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Employment attorneys in Los Angeles
Wage and hour claims, wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment and retaliation.
About Employment matters in Los Angeles
Employment law on the employee side covers wage and hour claims, wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment and retaliation. California gives employees more protection than federal law does in most of these categories, which is why a claim that looks weak under federal rules can still be viable here.
Wage and hour is the largest single category and the most mechanical: unpaid overtime, missed meal and rest periods, unreimbursed business expenses, and final pay that arrives late. These turn on records and arithmetic more than on intent, and they often have remedies attached that are larger than the underlying amount — a missed break is compensated by an hour of pay, not by the length of the break.
Retaliation claims are frequently stronger than the underlying complaint they follow. It can be unlawful to punish someone for raising a concern even where the original concern turns out to be mistaken, so the sequence of events after you complained often matters more than the complaint itself.
There are two practical points to establish in a first call. Ask which side the firm represents — many Los Angeles employment firms act for employees only, and a few act for employers. And ask about deadlines early: the administrative filing steps that come before a lawsuit have their own time limits, separate from the limitation period for the claim.
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Law Advocate Group, LLP
Beverly Hills general practice firm centered on civil and business litigation, with employment, real estate, entertainment and contract work for individuals and businesses.
Omega Law Group Accident & Injury Attorneys
West Hollywood-based firm with attorneys serving California and Texas that concentrates on accident and personal injury claims such as car, truck, rideshare and pedestrian crashes and wrongful death, and also handles employment and workers' compensation matters.
Employees First Labor Law
Pasadena-headquartered firm that represents only employees, handling California employment claims such as wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment and wage-and-hour disputes, along with workers' compensation cases.
Blair & Ramirez LLP
A downtown Los Angeles plaintiff firm handling personal injury and wrongful death cases alongside employment claims such as discrimination, retaliation and wage-and-hour disputes.
Blackstone Law, APC
A Beverly Hills-based plaintiff firm that handles employment claims such as discrimination, harassment, retaliation and wage disputes, along with personal injury cases.
C&B Law Group, LLP
A Los Angeles and Burbank-based firm handling personal injury, workers' compensation, and employment law cases on a contingency-fee basis.
Derek Smith Law Group, PLLC
A national employment law firm with a Los Angeles office handling workplace sexual harassment, discrimination, wrongful termination, and wage-and-hour claims on a contingency-fee basis.
MSD Lawyers
Family-owned Los Angeles firm handling employment, personal injury, business, and entertainment disputes on a contingency-fee basis.
Employment Rights Lawyers, APC
Firm exclusively practicing employment law since 2017, covering discrimination, harassment, and unpaid wages, no upfront costs.
Thomas M. Lee Law Offices APLC
Firm handling both immigration matters (family/employment-based visas, naturalization) and employment law (unpaid wages, discrimination, wrongful termination).
West Coast Employment Lawyers
An employment law firm representing employees in California and Nevada in discrimination, harassment, wrongful termination, wage and hour, and class action cases, with free consultations and contingency fee representation.
Law Office of David Pourati (Pourati Law Firm)
The Law Offices of David Pourati represents employees and injury victims throughout California on a contingency-fee, no-recovery-no-fee basis, handling personal injury and employment law matters since 2008.
Lavi & Ebrahimian, LLP
Beverly Hills firm representing only employees in California wage and hour class actions, discrimination, harassment and wrongful termination cases.
Labor Law PC
Employee-only employment firm covering wrongful termination, discrimination, and severance agreements, no upfront costs.
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Common questions
Can I be fired without a reason?
California employment is presumed at-will, so an employer generally does not need a reason. What is unlawful is an unlawful reason — discrimination on a protected characteristic, or retaliation for protected activity. The question is therefore not whether a reason was given but whether the real reason was one the law prohibits.
What is the remedy for a missed meal or rest break?
One additional hour of pay at your regular rate for the day, and meal and rest premiums are separate obligations, so both can be owed for the same day. People routinely calculate their own claim at a fraction of its actual size by assuming the remedy matches the length of the break.
Do I have to complain to my employer first?
Not always, but the sequence matters. Raising a concern internally can convert a later adverse action into a retaliation claim, which is often stronger. Separately, some claims require an administrative filing before a lawsuit can be brought, and that step has its own deadline.
Do employment lawyers charge upfront?
Many Los Angeles employee-side firms take wage and discrimination cases on contingency, and several statutes shift fees to the employer if the employee prevails, which is what makes that model workable. Confirm the arrangement and how costs are handled at the consultation.