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Discrimination, harassment, retaliation, or wage and hour violations in the workplace can leave you feeling emotionally distressed and alone. Yet they can also make you wonder if you’ve been wronged, as well. You should retain tenacious legal counsel to advise you on whether what you’ve experienced is actionable, meaning susceptible to being litigated. Call our seasoned Yorba Linda employment lawyers if you believe you may have suffered one or more legal violations by your employer. We use insights gained over 20 years of experience to fight employers on our clients’ behalf and can let you know whether you have a viable basis to bring a lawsuit.

Not every adverse action taken against you counts as discrimination. People throw the term around loosely, but actionable discrimination has occurred when an employer has taken an adverse employment action against you based on a trait that is protected under federal, state, or Adverse employment actions include all significant decisions made on the job including determinations on job applications, job interviews, hirings, promotions, demotions, terminations, and participation in training programs. Protected traits under the California Fair Employment act (FEHA), which protects employees who work for a company with at least five employees, include age over 40, retaliation for reporting patient abuse, request for pregnancy disability, request for family care leave, disability, medical condition, genetic information, military/veteran status, national origin, race, color, religion, marital status, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, and gender expression.

You are entitled to be paid in accordance with federal and state laws. Unfortunately, wage theft happens more frequently than you might think. It occurs if an employer requires you to work off the clock or withholds salaries, wages, bonuses, hazard pay, sick pay or waiting time penalties for a late final paycheck. There are legal remedies for wage theft, and you can pursue them. Unfortunately, the damages in such cases can be fairly small, and therefore it can be difficult to pursue an individual lawsuit. When there are multiple employees with similar claims of wage theft, it may be important to bring a class action lawsuit. There are numerous requirements when bringing a class action lawsuit, and you should call our seasoned Yorba Linda attorneys for legal counsel, if you find out that your employer has withheld your wages, as well as those of other employees.

As an employee, you are better positioned than most to know whether your employer is committing legal violations, whether crimes or misconduct. Both federal and California laws prohibit retaliation against whistleblowers. You can report your employer’s illegal actions or misconduct to authorities; while you may be retaliated against, this is against the law, and as such, you can pursue legal remedies if your employer retaliates. Some forms of retaliation include failure to promote, unfair performance reviews, wrongful termination, demotion, or refusals to allow you to participate in an apprenticeship or training program that you need to complete to perform your job duties. In fact, under California law, you are protected against retaliation from your employer, even if you were incorrect that there were illegal acts or misconduct, so long as you had a reasonable belief they were.

As stressful as it is to experience discrimination, harassment, retaliation, or wage violations or to become a whistleblower, it can be terrifying to pursue legal remedies to which you’re entitled. In most cases, companies have greater resources than employees, and they can hire intimidating defense attorneys to put up barriers against you achieving justice. It is critical to talk to a seasoned Yorba Linda attorney about your situation. Our founder, Vincent Calderone, brings to bear more than 20 years of experience representing workers in their claims against employers, and we can provide you with representation to seek the best possible outcome for your case. Please contact us online or call us at (424) 348-8290.