Retaliation Employment Lawyer
Los Angeles retaliation employment lawyer Cyrus Shahriari understands that employees often are afraid to report discrimination, sexual harassment, or other illegal actions happening in the workplace because they fear retaliation.
Sometimes employees watch others being victimized and though they may want to stand up, they don’t because they worry that their employer will retaliate against them. Job applicants might not report their experiences because they are afraid they’ll be blackballed.
All of these employees, are afraid, understandably, that they will suffer retaliation for reporting illegal actions by their employers, supervisors, or other employees.
They fear getting fired, suspended, demoted, or laid off. They fear that they won’t get a raise, that their work will be under constant criticism, or that they won’t get that promotion. All of these things could happen, but they are illegal.
Workplace Retaliation Is Illegal
In California, it is illegal for an employer, or for the employer’s agent, to fire, suspend, discipline, or demote an employee who has a reasonable reason to believe that an illegal activity is taking place and who reports it to other employees, supervisors, law enforcement, or government agencies.
Employers also are not permitted to retaliate against any employee who participates in an investigation about an illegal activity or a non-compliance with the government regulations.
California feels so strongly about protecting employees and job applicants from retaliation that the protection extends to family members who also may work at the company or in the industry.
How to Report Retaliation
Employees and job applicants who face retaliation for actions protected by law may file with EITHER the California Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (DLSE) OR with the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
You want to request a “Right to Sue” letter, which is necessary to file a retaliation lawsuit.
The deadline to file with DLSE or EEOC is not very long – in most situations, six months from the occurrence – so you want to file as soon as possible. If you miss the deadline, you lose the right to ever bring a lawsuit.
The Role of a Retaliation Employment Lawyer
Since what you say when you report an employer will be on the record, most people leave the filing of and the request of a “Right to Sue” letter to their Los Angeles retaliation attorney.
Los Angeles retaliation lawyer Cyrus Shahriari can handle the filing of complaint with the state or federal agency, and follow it up with a retaliation lawsuit on your behalf.
Damages for Retaliation
In addition to any discrimination, sexual harassment, whistle blowing, overtime, wrongful termination, or other employment lawsuits you may have, you may be eligible to receive compensation for the retaliation, including:
- Lost wages
- Lost benefits
- Pain and suffering
- Punitive damages
- Attorney’s fees
- Possibly your job back
You Can’t Afford Not To Call
Los Angeles retaliation lawyer Cyrus Shahriari has obtained significant additional compensation for retaliation against clients who had wrongful termination, discrimination, whistle blower, wage and hour, overtime, and sexual harassment claims against their employers
Contact Los Angeles retaliation lawyer Cyrus Shahriari for a free, no-obligation, confidential consultation.
Overtime violation cases are taken by The Shahriari Law Firm on a contingency basis. You pay no attorney’s fees until your case is resolved.