Fresno Employment Lawyers Representing Police Officers
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$2 Billion
in Personal Injury Results
$150 Million
in Employment Law Results
for First Responders
35 years of experience fighting for law enforcement workers in California
Police and sheriff’s officers, SWAT employees, and bomb technicians all help protect Fresno year-round. These law enforcement officers risk their safety to protect the residents of Fresno from crimes, help when there are accidents, serve court filings, transport defendants and convicts, and respond to emergencies. At McNicholas & McNicholas, LLP, our lawyers help ensure our law enforcement workers can focus on their jobs by filing legal complaints when police departments and other law enforcement officers violate their employee rights.
Our Fresno employment lawyers file discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wrongful termination, and other employee rights claims. We demand that employers who fail to comply with federal and state laws, and employment contracts, compensate you for all your financial damages. Our team can also seek orders that your employer reinstate you and provide other necessary remedies to protect you.
Our record of successes on behalf of law enforcement workers include:
$13.1 Million
in a sex discrimination and retaliation case on behalf of two male LAPD police officers.
$11.56 Million
jury verdict in a discrimination and retaliation case for a former LAPD Bomb K9 trainer who reported violations of law.
$10.1 Million
verdict for a Captain at the Los Angeles Police Department, against the LAPD.
$5.8 Million
against the City of Los Angeles in a retaliation case on behalf of an LAPD officer.
$5.6 Million
for a Bomb Tech employee in a discrimination case.
Quick questions
- When can I file an employment discrimination claim?
- When can I file an employment harassment claim?
- When can I file an employment retaliation claim?
- What types of employee rights claims do you handle for police officers in Fresno?
- What laws protect the employee rights of police officers and other law enforcement employees in Fresno?
- How do you fight for police officers, sheriff’s officers, and other law enforcement workers in Fresno?
- How much is my employee rights claim worth?
- Do you have a Fresno police officer and sheriff’s deputy employment lawyer near me?
When can I file an employment discrimination claim?
We file claims against the Fresno Police Department, the Fresno County Sheriff’s Department, and other local and California law enforcement agencies.
To file a discrimination claim, you must belong to a “protected class” and your employer must “adversely affect” your job status/conditions due to your membership in that protected class.
The California Fair Employment and Housing Act and federal discrimination laws generally define a protected class as being identified by your:
- Race, color, ancestry, or national origin
- Sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, and gender expression
- Age – being 40 or older
- A disability
- Your religion/creed
- Medical or genetic information
- Pregnancy
- Military status
- Marital status
- Adverse employment conditions. This discrimination requirement applies if a law enforcement employer affects your job status in any of the following ways:
- Fires you
- Suspends you
- Refuses to consider your application for hire
- Fails to consider you for a promotion or pay raise that you deserve because of your protected class
- Transfers to an undesirable location
- Refuses to provide you with the education and opportunities you need for advancement
- Reduces your pay
- Harasses you
- Fails to provide reasonable workplace accommodations if you have a disability or are pregnant
- Negatively affects your job in other ways
During your consultation, we can inform you if you have a discrimination claim.
When can I file an employment harassment claim?
At McNicholas & McNicholas LLP, our employment lawyers file workplace harassment claims if you belong to a protected class and you suffer or witness harassment while doing your job. You can also file a workplace harassment claim if you suffer harassment because you support another employee’s employment case or if the harassment of another worker is offensive to you.
Fresno employers may be responsible for workplace harassment if they participate in the wrongful conduct, fail to respond when they know others are committing harassment, or fail to implement policies and procedures to prevent and respond to workplace harassment.
We handle two types of workplace harassment claims:
Hostile work environment harassment
Your workplace is hostile if you can’t do your job because of offensive physical conduct, such as touching you without consent, hitting you, or blocking your path. Your workplace is also hostile if you have to endure offensive conversations, jokes, social media postings, photos, or other offensive verbal and psychological conduct.
Sexual harassment
Workplace sexual harassment includes sexual advances, conversations, images, jokes, and other types of offensive sexual conduct.
One particularly improper type of sexual harassment is called “quid pro quo” harassment. We file quid pro sexual harassment claims if someone in a position of authority conditions your job status on sexual advances or sexual favors.
When can I file an employment retaliation claim?
Employers cannot punish or intimidate you for asserting your employment rights or assisting another worker in asserting their rights. Our Fresno employment lawyers file retaliation claims for police and other law enforcement workers if your employer commits any of the following acts because you assert your own or another worker’s rights, including the right to:
- File an employment discrimination claim or harassment claim
- File a retaliation claim
- Expose employer fraud by filing a qui tam/whistleblower claim
- File a claim for workers’ compensation benefits
- Request family medical leave
- Demand enforcement of any other employee right
What types of employee rights claims do you handle for police officers in Fresno?
