Los Angeles Employment Lawyer Blog

Many California employers to require their employees to take random drug tests in an effort to promote a drug-free workplace. In California, and a few others states, the use of medical marijuana has been legalized, which makes one think that if they have a medical marijuana license and they test positively for pot, they are OK. This may or may not actually be the case.

Federal law states that all marijuana use, including medical, is against this law. This conflicts with the California laws. So, if you live and work in CA, but are employed by the federal government, you might have to follow a different set of rules. If you are a registered medical marijuana user and your employer has used it as a reason to fire you, you might be able to bring a claim against him. Talk to an experienced employment attorney today.

If you are medical marijuana use in CA and you have been fired for testing positive for pot, call Greenberg & Rudman LLP TODAY. Stand up to your employer with the help of experienced employment attorneys. Call us at (1-800-ALAWPRO or 1-800-252-9766) for a free consultation about your legal rights. You can also find more information about harassment online at www.discriminationattorney.com. We are here to assist you!

In California, sexual harassment of all types is against the law in the workplace. And, which is better for employees, the definition of sexual harassment has expanded in recent years. Now, what many view as traditional, clear-cut harassment — “Sleep with me, and I'll give you a promotion,” is just one example of workplace harassment that is against the law. Telling dumb blonde jokes can be harassment, but so can being disrespectful after a consensual relationship gone bad.

When a woman, who was a former girl friend of a local mayor, broke up with the man, she alleges that things started getting messy. Once treated like the teacher’s pet, she alleges that she started receiving demeaning e-mails from her ex and that he started taking work duties away from her. She sued her ex and won $200,000 in damages. When an employee wins a sexual harassment suit, he or she is often entitled to back pay, forward pay that would have been earned if the person hadn't had to leave the job, pay for any mental and physical stress and a small amount for punitive damages.

If you are a male or female employee in CA and your employer is sexually harassing you, call Greenberg & Rudman LLP TODAY. Stand up to your employer with the help of experienced employment attorneys. Call us at (1-800-ALAWPRO or 1-800-252-9766) for a free consultation about your legal rights. You can also find more information about harassment online at www.discriminationattorney.com. We are here to assist you!

Some California employers have started asking employees, both old and new, for the most personal of information: their DNA. Is this legal? Unfortunately, yes. IF your employer is using the information to run a background check on you. However, it is very likely that your employer could also use your DNA to discover information about your health — like your genetic risk for cancer, heart disease or mental illness. This would violate labor laws, including GINA.

GINA prohibits your health insurer and your employer from using your genetic information against you, meaning, for example, that your health insurer can’t collect your genetic information to make decisions about the insurance you get or how much it costs. The law also says your employer can't use it to make decisions about hiring, firing or job promotions. While it is hard to ensure that your employer isn’t requesting a DNA sample for illegal reasons, an experienced employment attorney can help you determine whether your rights have been violated.

If you are an employee in CA who believes that you have been discriminated against at work because of your DNA, call the skilled employment attorneys at Greenberg & Rudman LLP. Our skilled legal team can help you. Call the Law Offices of Greenberg & Rudman LLP at 1-800-252-9776 (1-800-ALAWPRO) NOW for a free consultation regarding your legal rights or visit us at our website at www.discriminationattorney.com for more information about all types of discrimination at work.

In California, it is against the law for your employer to discriminate against you because you have a recognized medical disability, such as deafness. A hearing impairment or deafness is a full or partial decrease in the ability to detect or understand sound and is caused by a wide range of biological and environmental factors. If you have a recognized medical disability, and you can still perform the functios of your job, it is up to your employer to reasonably accommodate your disability, not discriminate against you for it.

When a scrub technician at a local hospital informed her employers she found it difficult to hear in the operating room due to the loud music being played, she asked for assitantce in finding a new position. The woman wore two hearing aids but still could not hear above the music. She alleges that her employer did not do enough to help her find a better-fitting position at the hospital and sued. She won $100,000 in damages.

If you are an employee in CA who believes that you have been discriminated against at work because of your hearing loss, call the skilled employment attorneys at Greenberg & Rudman LLP. Our skilled legal team can help you. Call the Law Offices of Greenberg & Rudman LLP at 1-800-252-9776 (1-800-ALAWPRO) NOW for a free consultation regarding your legal rights or visit us at our website at www.discriminationattorney.com for more information about all types of medical disability discrimination at work.

