Temecula Employment Lawyer

Because employment law covers the hundreds of millions of workers in the United States, occupying thousands of different professions for tens of millions of businesses of all sizes, employment laws are numerous. For that reason, employment law violations can take on many different forms. Some of the most common types of employment law cases in the US include:

• Hostile workplace. A hostile work environment refers to an environment that subjects employees to uncomfortable or difficult situations to work within. Hostile workplaces can exist under any sort of mistreatment, abuse, or harassment. This could be something as simple as occasional bullying or name-calling or as serious as unwanted sexual advances or lewd comments.
  
  
• Discrimination. One of the most common types of employment law cases deals with issues of discrimination, including age discrimination, race discrimination, gender discrimination, and more. It is illegal for employers or coworkers to treat workers differently based on their membership in a protected class, including gender, gender identity, race, age, sexual orientation, country of origin, religion, or disability.
  
  
• Retaliation. Retaliation occurs when someone who has filed a discrimination or harassment claim is then subjected to any form of mistreatment as a result. Retaliation can also occur after a worker has filed a whistleblower complaint. Illegal retaliation may include acts like hours reduction, unfair treatment, harassment, or even termination of employment.
  
  
• Sexual harassment. Sexual harassment is a form of harassment that involves the abuse of power by someone who is in a place of influence. This influence can be real, as with a manager over an employee, or perceived, as with a more imposing employee over another employee. Sexual harassment can include making sexual advances, requests for sexual acts, implications of sexual favors, lewd comments, or physical sexual contact.
  
  
• Wage and hour violations. Unfortunately, wage and hour violations are among the most common employment law violations. These violations occur when an employer does not pay a worker as agreed for hours they have already worked or denies appropriate overtime pay. Other common wage and hour violations include misclassification of employees, which often manifests as labeling an individual as an independent contractor to avoid providing benefits when they are, in fact, an employee.
  
  
• Workplace accident claims. Workplace accidents can occur when employers fail to provide their employees with the necessary equipment to do their jobs safely. Other workplace accidents may stem from employee misconduct or some other cause. Regardless of cause, employees injured in the workplace may seek compensation for their damages, usually via the workers’ compensation system.
  
  
• Wrongful termination. Another common employment law violation is wrongful termination, which occurs when someone is terminated from their job for a discriminatory reason. While California is an “at-will” employment state, meaning that employers are not required to give a reason for termination, employers may not violate anti-discrimination labor laws.

This lengthy list of examples is by no means exhaustive, which demonstrates how common employment law cases truly are in California—and how much circumstances can vary. If you have been confronted with any of these employment law issues, then you should consider hiring an employment law attorney. The right attorney can protect your business and your rights during your upcoming proceedings.