Employment Fraud Attorney
Although seventy-five years have passed since John Steinbeck wrote about the exploitation of migrant workers in California many of the labor abuses described in his book, such as fraudulent recruitment for jobs, continues to be practiced by many California employers. I am Karl A. Gerber, founder and lead trial attorney of the Employment Lawyers Group. If you are a victim of employment fraud, you may be entitled to compensation under laws that are designed to protect workers. Contact us to discuss your case and your options. In Southern California, we have three offices in Los Angeles County, an office in Tustin, Riverside, Oxnard, and Bakersfield. We handle employee lawsuits in all parts of California.
Examples Of Employment Fraud Include:
False recruiting for a job that does not exist
Promising a good salary for a job that only pays commissions
Promising additional compensation but not delivering it
Failing to disclose the short-term nature of the job
Many different legal theories protect against recruitments for positions that do not pan out in the manner so promised. Our employment fraud lawyers will examine whether the workplace wrong falls into the category of a breached contract including unwritten contracts such as oral contracts or implied contracts. We will also consider whether legal theories such as promissory fraud or promissory estoppel may apply. Quantum meriut is yet another theory we have used in order to obtain reasonable compensation for employees based upon the services they rendered for a company, but were not paid.
Employment fraud may also lead to California Labor Code Violations due to a nonpayment of wages. These are penalties in addition to what the employee is owed, and may also include minimum compensation for wages and overtime. Employers who are liable for many of the California Labor Code violations are also liable for the employee’s attorney fees.
If you were fraudulently induced by an employer to move from one place to another, in the State of California, the employer is liable for double damages under California Labor Code Section 972. Employment fraud is no joke. Punitive damages and damages for emotional injury are available remedies in addition to lost wages and the costs of moving.
Other instances of employer fraud include employers who are engaging in fraud on members of the public. These members of the public may be customers or the government. If an employee is fired or forced to quit due to her/his refusal to go along with the employer’s fraud the employee may have a case for wrongful termination.
In addition to a wrongful termination lawsuit the employee may also find they are a qui tam whistleblower entitled to a government finder’s fee if they turn their employer into the federal or state government because the employer has made false claims for money to the government.
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To speak with a Los Angeles employment fraud lawyer, call (877) 525-0700. We handle all cases on a contingency fee basis with no upfront costs. Se habla español.
Our Firm: No upfront fees or costs
Contingency Fee Representation
All employment cases for employees are taken on a contingency basis. We are only paid a fee when and if we win your case, and we advance all litigation costs. Our goal is to make expert legal representation accessible to every hardworking employee.
Serving Santa Clara County
We have proudly served all of Santa Clara County since 1993.
The Employment Lawyers Group has successfully handled
2,000+
Separate California Employment Cases
Media Engagements
Sample Case Results
Employment Case
$18,402,868
Jury verdict for male visually harassed and subject to crude comments by a female manager
breach of commission contract
$1,150,000
Unpaid commissions of two plaintiffs
unpaid wages
$875,000
For 4 oil field service industry workers whose times worked were not recorded on timesheets and were on-call
Disclaimer: These results are based on the facts of these specific cases and do not guarantee or predict a similar result in any future case.
Practice Areas
Discrimination
Age, Disability, Family Medical Leave (FMLA/CFRA), Gender, National Origin, Pregnancy, Race, and Sexual Orientation claims.
Unpaid Wages & Overtime
Recovering earnings for Overtime, Bonuses, Commissions, Meal & Rest Breaks, and Prevailing Wage violations.
Sexual Harassment
Compassionate and effective representation for victims of sexual harassment and hostile work environment claims.
Wrongful Termination
Representing employees terminated in violation of public policy, contracts, or California and Federal law.
Leaves & Retaliation
Protecting employees who face adverse actions after reporting illegal activity or taking protected medical leave.
Whistleblowers
Advocating for employees who report fraud, waste, or abuse in their organizations under whistleblower protections.
Our California Locations
Bakersfield
5401 Business Park S, #214,
Bakersfield CA 93309
Los Angeles
Orange County
Riverside
Sacramento
777 Campus Commons Rd, #200,
Sacramento CA 95825
San Bernardino
San Diego
San Francisco
524 Union St, #400,
San Francisco CA 94133
San Jose
Sherman Oaks
Torrance
Ventura
Additional Sites
BostonLaborLaw.com
FresnoEmployeeLawyer.com
JobLawyer.net
ModemStud.com
VintageLosAngeles.org
WorkLawyerCA.info
About Firm Founder, Karl Gerber
Firm Founder, Karl Gerber, has been an employment wrongful termination attorney since 1993. He has represented a wide range of employees throughout California.
Mr. Gerber has won 51 of the binding arbitrations and jury trials he first chaired, and a number of his appeals are published. This deep trial experience is the foundation of the firm's strategic approach to litigation.
The employment attorneys employed by the Employment Lawyers Group have worked at the firm well in excess of five years, have also tried many different labor cases, and have all been extensively trained on employment wrongful termination by Karl Gerber.
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