Many califoria employees use their work computers or laptops to access their personal email accounts. Sometimes, Californians send work information to and from personal email accounts. How does this play into privacy? We all know that it is likely that your employer can read through your work emails, the ones you send using your work address on a company computer, but how about your personal account?

It seems that the answer is: no, your CA employer cannot violate your privacy by reading through your personal email account without your authorization. To be safe, it is probably best to keep your personal stuff (emails, IMs…) at home, on your home computer. However, if you do use your work computer to read and write personal emails, recent cases of employes suing employers for invasion of privacy have come out in favor of the employee.

If you are an employee in California who believes that your employer is reading your personal email account, call Greenberg & Rudman LLP TODAY. Stand up to your employer with the help of experienced employment attorneys. Call us at (1-800-ALAWPRO or 1-800-252-9766) for a free consultation about your legal rights. You can also find more information online at www.discriminationattorney.com. We are here to assist you!

In California, the job market is still not where we want it to be: nearly 1 in 5 Americans is either out of work or under-employed. According to the US government's broadest measure of unemployment, some 17.5 percent of Californians and persons across the country are either without a job entirely or underemployed. This is the highest rate in over 12 years.

If you were recently fired or laid off, don’t give up looking for a new job. However, it is also important to make sure that you were fired for the right reasons, NOT because of discrimination. In this tough economy, employers have to let some employees go. But if your race, religion, age, nationality, or gender was a motivating factor for them to fire you, talk to an experienced employment attorney.

If you are an employee in California and you have a discrimination claim to bring against your employer, call Greenberg & Rudman LLP TODAY. Stand up to your employer with the help of experienced employment attorneys. Call us at (1-800-ALAWPRO or 1-800-252-9766) for a free consultation about your legal rights. You can also visit us online at www.discriminationattorney.com to learn more about all types of discrimination. We are here to assist you!

Irwindale is a city in LA, California. While a small city, it hosts a skate park, a teen center, a senior center, and a public gymnasium. The city is made up of residents from all races, including black, white, Asian, and Hispanic. Many of the citizens of Irwindale work in the surrounding area, at the Speedway or for one of the manufacturing plants, such as Miller Brewing Company.

If you are an Irwindale resident who believes you have been mistreated, either by discrimination or harassment, by your employer, call an experienced employment attorney today. Don’t let your employer take advantage of you --- let the experienced team of Greenberg & Rudman LLP protect you! With over 50 years of combined experience, our excellent legal teams know employment law and understand the LA court system. Let us help you win thousands of dollars like we have helped out other clients. We will fight for your rights!

If you live or work in Irwindale, CA and you have an unfair termination or other employment claim to bring against your employer, call Greenberg & Rudman LLP TODAY. Stand up to your employer with the help of your local Irwindale, CA employment attorneys. Call us at (1-800-ALAWPRO or 1-800-252-9766) for a free consultation about your legal rights. You can also visit us online at www.discriminationattorney.com. We are here to assist you!

Learning disabilities, sometimes called a learning disorder or learning difficulty, is a disorder in which a person has difficulty learning in a typical manner. The cause is unknown but affects the brain's ability to receive and process information. If you have a learning disability, and it is a recognized medical disability, this is not a reason for your employer to discriminate against you.

A long-time male employee at a local grocery store suffered from a severe learning disability. However, he was still able to complete the tasks his employer gave him. This didn’t stop supervisors from taunting and harassing him, making fun of him for his disability. The employee is standing up for his rights and is suing the grocery store for hundreds of thousands of dollars.

If you are an employee in CA who believes that you have been discriminated against at work because of your medical disability, call the skilled employment attorneys at Greenberg & Rudman LLP. Our skilled legal team can help you. Call the Law Offices of Greenberg & Rudman LLP at 1-800-252-9776 (1-800-ALAWPRO) NOW for a free consultation regarding your legal rights or visit us at our website at www.discriminationattorney.com for more information about medical disability discrimination at work.

California employees are protected against sexual harassment. Whether you are a man or a woman, CA and federal law state that you do not have to tolerate sexual harassment in your workplace. Sexual harassment at work occurs whenever unwelcome conduct on the basis of gender affects your job. It is defined by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) as unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature.

When male waiters at a local restaurant chain began getting sexually harassed by other male kitchen staffers, they reported the unlawful behavior. Their employers did nothing to stop the behavior and the assaults became more aggressive. The male employees stood up for their rights and sued their employer. They won over $340,000 in damages. You don’t have to tolerate sexual harassment at your job.

