Fontana

Located in San Bernardino, Fontana was a rural town until a steel mill was built there, and then it became a regional hub for the trucking industry. It covers 52.04 sq miles, and it is the second most populous city in the county with a population of 208,393 residents. Major employers in the city include the city itself, the local public school district, Kaiser Permanente, Amazon, Target, Walmart and Walmart Distribution Drop Yard, Saint Bernardine Medical Center, and Legendary Staffing. Employers in the city are bound by numerous laws and regulations but may not always follow them. Legal violations may involve discrimination, harassment, retaliation against whistleblowers, or failure to follow wage and hour rules such as paying overtime and minimum wage. If you are facing a dispute with your employer over what you believe may be a legal violation, you should call the seasoned Fontana employment law attorneys of Calderone Law Firm. Our principal Vincent Calderone has many years of experience, and we may be able to represent you.

It is unlawful for your employer to make employment decisions on the basis of your race, color, sex, national origin, religion, or any other of your characteristics that are protected under federal, state, or local laws. Federal laws include Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act. These laws apply to midsize and large employers, and they do not protect as many characteristics as state law does. The California Fair Employment Housing Act (FEHA) provides substantial protection to employees against workplace discrimination; unlike federal law, FEHA applies even to small employers, those with as little as five employees. And under FEHA, sexual harassment is forbidden even if an employer only has one employee. Sexual harassment can involve any sort of unwelcome behavior that is of a sexual nature, such as unwanted sexual advances or other physical, verbal, or visual conduct.

Nonexempt employees receive numerous protections under wage and hour laws. These protections include a requirement that employers pay nonexempt employees at least a minimum wage. At the time of this writing, the minimum wage is $16 per hour. You should not be asked to work off the clock. Nonexempt employees are also entitled to overtime, which is 1.5 times the regular rate of pay when they work over 8 hours in a day. Double pay, or twice an employee’s regular rate of pay, applies when an employee works more than 12 hours in a day. While individual claims may be small in wage and hour cases, a group of employees who are victims of similar wage theft may be able to band together to bring a class action lawsuit against the employer. Our firm has experience pursuing damages in class action employment lawsuits.

Federal and California whistleblower laws protect public and private employees who disclose to relevant authorities information that he or she believes involves a legal violation in the workplace. Under California Labor Code section 1106, a whistleblower is an employee who discloses information to a law enforcement agency or other official with the power to investigate, discover or correct a legal violation when he or she has reasonable cause to believe that the information alerts authorities to a federal or state statutory violation; violation of a state, local or federal rule or regulation; or unsafe working conditions or work practices in the employee’s place of employment. Employees that refuse to participate in illegal activity are also whistleblowers.

Most people cannot afford to lose their income, and it can be challenging to go up against an employer who likely has more resources than they do. If you have a dispute with your employer, you don’t have to fight alone. Our trustworthy Fontana employment law attorneys may be able to represent you whether the litigation to come involves whistleblower retaliation, labor law violations, discrimination, or harassment. We work hard to obtain the best possible legal outcomes for our clients. For a free initial consultation, complete our online form or call us at (424) 348-8290.