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    Rodney Yadidi

     10513 Santa Monica Blvd
    Los Angeles, California 90025
    United States

    Phone: 3105000206

    Theory Law APC is a California based law firm that provides legal care to California employees who were wronged by their employer and victims who were injured as a result of an incident. The firm protects the rights of California employees in all areas of employment law including workplace harassment, discrimination, retaliation, and wrongful termination.

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    LASD Inmate Search

     965 N Vignes St
    Los Angeles, California 90012
    United States

    Phone: (213) 319-5694

    When a loved one is detained, it’s crucial to have quick and accurate information about their whereabouts. At LASD Inmate Search, we understand the importance of providing timely assistance during difficult times. That’s why we offer a free and user-friendly Los Angeles Inmate Search service, allowing you to find detained individuals in any Los Angeles County jail or surrounding areas in just 5 minutes.

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    Hennig Kramer Ruiz & Singh, LLP

     3600 Wilshire Blvd #1212
    Los Angeles, California 90010
    United States

    Phone: 2133108301

    At Hennig Kramer Ruiz & Singh, LLP, we have more than 25 years of experience helping California employees reach agreeable outcomes in employment disputes. Whether big or small, no employee rights violation should be overlooked. Our employment law attorneys in Los Angeles have a diverse background of experience and provide a collaborative approach to every case we handle. AREAS OF PRACTICE: Employment Law, Sexual Harassment, Workplace Discrimination,

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    King & Siegel LLP

     724 S Spring St Suite 201
    Los Angeles, California 90014
    United States

    Phone: 213-214-3757

    King & Siegel LLP has built our stellar reputation by being committed to representing the best interests of our clients in a wide range of employment law matters. Our talented attorneys take on sexual harassment, disability discrimination, pregnancy discrimination, and whistleblower cases on behalf of clients throughout Los Angeles. Our passionate legal professionals understand that navigating the legal system can be overwhelming.

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    Theory Law APC

     10513 Santa Monica Blvd
    Los Angeles, California 90025
    United States

    Phone: (310) 500-0206

    A California based, individual focused, law firm providing legal care that is personalized to your goals and needs. Our practice area includes employment law and personal injury. Protecting the rights of California employees in all areas of employment law and serving victims of all types of injury related incidents. Go To Theory Law APC

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    King & Siegel LLP

     724 S Spring St, Suite 201
    Los Angeles, California 90014
    United States

    Phone: 213-465-4802

    At King & Siegel, Ms. King is focused on asserting the rights of working parents and those facing discrimination or harassment in the workforce. She is the head of the Firm’s discrimination and harassment practice areas. As a former attorney at big corporate law firms, she is intimately familiar with the challenges facing women at work and has experienced discrimination and harassment firsthand. || Website: https://www.kingsiegel.com

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    Shirazi Law Firm

     1875 Century Park E #1025
    Los Angeles, California 90067
    United States

    Phone: 310-400-5891

    Whether you are being sexually harassed by an abusive boss who is demanding sexual favors as a Quid pro quo or you are dealing with a Hostile Work Environment where unwanted comments / advances, abuse of power, same sex harassment and even assault are far more common, the Shirazi Law Firm has the experience, and the results, to help you get the compensation you deserve. WEBSITE: https://www.shirazilawfirm.com

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    Law Offices of Todd M. Friedman, P.C.

     21031 Ventura Blvd #100
    Los Angeles, California 91364
    United States

    Phone: 818-619-3774

    Todd M. Friedman became a lawyer more than 20 years ago because he got tired of seeing regular, hard-working people get taken advantage of by the system. Employers, creditors, negligent drivers, telemarketers, doctors and other medical professionals seem to have all the power to take advantage of people. Website: https://www.toddflaw.com/

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    George Azadian

     453 S Spring St #738
    Los Angeles, California 90013
    United States

    Phone: 213-229-9031

    Mr. Azadian carefully evaluates employment cases to determine if a termination is illegal. Based on his experience gained through personally litigating hundreds of employment cases, he is able to provide clients with a detailed strategy and tailor the approach taken to meet the client’s specific needs. WEBSITE : https://www.azadianlawgroup.com/ EMAIL: george@azadianlawgroup.com

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    Leichter Law Firm, APC

     3580 Wilshire Blvd. #1745
    Los Angeles, California 90010
    United States

    Phone: +1 818-915-6624

    Leichter Law Firm, APC is a Los Angeles employment law firm representing workers in lawsuits against employers. Typical cases include Employment Discrimination, Pregnancy Discrimination, Disability, FMLA, CFRA, Overtime Misclassification, Sexual Harassment, and failure to provide benefits like medical leave or reasonable accommodation. Call Leichter Law Firm, APC today at (818) 915-6624 to request a free consultation with trusted attorneys in Los Angeles.

