If you work in Orange County, you deserve to be treated fairly and with respect in the workplace. Our team of attorneys at Employment Rights Lawyers, APC, fights for employees facing unlawful treatment across Anaheim, Irvine, Costa Mesa, and surrounding communities.
Why Choose Employment Rights Lawyers, APC?
Located in Los Angeles, Serving Orange County
If you believe your employer violated your rights, you need a legal team that focuses exclusively on employment law and understands the workplace issues affecting employees throughout Orange County, including Anaheim, Irvine, Costa Mesa, and surrounding communities. Our attorneys provide personal attention, direct access to the legal team, and strategic guidance tailored to the facts of your case.
We are prepared to pursue the best possible outcome through negotiation, litigation, or trial when necessary. Unlike firms that avoid the courtroom, we have the experience, resources, and willingness to take the right cases to trial. We also represent employees on a contingency-fee basis, which means there are no out-of-pocket attorney fees unless there is a recovery. From healthcare and service-industry employees to corporate professionals, we help protect workers’ rights throughout Orange County.
Exclusive Focus on Employment Law in Orange County
Discrimination
California law prohibits employers from making employment decisions based on protected characteristics such as age, race, gender, disability, pregnancy, or medical condition. Discrimination can affect hiring, promotions, compensation, job assignments, discipline, or termination. Our team represents employees throughout Orange County who believe they have been treated differently because of a protected characteristic and helps them understand whether their rights may have been violated.
Harassment
Workplace harassment becomes unlawful when it is based on a protected characteristic and is severe or pervasive enough to create a hostile workplace. Harassment may come from supervisors, coworkers, clients, or customers and can include offensive comments, intimidation, unwanted advances, or other inappropriate conduct. Our attorneys help employees evaluate harassment claims, gather evidence, and pursue legal action when workplace behavior crosses the line from inappropriate to unlawful.
Pregnancy & Parental Rights
Employees in California have important rights related to pregnancy, childbirth, medical leave, family leave, and reasonable accommodations. Employers cannot retaliate against workers for requesting protected leave or treat them less favorably because they are pregnant or have caregiving responsibilities. Our team assists employees across Orange County who have been denied leave, refused accommodations, demoted, or otherwise disadvantaged after exercising their rights as parents or expecting parents.
Unpaid Wages & Overtime
California wage-and-hour laws require employers to pay employees for all hours worked and provide overtime pay when legally required. Violations may involve unpaid wages, missed meal and rest breaks, off-the-clock work, payroll errors, commission disputes, or worker misclassification. We represent employees throughout Orange County’s healthcare, hospitality, service, and professional sectors who believe their employer failed to properly compensate them for the work they performed.
Wrongful Termination
California is an at-will employment state, but employers cannot terminate employees for unlawful reasons. Wrongful termination claims arise when an employee is fired for discrimination, retaliation, whistleblowing, protected leave, or other activities protected by law. Our attorneys help workers throughout Anaheim, Irvine, Costa Mesa, and the broader Orange County area determine whether a termination violated state or federal employment laws and what legal options may be available to them.
Contact Us for a Free
(And Confidential) Consultation
If you believe your employer violated your rights, contact Employment Rights Lawyers, APC for a free and confidential case review. From our Los Angeles office, we represent employees throughout Orange County, including Anaheim, Irvine, Costa Mesa, and surrounding communities. We handle employment law matters on a contingency-fee basis, meaning you pay no attorney fees unless there is a recovery in your case. So reach out for a free case review today!
