Rancho Cucamonga

Located in San Bernardino County and the Inland Empire, Rancho Cucamonga is a city of around 174,453 people. The largest industries in the city are education, retail, health care and social assistance. Others include public administration, mining, quarrying, oil and gas extraction, and utilities. Large businesses located there include Mercury Insurance Group, Frito-Lay, Big Lots, Southern California Edison, and Coca-Cola. If you are concerned about discrimination, harassment, retaliation, whistleblowing, or a wage and hour dispute at your workplace, it’s important to seek legal counsel. To learn your options, give the trustworthy Rancho Cucamonga employment attorneys of Calderone Law Firm a call. We have many years of experience that we can put to work for you.

Employment discrimination is prohibited by federal, state and local laws. There are several different federal laws that protect certain characteristics; for instance, Title VII protects race, color, religion, sex, and national origin. The state law is the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), which offers employees who work for a company with at least 5 employees the broadest protection against job discrimination. Federal, state, and local laws forbid employment discrimination. Protected characteristics under FEHA include color, race, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, sex, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, religion, age over 40, disability, military or veteran status, status as a domestic violence or stalking victim, medical and health conditions, political affiliation and activities, genetic information, and marital status.

As a whistleblower, you may be worried that you’re taking a big risk when you report your employers to the authorities. Employer retaliation for whistleblowing is illegal, and yet, some employers do retaliate against employees; this makes it especially important to seek legal counsel early on so that your rights are protected through this process. Legal protections accrue to you so long as you reasonably believed your employer’s actions constituted misconduct or a legal violation—even if the court or other official body determines that the conduct was not illegal or otherwise constitutive of misconduct. Retaliation under whistleblowing laws may include any employment actions that are taken because you reported your employer in good faith. Retaliatory acts can include threatening to report your immigration status to ICE; refusing to grant you the resources you need to do your job; demoting you; firing you; or failing to promote you.

As a nonexempt employee, you are supposed to be paid according to wage and hour laws that govern minimum wage, overtime, and meal and rest breaks. Your employer must pay you at least minimum wage for your hours worked—and your employer cannot lawfully ask you to work off the clock and not register those hours. Additionally, you should be paid overtime when you work more than a certain amount of hours. Overtime is calculated at 1.5 times your regular rate of pay for hours worked beyond 8 in a single day. Any hours worked beyond 12 in a single day must be paid at double your regular rate of pay. In many cases, it is appropriate to join together you’re your fellow employees to bring a wage and hour class action lawsuit. Class actions are difficult cases, and it is crucial for you to seek knowledgeable legal counsel. The attorneys of Calderone Law Firm have experience in these types of cases and understand what the employer’s defense attorney is likely to argue.

You and your family likely depend for survival, at least partly, on your job. If you are facing problems with your employer that involve discrimination, harassment, retaliation, labor law violations, or whistleblower retaliation, it’s imperative to discuss your legal options with an attorney. Call the trustworthy Rancho Cucamonga attorneys of Calderone Law Firm. Using sharp strategies, we 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.