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    Malk Law Firm

     1180 South Beverly Drive, Suite 610
    Los Angeles, California 90035
    United States

    Phone: (310) 203-0016

    Malk Law Firm is dedicated to fighting for your rights in the workplace. We have successfully represented employees against companies large and small in a variety of labor and employment lawsuits. We primarily focus our practice on representing employees in the following areas: • Unpaid Overtime; • Denial of meal and rest breaks; • Expense reimbursements (where employers fail to compensate employees for out-of-pocket expenses); • Off-the-clock work (any work performed by employees)

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    filmtvlaw

     1801 Century Park E
    Los Angeles, California 90067
    United States

    Phone: 310-295-1198

    Entertainment lawyers at Blake & Wang P.A Specialized in the protection of Intellectual property rights. Representation in court issues related to the entertainment industry and management of taxes. Get in Touch Now. Thanks!

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    Ottinger Employment Lawyers

     555 W 5th Street, 35th Floor
    Los Angeles, California 90013
    United States

    Phone: 213-377-5717

    Ottinger Employment Lawyers is the premier employment law firm in Los Angeles providing legal assistance to employees and executives. We help Los Angeles executives negotiate employment contracts, severance packages, and other employment-related agreements. || Website: https://www.ottingerlaw.com/los-angeles-employment-lawyers

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    Kaufman Law Firm

     11111 Santa Monica Blvd, Suite 1840
    Los Angeles, California 90025
    United States

    Phone: 3109813404

    Over the years, the Kaufman Law Firm has taken an aggressive and comprehensive approach. It has been a successful formula that has helped workers recover the maximum settlement. Whether it is in the courtroom or behind the scenes, you can always count on the Los Angeles wrongful termination attorney at the Kaufman Law Firm to always be in your corner.

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    Law Office of Cathe L. Caraway-Howard

     8117 W Manchester Ave
    Los Angeles, California 90293
    United States

    Phone: 310-488-9020

    Cathe L. Caraway and her legal staff are the leading civil rights lawyers and labor employment attorneys, who have been fighting for the little guy to improve the American workplace since 1996. We have been successful in numerous cases involving workplace harassment, unpaid wages, hostile work environment, gender discrimination and more. Our professional employment lawyers have stood shoulder to shoulder with our clients as they faced down their powerful employers who are causing their issues.

What does an Employment Attorney do?

The workplace can be defined by many things. Usually, where a person works isn’t just about the specific thing they do as much as the atmosphere that surrounds the job. Because of the important nature of the workplace, and the significant amount of time spent at a job, there are many laws and regulations set up to ensure a comfortable workplace. There are also many misconceptions about employment law. The importance of ensuring a comfortable workplace along with the confusion surrounding the law sometimes dictates the necessity of an employment lawyer to help individuals navigate their rights.
The employment process is multifaceted. It begins with the initial hiring phase. During the hiring phase, certain measures and precautions can be taken by an employer to ensure they hire the most desirable person for the job. It's at this step where an applicant will go through the interview process where they may have to answer personal demographic questions (age, sex or race) in addition to questions about their own personal history (previous employment, criminal history, and co-worker relations). It is at this phase, where the applicant usually has the least amount of leverage, where most are unaware of their rights. An applicant may not know whether an employer can conduct a background check, let alone ask specific questions about race and sex in the application process.

After the initial application and hiring phase, there is then the actual employment phase. This is where many issues may arise as what is, and what is not acceptable and it is not always made as clear as you may think. You may think it is common sense that some things should be said or done at work and that there are almost always handbooks and written policies posted that tell you exactly what you are supposed to do. Taking all of that into account, there are still many instances of workplace misbehavior. It can really boil down to the most innocuous statements such as simple compliment on another's appearance that could lead to an issue.

The last phase, the termination of employment phase, can also be the most trying. This depends on the nature of work, the reasons for the termination and the laws of the specific state you may reside in, but in all cases, there are usually a few protections that apply such as federal laws that protect people against discrimination based on their age, disability or race.

Being aware of your rights, knowing what an employer may or may not do, knowing what an employee may or may not say, are all issues that an employment attorney can help with. Employment attorneys can help advise an employer on what the appropriate action is in certain employment circumstances. An employment attorney can help and employee vindicate their rights during their employment and after their termination.