If you are a male or female employee in CA and you have a sexual harassment claim to bring against your employer, call Greenberg & Rudman LLP TODAY. Stand up to your employer with the help of experienced employment attorneys. Call us at (1-800-ALAWPRO or 1-800-252-9766) for a free consultation about your legal rights. You can also find more information about harassment online at www.discriminationattorney.com. We are here to assist you!

In California, it is against the law for your employer to use your age as a reason to discriminate against you at work. If you are older than 40 years old, CA and federal law protects you against adverse treatment by your employer. Examples of age discrimination include not hiring you, firing you, not promoting you, demoting you, taking away your hours, or not providing you with certain benefits. Call an experienced employment attorney if you have been the victim of age discrimination at your job.

When two scientists at a local manufacturing were part of a group of layoffs that included a disproportionately large number of men and women over 40, they contacted an employment lawyer. They alleged that their employer had told them that they wanted ‘young blood’ and made other discriminatory remarks. As a result of standing up for their legal rights, they won over $6.2 million dollars in damages. Don’t let your employer discriminate against you!

If you are an employee in California over 40 and you have a discrimination claim to bring against your employer, call Greenberg & Rudman LLP TODAY. Stand up to your employer with the help of experienced employment attorneys. Call us at (1-800-ALAWPRO or 1-800-252-9766) for a free consultation about your legal rights. You can also visit us online at www.discriminationattorney.com to learn more about age discrimination. We are here to assist you!

In California, it is against the law for your employer to discriminate against you because of your race or your gender. Whether you are black, white, Asian, Hispanic, male or female, CA and federal law protects your rights as an employee. This means that you do not have to fear not being hired, being fired, or being demoted because of your race or gender. If you have been the victim of discrimination at your job, call an experienced employment attorney today.

When over 100 Asian, black, and white women applied for jobs with a local aviation company, they were all denied positions. A trend emerged, and they sought legal help. As it turns out, the company had been discriminating against females of Asian, black, and white races by not hiring them for a specific position. The women sued and won over $100,000 in damages.

If you are a male or female employee of any race in CA and you have a discrimination claim to bring against your employer, call Greenberg & Rudman LLP TODAY. Stand up to your employer with the help of experienced employment attorneys. Call us at (1-800-ALAWPRO or 1-800-252-9766) for a free consultation about your legal rights. You can also visit us online at www.discriminationattorney.com to learn more about discrimination. We are here to assist you!

Thousands of California employees are on social networking sites such as MySpace, Twitter and Facebook. It is completely legal for you to use these sites after work hours and in your free time at home. However, what if you post something on you Facebook page or tweet something about your boss or another co-worker that is negative or hurtful? Or what if you have risqué pictures of you up on your Myspace page? Chances are your boss or others will find out. Does this mean you will get fired?

The rules are uncertain. Your boss certainly does not have the right to invade your privacy, but if your profile is set to public, that’s a different matter. While it seems that your employer cannot fire you for something you do outside the office, such as partying with friends, it is best to be overly-cautious. However, if you are on Facebook or Twitter or another social networking site and your feel that your employer is invading your privacy, contact an experienced employment attorney.

If you are an employee in California who believes that your employer is using your MySpace or Twitter, etc... as a reason to fire you, call Greenberg & Rudman LLP TODAY. Stand up to your employer with the help of experienced employment attorneys. Call us at (1-800-ALAWPRO or 1-800-252-9766) for a free consultation about your legal rights. You can also find more information online at www.discriminationattorney.com. We are here to assist you!

In California, your employer cannot discriminate against you because of your religion or creed. If your religion requires you to wear particular clothing to work, you need to discuss this with your boss. Additionally, it is up to your boss to make reasonable accommodations for your dress. So long as it does not interfere with your ability to perform your job, your dress code is your personal choice. Do not let your employer treat you adversely because of your religion.

When a female teenager interviewed for a job with a local clothing store, she had no idea her Muslim heritage would be an issue. The girl alleges that her interviewer told her that her head covering, or hijab, which her Muslim religion required her to wear, would not be allowed in the store. As a result, she decided to stand up for her right to practice her religion. She is suing the clothing store for religious discrimination.