McNicholas & McNicholas, LLP, files the following types of employment claims for police officers, sheriff’s officers, and other law enforcement workers:
- Discrimination, harassment, and retaliation claims. Please see the above sections for more information.
- Wage and hour claims. Police departments and sheriff’s departments have a duty to pay you for all the work you do on a regular schedule.
- Executive compensation claims.Our Fresno law enforcement employee rights lawyers hold employers to their duty to comply with their contracts. We demand compensation for your salary, health benefits, retirement benefits, severance pay, and any other forms of compensation stated in your employment contract.
- Termination claims. Police and sheriff’s departments cannot fire you if your job termination is due to discrimination, harassment, retaliation, the failure to honor a collective bargaining or executive compensation contract, or a violation of any federal or California law. We seek job reinstatement and payment for all your financial damages.
- Whistleblower/qui tam claims. Federal and California laws protect workers who disclose employer fraud involving government payments. We use these laws to help you get your job back and compensation for your financial damages.
- Family medical leave claims. We represent workers who have a valid claim for leave to care for family members in need.
- Other employment claims.
What laws protect the employee rights of police officers and other law enforcement employees in Fresno?
At McNicholas & McNicholas LLP, we assert the following laws, along with any other relevant laws, to justify your employment claim:
California law
- California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA); and
- The California False Claims Act; and
- The California Family Rights Act
Federal laws
- Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964;
- The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973;
- The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA);
- The Equal Pay Act of 1963;
- The federal False Claims Act; and
- The Family Medical Leave Act.
Our Fresno employment lawyers seek enforcement of your rights based on collective bargaining agreements, written employment agreements, and any other Fresno employment laws or regulations.
How do you fight for police officers, sheriff’s officers, and other law enforcement workers in Fresno?
At McNicholas & McNicholas, we’ve helped many employees obtain the full compensation and remedies they deserve. Our 35 years of experience help us focus on the law and facts that are often the difference between successful and unsuccessful outcomes.
We protect the employment rights of police officers, sheriff’s officers, SWAT officers, and other law enforcement workers by aggressively working to obtain the evidence we need to support your claim. Our representation includes obtaining access to all your employee records and reviews.
Our Fresno police employment lawyers work with professionals who understand the type of work you do and the standards for your type of work. Our attorneys also work with experts who understand how to use statistical and other types of analysis to show when discrimination occurs and experts who understand the full scope of your financial damages.
We’re here to guide you calmly and clearly through each step of your claim. Our attorneys can anticipate and work to counter the defenses employers are likely to assert. We’re skilled at the art of negotiating settlements and arguing employment cases before agencies, arbitrators, judges, and juries. Our success includes $150 million in recoveries for law enforcement, firefighters and other first responders.
Our lawyers represent clients before the following agencies and courts:
Agencies
- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); and
- The California Civil Rights Department (CCRD)
Courts
How much is my employee rights claim worth?
You deserve to be made whole again – to be placed in the same position as if the employer had respected your rights, instead of violating them. Our Fresno police employment lawyers demand the following compensation, depending on the type of claim you have:
- Financial losses, including wages, overtime, bonuses, salary, benefits, and other income
- Loss of medical or any other type of insurance coverage
- Loss of seniority
- Executive compensation
- Emotional distress
- Damage to your reputation
- Damages based on your employment contract and the relevant laws
- Legal fees
- Punitive damages, if the employer’s violation of your rights was malicious
McNicholas & McNicholas also requests that the judge order your employer to give you your job back, grant a deserved promotion, and comply with other court orders.
Do you have a Fresno police officer and sheriff’s deputy employment lawyer near me?
Yes. We meet law enforcement workers at our office located at 10866 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1400; Los Angeles. McNicholas & McNicholas LLP also consults with clients remotely by phone and through online video.
Our job is to protect your job.
Get help now by contacting our Fresno police employment lawyers now
At McNicholas & McNicholas LLP, we’re respected by former clients, the insurance companies for law enforcement agencies, and the legal community for our dedication to our clients and our achievements in helping employees protect their rights. We’ve obtained more than $150 million for our first responder clients. We’re ready to protect your job and your employee compensation now. Call our Fresno police enforcement lawyers or fill out our contact form to schedule a free consultation.
List of Agencies We are Suing or Have Sued
- Berkeley PD
- Chula Vista PD
- Contra Costa Sheriff (Non-LEO/Employment)
- Culver City PD (Non-LEO)
- El Monte PD
- El Segundo PD
- Fremont PD
- Huntington Beach PD
- LA Co Sheriff
- LAPD
- Palo Alto PD
- Pomona PD
- Redondo Beach PD
- Riverside PD
- San Diego PD
- San Joaquin County Sheriff
- Santa Barbara County Sheriff
- Shasta County Sheriff
- Ukiah PD
- Walnut Creek PD
- Willits PD