Employment Law Attorneys in Pasadena, CA

What Does a California Employment Lawyer Do?

California’s laws provide workers with many protections that improve working conditions, safeguard protected groups from harassment, and more. An employment lawyer’s job is to help you take legal action against your employer when your rights are violated.

An employment law attorney can build a strong claim on your behalf, guide you through the legal process, and increase your chance of obtaining financial remedies. The right employment attorney for your claim should have extensive experience handling cases like yours. 

At our firm, we’ve worked on countless cases involving the following matters:

• Wrongful termination
• Discrimination
  • Disability discrimination and accommodation
  • Transgender discrimination
  • Pregnancy discrimination
  • Employment discrimination
• Harassment
  • Sexual harassment
  • Workplace harassment
• Retaliation
• Equal pay
• Leaves of absence
• Wage and hour law
• Meal and rest breaks
• Misclassification
• Unpaid minimum wage
• Unpaid overtime
• Whistleblower disclosures

Wrongful Termination

If you’ve been fired because you requested medical leave, are part of a protected class, or reported illegal activity at your workplace, you may be eligible to pursue remedies by filing a wrongful termination claim.

However, just because you’ve been fired on bad terms doesn’t mean your discharge violated the law. You’ll need to work with an experienced employment lawyer to determine if you have grounds for a claim. If you do, Domb & Rauchwerger can construct a facts-based claim and fight for optimum results.

Employment Discrimination

Being fired from your job because of your race, gender, pregnancy status, transgender identity, or other protected category is a form of employment discrimination. That being said, workplace discrimination can involve more than being unjustly fired. Many types of employment discrimination may entitle you to seek compensation.

The Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Fair Employment and Housing Act, and several other laws protect you from the following types of adverse employment actions:

• Demotion 
• Pay cut
• Failure to promote or hire
• Negative performance review
• Relief of certain job duties
• Termination

Harassment

Our employment lawyers understand how demeaning and painful it can be to experience harassment in the workplace. We’re here to guide you through the legal process and get the outcome you need to deal with the resulting emotional distress and financial challenges of such harassment.

Whether you’ve experienced verbal, physical, or visual workplace harassment motivated by a protected category or if you’re a victim of sexual harassment, our team will stand by your side and fight for your right to compensation. We’re intricately familiar with all forms of harassment, including quid pro quo and hostile work environment sexual harassment.

No matter what kind of harassment you’ve faced, our attorneys can work hard to investigate your case, hold your employer liable, and get the financial remedies you’re owed.

Retaliation

Unfortunately, many employers respond to discrimination claims, sexual harassment reports, and other protected activities with acts of retaliation. A protected activity is one that the law allows you to engage in without facing adverse employment actions. 

Examples of such activities include the following:

• Requesting reasonable accommodations for a disability or a protected leave of absence
• Reporting workplace activities that you believe to be illegal
• Filing a complaint about your employer with the California Labor Commissioner or another government entity
• Participating in a government investigation that involves your employer

If your employer has fired you, lowered your pay, or given you a poor performance review because you engaged in one of the activities mentioned above or another protected activity, our California attorneys are here for you. We can assess your situation, determine your claim eligibility, and work vigorously to obtain justice and damages.