If you are an employee in CA who believes that you have been discriminated against at work because of your religion, call the skilled employment attorneys at Greenberg & Rudman LLP. Our skilled legal team can help you. Call the Law Offices of Greenberg & Rudman LLP at 1-800-252-9776 (1-800-ALAWPRO) NOW for a free consultation regarding your legal rights or visit us at our website at www.discriminationattorney.com for more information about all types of discrimination at work.

Koreatown, Los Angeles, is a neighborhood in the Mid-Wilshire district of the city. Home to a population of 340,000 and covering just under 5-square-mile, it has the highest population density of all neighborhoods in Los Angeles. The Asian-influenced neighborhood is known for its many commercial and residential mid and high-rise towers, Asian high fashion boutiques, and for having the largest concentration of nightclubs and 24-hour businesses and restaurants in Southern California.

Many Asian-owned airlines have headquarters in Koreatown. Whether or not you are Asian, you should feel comfortable at work. Don’t let your employer take advantage of you or discriminate against you --- let the experienced team of Greenberg & Rudman LLP protect you! With over 50 years of combined experience, our excellent legal teams know employment law and understand the LA court system. Let us help you win thousands of dollars like we have helped out other clients. We will fight for your rights!

If you live or work in Koreatown, CA and you have discrimination or other employment claim to bring against your employer, call Greenberg & Rudman LLP TODAY. Stand up to your employer with the help of your local South Gate, CA employment attorneys. Call us at (1-800-ALAWPRO or 1-800-252-9766) for a free consultation about your legal rights. You can also visit us online at www.discriminationattorney.com. We are here to assist you!

California employees are continuing to lose their jobs in this tough economy. The country’s unemployment rate is also on the rise. Unemployment shot up more sharply than expected last month, to 10.2% from 9.8% in September, as employers shed 190,000 jobs. Not since 1983 has the jobless rate has been more than 10%. If you have recently been let go, make sure your employer did not use racial, nationality, religious, age, or sex discrimination as a reason to terminate your employment.

Unemployment for adult men and teenagers set records as major industries such as construction and manufacturing continue to slash tens of thousands of jobs. If you are a man, or a woman, in the construction or development or manufacturing industry and you believe that you were fired due to discrimination or for any other unlawful reason, talk to an experienced employment attorney.

If you are a male or female employee in CA and you have a discrimination or other employment claim to bring against your employer, call Greenberg & Rudman LLP TODAY. Stand up to your employer with the help of experienced employment attorneys. Call us at (1-800-ALAWPRO or 1-800-252-9766) for a free consultation about your legal rights. You can also find more information about discrimination online at www.discriminationattorney.com. We are here to assist you!

In California, your employer must pay you for the hours you work. This might also include the hours you spend preparing for your job. Talk to an experienced employment attorney to see if your wages should include the time you spend waiting in line to go through your building’s security or putting on necessary protective clothing. Make sure you are getting paid for the work you do!

When production line workers at a local meat-processing plant felt like they were not receiving appropriate pay for the hours they worked, they stood up for their rights and took legal action. The employees alleged that they weren’t paid for the time they spent donning and doffing safety and sanitary gear and performing other related work activities. They took their employer to court and won $250,000 in damages for not receiving the proper pay.

If you are an employee in CA who believes that you have not been receiving the proper pay, call the skilled employment attorneys at Greenberg & Rudman LLP. Our skilled legal team can help you. Call the Law Offices of Greenberg & Rudman LLP at 1-800-252-9776 (1-800-ALAWPRO) NOW for a free consultation regarding your legal rights or visit us at our website at www.discriminationattorney.com for more information about wage violations.

California employees over 40 are protected by state and federal law. More specifically, the law states that your employer cannot use your age as a reason to discriminate against you. This means that firing you, demoting you, not promoting you, or not providing you with certain benefits just because you are over 40 is against the law in CA. If your employer claims he is ‘restructuring’ and fires only the older workers, this could be a sign of discrimination.

When a group of salespeople over 40 at a local insurance company were adversely impacted by a new restructuring plan, they looked closer at just who was affected. As it turned out, employees over 40 were the ones who felt the brunt of the plan, which reduced their benefits. As a result, they sued their employer and won over $4 million in damages. You could to. Stand up for your rights today.

If you are an employee over 40 in CA and you have an age discrimination claim to bring against your employer, call Greenberg & Rudman LLP TODAY. Stand up to your employer with the help of experienced employment attorneys. Call us at (1-800-ALAWPRO or 1-800-252-9766) for a free consultation about your legal rights. You can also visit us online at www.discriminationattorney.com to learn more about discrimination. We are here to assist you!

