■  Workplace discrimination claims: Discrimination occurs when an employer treats you unfairly due to a protected characteristic, such as your race, gender, sexuality, national origin, or disability. We represent clients in discrimination cases to bring attention to this unlawful treatment and seek fair outcomes. 

■  Wage and hour violations: Your employer is required to pay you at least the California or local minimum wage and meet other requirements for overtime pay, breaks, and paying out your final paycheck upon leaving the company. If your employer has failed to meet these terms, you may have a case against them. Speak with our unpaid wages lawyers about your options. 

■  Workplace retaliation cases: Retaliation is defined as adverse treatment in response to you upholding your employment rights. Employers are not allowed to retaliate against you for reporting potential violations, taking job-protected leave, requesting sick time, or otherwise performing actions that are within your rights. If you are facing workplace retaliation, our employment attorneys in Contra Costa County can help. 

■  Wrongful termination cases: California is an at-will employment state, but employers are barred from terminating workers for discriminatory reasons, in retaliation, or for other unlawful reasons. You may have the right to seek lost wages and other repayment after experiencing wrongful termination. 

■  Disputes over job-protected leave: If you qualify for leave under the California Family Rights Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, or other relevant programs, your employer is generally required to grant your request and protect your position or a similar position until you return. If your employer is refusing to comply with this system, contact our employment law attorneys for assistance.