Inland Empire workplace discrimination lawyers
California's Fair Employment and Housing Act covers more people and more traits than federal law. If your employer treated you worse in hiring, pay, promotion, discipline, or firing because of who you are, you may have a claim worth real money.
Riverside and San Bernardino Counties
Representing Inland Empire employees
Warehouses and distribution centers employ a huge share of Inland Empire workers, and missed breaks, unpaid overtime, and injury-related firings come up constantly. We handle these cases across both counties.
Cases here are typically filed in the Riverside and San Bernardino County Superior Courts, or in arbitration when an employer requires it. That includes workers in Riverside, San Bernardino, Ontario, Rancho Cucamonga, Fontana, Corona, Moreno Valley, Temecula.
Traits California protects
- Race and color, including hair texture and protective hairstyles
- National origin, ancestry, and language
- Religion, including religious dress and grooming
- Age, for workers 40 and over
- Physical or mental disability, and medical conditions
- Sex and gender, including pregnancy, childbirth, and breastfeeding
- Gender identity, gender expression, and sexual orientation
- Marital status, and military or veteran status
- Genetic information and reproductive health decisions
Where it shows up
- Hiring, promotion, or pay decisions that skip qualified people.
- Harsher discipline than coworkers get for the same thing.
- Refusing a reasonable accommodation for a disability, pregnancy, or religion.
- Failing to talk with you in good faith about accommodations (the interactive process).
- Pushing older workers out in a reorganization.
- Firing someone soon after they disclose a diagnosis or pregnancy.
How a claim moves forward
FEHA applies to employers with five or more employees. Before filing a lawsuit, a complaint goes to the California Civil Rights Department, which issues a right-to-sue notice. From there, a lawsuit generally has to be filed within one year.
We handle that process for you, from the agency filing through settlement or trial.
What you may be able to recover
- Lost wages, raises, and benefits
- Future lost earnings
- Emotional distress damages
- Punitive damages
- Attorney's fees and costs
How long you have
You generally have three years from the discriminatory act to file with the Civil Rights Department, then one year after the right-to-sue notice to file in court.
Deadlines depend on the facts of your case. The safest move is to call while you still have every option.
How we work
- No win, no fee
- Free consultation
- Available 24/7 by phone
- Hablamos español
Common questions
Nobody said anything outright discriminatory. Can I still prove it?
Most cases are proven without a smoking gun, using comparisons to coworkers, timing, shifting explanations, and statistics.
Does it matter how big my employer is?
Discrimination protections under FEHA apply to employers with five or more employees. Harassment protections apply to every employer, regardless of size.
Other practice areas
Discrimination in other regions
Talk to someone today. The consultation is free, and so is the call.
(424) 234-5229