In California, it is against the law for your employer to discriminate against you because of your race, religion, nationality, age, gender, or sexual orientation. If your supervisor or another co-worker is treating you adversely for any of these reasons, you need to report the discrimination to your boss. If you report unlawful discrimination to your boss and he retaliates against you for reporting the illegal behavior, you need to talk to an experienced employment attorney.

When a Muslim Moroccan man was allegedly discriminated against because of his religion and nationality, he reported the behavior to his supervisors. Instead of ending the discriminatory comments and actions, the supervisors allegedly retaliated against the man by firing him. The Muslim man stood up for his rights as a CA employer and took legal action. He won almost $250,000 in damages against his employer.

If you are a male or female employee in CA and you have a discrimination claim to bring against your employer, call Greenberg & Rudman LLP TODAY. Stand up to your employer with the help of experienced employment attorneys. Call us at (1-800-ALAWPRO or 1-800-252-9766) for a free consultation about your legal rights. You can also visit us online at www.discriminationattorney.com to learn more about discrimination. We are here to assist you!

California labor law prohibits sexual harassment in the CA workplace. Sexual harassment can take many forms, from jokes, to touching, to inappropriate comments, and even sexting. What is sexting? The latest form of workplace harassment to pop up, sexting is “the act of sending sexually explicit messages or photos electronically, primarily between cell phones.” If your boss or another co-worker is sexting you, call an experienced employment attorney.

Sexual harassment occurs in almost every So Cal workplace. This does not make the behavior legal or acceptable. If your boss or a co-worker is creating a hostile environment for you because you are extremely uncomfortable with the things he or she is saying, doing, or texting to you, then you might be the victim of harassment. Just because your harasser is not harassing you face-to-face does not mean you have to put up with it. Stand up for your rights!

If you are a male or female employee in CA and your employer is sexting you, call Greenberg & Rudman LLP TODAY. Stand up to your employer with the help of experienced employment attorneys. Call us at (1-800-ALAWPRO or 1-800-252-9766) for a free consultation about your legal rights. You can also find more information about harassment online at www.discriminationattorney.com. We are here to assist you!

In California, it is against the law for your employer to make your employment conditional upon your health. If your doctor prescribed medication for you, whether it is for depression or an injury or anxiety, that is your business --- not your employer’s. Additionally, if you do decide to share your medical health with your employer, he cannot use it as a reason to discriminate against you. This means that firing you, demoting you, or not providing you with certain benefits ---- just because of your medical history or health --- is against the law.

An automotive plant decided to perform drug tests conducted on some of its employees. While drug testing is not per se illegal, this company was allegedly testing employees with the intent to find out the employees medical health and the prescription medications they were taking. Furthermore, the company is accused of forcing the workers to disclose which of their medical conditions required those drugs and then making it a condition of employment that they stop taking them. This is not lawful. Talk to an experienced employment lawyer if your employer is discriminating against you.

If you are a CA employee who believes that because of your recognized medical disability or the prescribed drugs that you take that you have been discriminated against at your job, call the hard working legal team of Greenberg & Rudman LLP at 1-800-252-9776 (1-800-ALAWPRO). Our skilled employment attorneys will provide you with a free consultation regarding your legal rights. You can also visit our website at www.discriminationattorney.com for more information on medical disability discrimination and discrimination of all types.

South Gate is a city in Los Angeles County with about 100,000 residents. The Mexican population in South Gate has been steadily increasing since the Watts riots of the 1960s. Hispanics now make up over 90% of the population in South Gate. South Gate’s unemployment is hovering around 15%, which is very high. If you are a South Gate resident who believes you have been unfairly terminated by your employer, call an experienced employment attorney today.

Don’t let your employer, current or former, take advantage of you --- let the experienced team of Greenberg & Rudman LLP protect you! With over 50 years of combined experience, our excellent legal teams know employment law and understand the LA court system. Let us help you win thousands of dollars like we have helped out other clients. We will fight for your rights!

If you live or work in South Gate, CA and you have an unfair termination or other employment claim to bring against your employer, call Greenberg & Rudman LLP TODAY. Stand up to your employer with the help of your local South Gate, CA employment attorneys. Call us at (1-800-ALAWPRO or 1-800-252-9766) for a free consultation about your legal rights. You can also visit us online at www.discriminationattorney.com. We are here to assist you!