When would l need an Employment Attorney?

Focusing on the employee side of the equation, a person could need an employment attorney for several reasons. The most common issues deal with the termination or potential termination of employment. The issues here would be claiming unemployment benefits after termination and discrimination/harassment issues during employment that lead to termination.

Discrimination and harassment claims are mostly features of legislation that proscribe specific processes that determine what behavior is prohibited, how allegations of prohibited are to be handled and then resolved. Discrimination cases boil down to discriminatory behavior directed at a member of a protected class. A protected class is a term for a group of people intended to be protected by the law. For example, people over the age of 40 are protected against age discrimination in the workplace under federal law.

The laws on discrimination specifically detail how a claim is to be handled. First, you need an applicable employer (in this instance an employer with 20 or more employees). The law then requires a discriminatory event that can be as simple as an adverse determination against an employee such as a reduction in hours, responsibility or pay. After such an event has happened to a member of the protected class, that member has a certain time limit to bring a charge of discrimination, or a claim of discrimination against the employer. Keep in mind that there is a specific government administrative agency that handles these claims. They exist at both the state and federal level, so you likely have to deal with both at some point. In fact, you are normally required to go through the state agency first before going to the federal system. The above is a simplified version of the process that involves many protected classes and different factual scenarios. This process is very time sensitive and needs to done with the utmost care, and needs to be done with the consolation of a lawyer.

The unemployment process can be just as cumbersome as filing a claim for discrimination. Unemployment issues usually only arise after an employee has been terminated for cause. Unemployment law provides benefits in the form of weekly pay provided you were terminated at no fault of your own. However, when an employee quits or is fired for cause, that employee is not entitled to these weekly benefits. So the issue here is what is the proper cause or misconduct that led to termination? Was an employee insubordinate? Was the employer creating an untenable work situation requiring the employee to quit? This determination can also require the services of an attorney at the initial hearing stage or appeal process.

On the other side of the issue, employers need to know what the law requires of them. For instance, as a business owner are you required to provide benefits? How often do you need to play employees? How long can an employee’s shift be? Can you fire an employee for any reason you like? Should you have a sexual harassment policy? Knowing the legal processes, policies, and practices that an employer should take will help avoid problems in the future. These are all questions and issues an employment attorney can help with.

Signs you need to speak to an Employment Attorney

  • You are facing harassment, discrimination or unsafe working conditions at work
  • You have already filed a charge of discrimination and have gotten you “Right to Sue” letter from the EEOC
  • You have been denied unemployment benefits and want to appeal the decision

How do you choose a Qualified Employment Attorney?

The first thing you need to understand with employment law is that it can be very specialized. There are many attorneys well versed in the area, you need only pick one with the experience that you need. For discrimination cases, you will need to find an attorney that has successfully litigated discrimination cases. Discrimination cases are very difficult to prove and take a great advocate along with a good case, in order to be successful. An attorney with a great track record of winning discrimination cases should be a priority. They don’t necessarily need to be high-profile, just cases that were actually litigated or settled to the satisfaction of their clients.

The same holds true for unemployment cases. You will need attorneys that have handled unemployment hearings and unemployment appeals. The more experience the better. There will be many firms that deal solely with employment law so you should have plenty of options.

Determine Your Needs

Determining your needs should be simple. Depending on the situation, it should be clear that you need an employment lawyer. This article only scratches the surface of employment related issues, there are many more such as workers compensation as well as social security and disability benefits are also some areas where you could utilize the service of an attorney.

Research Online

Most searches begin with an online search. Since employment law is an abundant area for attorneys, looking through some online ranking and review sites like Martindale-Hubbell Law directory and Avvo.com can be very useful. Those sites will allow you to see what other attorneys in the employment law sector think of each other as well as what clients have thought about the attorney's services.

Check the State Bar Association’s Website for any Disciplinary History

After you have found some names of attorneys that you are interested in, conduct your own background search. Look up the attorney's name in your state bar association website. See if there has been any disciplinary action. This information coupled with the opinions you find on Avvo and Martindale-Hubbard should give you a pretty good idea of what attorneys are recommended in the area.

Schedule an Appointment with an Employment Attorney

Once you have the names of a couple of attorneys you are picking from, make an appoint to speak with them. There is no problem with speaking with a few different attorneys. Treat it like any other interview process where you get a feel for their personality and style. Be sure to pick the one you fell most comfortable with.