| A particular Labor Law violation in Los Angeles | | | | for their own sickness. |
| deserves a particular action that needs to be | | | | Department of Labor, Wage & Hour Division or |
| done in order to avail all the guaranteed legal | | | | Department of Fair Employment and Housing |
| remedies. Thus, all employees must be familiar of | | | | • Violation of the Right to Organization - |
| the various laws that state their rights and | | | | this labor law infringement is associated with any |
| obligations. With adequate understanding of these | | | | acts of an employer to prevent an employee to |
| provisions, they may accurately define what | | | | organize a union or to be involved in any activities |
| exact violations their employers may be liable of. | | | | arguing wages and other unpleasant work |
| These are some of the common bases for | | | | conditions. |
| employment complaints and its corresponding | | | | National Labor Relations Board |
| government agencies handling employee | | | | • Failure to Give Worker's Compensation |
| grievances: | | | | - employees who will be injured in exercising their |
| • Wrongful Termination - this pertains to | | | | jobs are entitled for worker's compensation |
| the illegal discharge of an employee without any | | | | benefits to help them with their medical expenses. |
| just reason. Usually, this performance occurs as | | | | These financial aids also aim to compensate |
| due to an employer's retaliatory acts against an | | | | injured employees for the period they were not |
| offensive worker. | | | | able to work. |
| Department of Fair Employment and Housing | | | | Dir, Division of Workers' Compensation |
| (DFEH) or Equal Employment Opportunity | | | | • Hazardous Workplace - any employee |
| Commission (EEOC) | | | | has the right to refuse from entering a dangerous |
| • Employee Discrimination - another | | | | workplace if not appropriately informed of such |
| common cases that many employers are culpable | | | | conditions. They may also demand for special |
| of, discrimination is an illicit act of singling out an | | | | protective gadgets in case of unavoidable |
| employee for any of the following bases (race, | | | | workplace risks. |
| nationality, age, gender, marital status, religion, | | | | Dir, Division of Occupational Safety and Health |
| disability, among others) | | | | All these government institutions are always |
| Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (DLSE) | | | | geared up to resolve any case of labor problems |
| • Violation of the Family and Medical | | | | and disputes. Yet, in case an aggrieved employee |
| Leave Act - this pertains to the resistance of the | | | | wishes to bring his case in court, it is imperative |
| employers to give their workers twelve weeks of | | | | to hire the aid of an LA employment lawyer who |
| unpaid protected leave for reasons of: caring for | | | | is well equipped about the particular law provision |
| a newborn or adopted child, caring for a seriously | | | | that may apply in a particular case. This is to |
| ill family member and seeking medical treatment | | | | ensure the protection of his rights under the law. |