Long Beach Employment Lawyer

Employee-Only Employment Law Representation Since 2003

Discrimination, sexual harassment, retaliation, wrongful termination, unpaid wages, and missed breaks may violate the rights of Long Beach employees. When an employer breaks the law, the impact can extend well beyond the workplace. At Nosrati Law, we represent employees in claims involving discrimination, including gender discrimination, sexual harassment, wrongful termination, wage issues, and related workplace disputes. Our employee rights attorneys can assess what happened, when it happened, who was involved, and what records may support a potential claim.

What Is Employment Law?

Employment law covers the employer-employee relationship, including hiring, firing, wages, working hours, and other workplace conditions. It includes California and federal laws, along with court decisions interpreting those laws, and can address harassment, discrimination, prevailing wages, and other workplace concerns.

Founded in 2003, we focus exclusively on employment law and represent employees rather than employers. We offer virtual consultations and support English- and Spanish-speaking clients.

Discrimination

Under federal and state law, employers can’t discriminate against employees based on protected characteristics. Employment decisions involving hiring, firing, promotion, demotion, pay, benefits, or workplace conditions may raise concerns when they are based on race, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, pregnancy, or another protected status. The California Fair Employment and Housing Act is a state law that prohibits many forms of workplace discrimination.

Sexual Harassment

Sexual harassment is a type of discrimination prohibited by law. It can involve requests for sexual favors, unwelcome sexual advances, or verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature. Sexual harassment isn’t limited to conduct by a supervisor or someone with authority. Depending on the facts, it can also involve a coworker or another person connected to the workplace.

Wrongful Termination

Wrongful termination is firing an employee for an illegal reason. California is generally an at-will employment state, but an employer can’t terminate an employee because of discrimination, workplace retaliation, or protected complaints. A review may consider the stated reason for termination, the timing of a complaint or protected activity, treatment of comparable employees, and relevant employment records.

Minimum Wage & Overtime

Employees in California are entitled to be paid at least the minimum wage for all hours worked, as well as overtime pay for qualifying time worked over eight hours in a day or 40 hours in a week. Wage and hour law can also involve missed meal and rest periods, inaccurate wage statements, or off-the-clock work. Meal and rest period rules can vary based on the work schedule, industry, and exemption status.

Long Beach also has a hotel-worker minimum-compensation ordinance with phased wage requirements for qualifying hotel workers. It doesn’t apply to every employee in the city, so the facts of the job and employer matter.

Preparing for an Employment Law Consultation

A consultation is an opportunity to discuss the workplace events that concern you and the legal options that may be available. Useful records may include termination notices, pay records, schedules, employment agreements, performance reviews, emails, text messages, complaint records, and witness information.

Deadlines can vary by claim, agency process, and legal theory. We offer free consultations and work on a contingency basis, so clients don’t pay legal fees unless we recover compensation.