Employment Lawyers Group Services
Fired While Pregnant
It is very low down for an employer or their managers to fire a pregnant women because of their pregnancy. Notwithstanding the illegality of firing a woman because of her pregnancy, firm founder Karl Gerber has not only tried in court and arbitrated a number of pregnancy discrimination cases all of which he won for his client. He has also filed many more pregnancy discrimination lawsuits that resulted in settlements.
Maternity Leave
- The wrongful termination of a pregnant North Hollywood restaurant hostess because the restaurant owner claimed that due her pregnancy she was too big to get in and out of a cashier booth that was close to 50 square feet
- A West Hollywood advertising executive who was fired because her employer tired of her taking time off for medical appointments
- A North Hills office manager whose employer did not want to grant both Family Medical Leave and allow her pregnancy leave under a different employment law
- Several cases involving Los Angeles warehouse workers whose supervisors refused to abide by their light duty restrictions during pregnancies
- Several Los Angeles County nurses and CNAs whose employers refused to grant them light duty work prescribed by their doctors and chose to fire them for their pregnancy
- We have represented several single, expecting mothers in Los Angeles County and a San Luis Obispo retail worker whose managers were intent on telling them they should not have their baby because they were not married, and fired them as a result
- Pregnancy discrimination may also involve elements of race and national origin discrimination. We have represented several Los Angeles County expecting mothers who were fired because their supervisor was unhappy they became pregnant by a member of a certain racial or ethnic group
- We have represented multiple California women who were fired once they announced their pregnancies because their employers believed now they were second or third time moms they would no longer be good employees
- We recently represented a Westwood woman whose foreign supervisor believed her place was at home, and it was her husband’s responsibility to pay for her needs so he selected her for layoff. This case example also involved sex discrimination. Pregnancy discrimination is a form of sex discrimination.
- We have handled multiple cases for Los Angeles County and Ventura County new mothers whose jobs were given away during their maternity leaves
Pregnancy discrimination in California is illegal. Pregnancy harassment is terrible. Being fired due to pregnancy is abominable. It is also damaging and depressing to be fired around the time of a new baby which should be a wonderful time in a parent’s life. We understand how being fired over pregnancy can cause emotional damage and financial losses. We can assist with your firing or other injustice at work due to your pregnancy. For legal representation because you were fired because of your pregnancy, contact the Employment Lawyers Group at (310) 842-8600. All pregnancy termination and pregnancy harassment cases are gladly taken on a contingency which means we are not paid any legal fee unless and until you win. We also advance all court costs associated with a pregnancy discrimination case.
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All employment cases for employees are taken on a contingency basis. We are only paid a fee when and if we win your case, and we advance all litigation costs. Our goal is to make expert legal representation accessible to every hardworking employee.
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We have proudly served all of Los Angeles County since 1993.
The Employment Lawyers Group has successfully handled
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Separate California Employment Cases
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Sample Case Results
Employment Case
$18,402,868
Jury verdict for male visually harassed and subject to crude comments by a female manager
breach of commission contract
$1,150,000
Unpaid commissions of two plaintiffs
unpaid wages
$875,000
For 4 oil field service industry workers whose times worked were not recorded on timesheets and were on-call
Disclaimer: These results are based on the facts of these specific cases and do not guarantee or predict a similar result in any future case.
Practice Areas
Discrimination
Age, Disability, Family Medical Leave (FMLA/CFRA), Gender, National Origin, Pregnancy, Race, and Sexual Orientation claims.
Unpaid Wages & Overtime
Recovering earnings for Overtime, Bonuses, Commissions, Meal & Rest Breaks, and Prevailing Wage violations.
Sexual Harassment
Compassionate and effective representation for victims of sexual harassment and hostile work environment claims.
Wrongful Termination
Representing employees terminated in violation of public policy, contracts, or California and Federal law.
Leaves & Retaliation
Protecting employees who face adverse actions after reporting illegal activity or taking protected medical leave.
Whistleblowers
Advocating for employees who report fraud, waste, or abuse in their organizations under whistleblower protections.
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BostonLaborLaw.com
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VintageLosAngeles.org
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About Firm Founder, Karl Gerber
Firm Founder, Karl Gerber, has been an employment wrongful termination attorney since 1993. He has represented a wide range of employees throughout California.
Mr. Gerber has won 51 of the binding arbitrations and jury trials he first chaired, and a number of his appeals are published. This deep trial experience is the foundation of the firm's strategic approach to litigation.
The employment attorneys employed by the Employment Lawyers Group have worked at the firm well in excess of five years, have also tried many different labor cases, and have all been extensively trained on employment wrongful termination by Karl Gerber.
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