Practice Areas - Lee Law Offices

Harassment

Harassment can be verbal or physical. Your harasser can be your co-worker, supervisor, or even a non-employee like a customer or contractor. If you have ever experienced any of the following, you are being harassed:

Wrongful Termination

If you ever experienced any of the following, you were wrongfully terminated from your work and are entitled to your lost wages:

Discrimination

The law protects you from being discriminated based on race, sex/gender, sexual orientation, age, religion, pregnancy, and disability. If you have ever experienced any of the following, you are being discriminated:

Your promotion was denied after you became pregnant and your supervisor says, “The company needs someone who will be more dedicated to the position.”
Despite having more experience and qualifications than other applicants, you are passed over for a senior position because of your age, sex, or religious belief.
Your hours were cut down after you asked for time-off for your medical treatment.
You recently found out that your co-workers earn more than you despite having the same experience and qualifications.
You are being excluded or isolated by your co-workers. For instance, after your co-workers recently found out you are gay, they started calling you “princess.”
You are given impossible tasks no matter how hard you try.
Your supervisor deliberately withholds information that you need to do your job.

Wage & Hour

Minimum Wage: As of January 1, 2020, the minimum wage in California is $12.00 per hour for employers with twenty-five or fewer, and $13.00 per hour for employers with twenty-six (26) or more. That minimum wage is scheduled to rise annually until it reaches $15 per hour for all employers in 2022. Please refer to the following link for the minimum wage for workers in the unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County: https://lacounty.gov/

Overtime:

Time & A Half Overtime: You must get paid “one and a half times” your regular wage for any work either (i) exceeding eight (8) hours in one workday or (ii) exceeding forty (40) hours in one workweek. For example, your hourly wage is $20. If you work 10 hours in a workday, your wage for that day is $220 as follows: $20 x 8 hours ($160 – regular wage) plus $20 x 2 hours x 1.5 ($60 – overtime wage).
Double Overtime: In addition, you must be paid “twice” your regular wage for any work exceeding twelve (12) hours in one workday, or any work exceeding eight (8) hours on the seventh day of a workweek.

Meal Break: You must be provided a meal break of at least thirty (30) minutes after working five (5) hours, and another thirty (30) minute meal break after working additional five (5) hours in a workday. Meal breaks are your time completely away from work and should be completely uninterrupted. You have earned every minute of your meal breaks.

Rest Period: You mut be provided ten (10) minutes of rest period for each four (4) hours. The “10-minutes” period is your time to rest from work. You have earned every minute of your rest periods.

Wage Statement: Do you get your wage statements for each pay period? Do your wages statements show your rate of pay, hours worked, regular wage, overtime wage, sick time etc.?

Timecard: Who makes your timecard? Have you ever seen your timecard? Are you forced to sign your timecard?

Misclassification: Are you (mis)classified as an exempt employee and not getting overtime wages? Are you (mis)classified as an independent contractor and not getting any benefits?