Employment Law Attorney in Los Angeles, California
Peter K. Levine
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5455 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 1250 Los Angeles, California 90036 USA |
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(323) 302-9193
or (866) 819-4503
(323) 934-1230
www.peterlawfirm.com
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Peter K. Levine is a professional law firm that has been representing clients in cases involving Employment Law, Whistleblower Claims & Wrongful Termination. We also represent a select number of employers in these types of cases. We are experienced advocates who fight for the rights of those who have suffered harm at the hands of their employers.
Our firm represents you with passion and commitment. We believe in learning about each client, including the client's concerns and aspirations. We uncover the human story that lies behind you — to better obtain a result that affirms your dignity and achieves your goals. The case is about "you" the client. The story of your life and how the employer's actions affected you and your loved ones are vital in getting you the justice you deserve.
We will explain the legal options available in your case and what we intend to do to seek justice and the compensation you deserve. Throughout the entire legal process, we will keep you informed of important developments in your case.
Practice Areas
Additional Practice Areas: Civil Rights Violations in the Workplace; Unpaid Overtime; Unpaid Meals and Rest Breaks; Payment With Out-of-State Checks; Vacation Law Violations
Practice Areas Description
Peter K. Levine, Attorney at Law provides legal representation on employment law cases, including:- Wrongful Termination
In California, subject to certain exceptions, employment is considered to be "at will," meaning the employer can terminate an employer for any reason. However, the employer cannot terminate a person on the basis of age, pregnancy, disability or for reporting corporate wrongdoing or filing a workers' compensation claim. These and other reasons for termination may be violations of the law. The law specifically spells out the potential remedies should you prevail in a wrongful termination lawsuit. You may be able to obtain compensation for past wages and benefits, future wages and benefits, emotional suffering, and in some cases punitive damages. Attorney fees may also be provided. Reinstatement in your old position or an equivalent may also be a possibility. There are many variables.
- Employment Discrimination
Employment discrimination can certainly occur during the hiring process. But discrimination can manifest itself at other times during the period of employment. For instance, you may be denied the opportunity to move upward in an organization or to make a horizontal move to another work unit. When a new manager comes into the organization, you may receive a negative and unfair job evaluation. When times get tough, you may be wrongfully singled out for termination even though you have seniority and are performing at a peak level. Employment discrimination violates federal and California law. If you have suffered discrimination during the hiring, job promotion or termination process, you have rights which entitle you to compensation and justice.
- Sexual Harassment
Even though it is against the law, sexual harassment is still pervasive in many workplaces. This prohibited behavior can take many forms: Telling jokes of a sexual nature or having offensive pictures posted in your workspace may seem like innocent fun to some people, but this can be sexual harassment; In other cases, an employee or manager may engage in unwanted touching or other forms of sex abuse in the workplace; In what is termed "quid pro quo" sexual harassment, a supervisor or manager may demand some type of sexual activity as a condition of continued employment or advancement. These and other actions are against the law. They are prohibited and should be stopped. If you have been the victim of sexual harassment at a job, or suffered adverse personnel actions because you refused to comply with a sexual advance in the workplace, or retaliated against for complaining about a good faith belief in harassment, you have rights.
- Civil Rights
The civil rights laws were enacted for everyone — to ensure no one is unfairly discriminated against in the workplace. It's a sad but true fact that our society has still not reached the point though, where employment discrimination has been eliminated. If you have suffered discrimination in hiring, job promotions, personnel evaluations or firing decisions, you can use our civil rights laws to seek compensation and justice. And by taking action, you put employers everywhere on notice that discrimination in the workplace cannot be allowed.
- Whistleblower Claims
If you have suffered retaliation in the workplace for reporting violations of the law committed by your employer, you may be able to collect compensation, not only for your economic losses but penalties assessed to your employer as well. At the firm of Peter K. Levine in Los Angeles, we are experienced advocates who work to protect the rights of whistleblowers and other employees who have suffered harm due to employment law violations. In representing you, we will work to obtain maximum compensation — and justice for the wrongs done to you.
- Federal False Claims Act
The qui tam provisions of the federal False Claims Act enables a whistleblower to obtain a portion of the funds recovered in cases involving fraud perpetrated against the federal government. This compensation can be paid to the whistleblower without having to show retaliation against the employee. If you have knowledge of corruption or fraud in contracts involving the sale of products to the federal government, Peter K. Levine is well prepared to use the law to seek compensation for you.
- Unpaid Overtime
Many California employers still fail to pay employees the overtime wages they are entitled to under the law. Some make their employees work through lunch and rest breaks without pay and in violation of the law. Some treat employees as "independent contractors" to evade laws. The schemes are endless. If you have been denied the overtime pay you deserve, you have rights. Federal and state law can be used as a vehicle to obtain compensation for your lost wages, attorney fees and in some cases penalties assessed to the employer. The firm of Peter K. Levine can help you seek the pay that has been denied you. For over 20 years, we have represented employees who have not received the overtime pay they have deserved. We are aggressive and determined advocates who use the law to level the playing field on behalf of workers. Class actions are also great vehicles to get justice for employees in these types of cases.
- Unpaid Meals and Rest Breaks
Other employment law violations can occur when an employer makes employees work through scheduled breaks. One common violation occurs when an employee must remain "on-call" and ready to perform job tasks during the break.
- Payment With Out-of-State Checks
The inability to cash a paycheck is most common in cases where the check has been drawn on an out-of-state bank, but the law applies to checks drawn on California banks as well. For some employees a delay in clearance of a paycheck is merely an inconvenience. But for many employees, the lack of immediate availability of cash means no gas for their car, no food purchases for their families or no housing payments until the check clears. Recognizing this, the State of California is ready to enforce the law when evidence is presented in court. Peter K. Levine is an experienced employment law attorney who fights for the rights of employees. If you and your fellow employees have been unable to obtain immediate payment when you went to cash a paycheck, our firm will use the law to seek compensation, interest and any additional penalties that may apply.
- Vacation Law Violations
Some employers in California have instituted "use it or lose it" policies regarding vacation time — if you don't use your accumulated vacation time within a certain period, you lose it. These types of plans may be illegal under California law depending on their specific terms. Vacation pay is considered a vested benefit, and payment for unused vacation time must be made if the employee quits or is terminated. If you have been unfairly denied vacation time, you may be able to recover compensation for your lost vacation wages, and possibly punitive damages as well. An employer who loses a vacation pay suit must also pay opposing counsel attorney fees. Peter K. Levine is an experienced vacation law attorney who uses the legal system to obtain vacation pay that has been unlawfully denied to employees.
- Class Action Suits
In some cases, an entire group of employees suffers adversely from an employment law violation at a particular employer. Rather than fight each lawsuit individually, it makes sense to combine all of these claims into one class action lawsuit. At the firm of Peter K. Levine, we are experienced attorneys who use class action lawsuits to obtain compensation and justice for victims of employment law violations.
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Mr. Peter K. Levine
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