and we have extensive experience helping individuals get compensation for discrimination, retaliation, wrongful termination, and more. Learn more about how to know if you have a case and what to do next.
How to Know If You Have a Case
Determining if you've experienced illegal workplace incidents can be hard, especially if you don't know where to turn for support. At Yuhl Carr, we can listen to your experience and review the evidence to help you determine if you have a case and want to pursue compensation. Some of the most common signs you may have a case include:
-You notice unfair or unequal treatment in the workplace, especially if your manager refuses to act.
-You witnessed illegal activity at work and were told to be silent.
-You were fired or received fewer hours after speaking out about illegal activity or refusing to break the law.
-Your tips have been withheld.
-Your pay was withheld or modified.
-You experienced wrongful termination in California.
-Your company interfered with a worker's compensation claim, and you lost access to benefits.
These and other incidents are signs your employer has caused you harm and you can file an employment case. Our legal team will walk you through the process and provide you with options.
Our Experience With Employment Cases
Yuhl Carr has been a leading provider of legal services in complex civil cases for over 30 years. Employment law covers a wide range of circumstances, violations, and civil disputes. Our decades of experience include winning cases and settlements for our clients in the following areas:
Discrimination Cases
Workplace discrimination is differences in employer treatment of different employees and applicants based on protected characteristics. Federally protected characteristics include race, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, and more. You may have been discriminated against in your workplace if you received unequal pay, you were denied a promotion or training due to a protected characteristic, or you were fired or mistreated due to a protected characteristic.
Harassment Cases
Workplace harassment occurs when employers or employees create a hostile work environment due to repeated unwelcome conduct based on those same protected characteristics.
Forms of workplace harassment might include:
-Sexual harassment
-Discriminatory harassment
-Verbal harassment
-Physical harassment
Your employer has an obligation to prevent harassment, and they become legally liable if they fail to prevent it or stop it.
Workplace Retaliation
Employers are forbidden from retaliating against employees for actions like participating in investigations, refusing to participate in illegal activities, or exercising their rights. You may have a workplace retaliation case if you performed any of those actions and then were demoted, terminated, denied promotions, or received unfair negative performance reviews.
Our legal team will assess the facts to determine if you engaged in a protected activity and, as a result, experienced a negative outcome.
Violations of Employment and Severance Agreements
If your employer violated an element of your employment or severance contract, you may be entitled to compensation. These violations can include not providing you with pay or benefits as agreed upon or requiring you to perform tasks not agreed upon in your contract.
Whistleblower Cases
Whistleblowing is a protected activity, and employers cannot retaliate against whistleblowers. The Department of Labor has several different classifications of whistleblower protections based on your industry and the type of information you report.
Your employment lawyers will help you ascertain which whistleblower protections were violated and what your next steps should be.
What to Expect When Filing an Employment Case
If you have a workplace violation or employment case, you may need to file with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC.) However, this isn’t always the case.
California law is sometimes broader and even more employee-friendly than federal law. For most California claimants, we would begin by exhausting administrative remedies through the DFEH (Department of Fair Employment and Housing).
For claims under California Family Rights Act (CFRA) you could pursue administrative remedies through the CRD (California Civil Rights Department).
If filing through the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is the only option available, we can assist you. This process has strict requirements regarding types of evidence, documentation, and deadlines.
One of our employment lawyers in Los Angeles can help you contact the EEOC, file formal paperwork such as a Charge of Discrimination, and protect your rights during the subsequent EEOC investigation. After the initial investigation, the EEOC might mediate a settlement or issue you a right-to-sue letter.
Choose Yuhl Carr for Your Employment Case
Yuhl Carr is on your side. Our team of labor lawyers and employee rights lawyers is here to help you assess your case and take the next steps to file charges with the EEOC. Reach out today to talk to an employment lawyer at Yuhl Carr LLP.
Employment Attorneys in Marina Del Rey, CA
Our partners have a deep well of litigation and trial experience in Marina Del Rey and Greater Los Angeles, involving Wrongful Termination, Retaliation, Discrimination, Harassment, Breach of Employment Contract cases, as well as state and federal statutory wage & hour and other workplace violations. Our partners also have extensive experience in advising clients on employment issues, from the negotiation of employment contracts, termination or separation issues, to the preparation of severance agreements.
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