Pasadena Employment Lawyers Representing Police Officers
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$2 Billion
in Personal Injury Results
$150 Million
in Employment Law Results
for First Responders
Experienced trial lawyers who help police officers and sheriff’s officers protect their employee rights in California
Police officers, sheriff’s officers, SWAT officers, and bomb technicians help keep Pasadena safe throughout the year. They protect Pasadena from violent and non-violent crimes. They transport criminals to court hearings, serve court papers, and provide numerous other services. Everyone depends on law enforcement officers when there is a vehicle accident or an emergency. At McNicholas & McNicholas, LLP, we protect police officers who risk their lives for our safety. Our protection involves filing discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wrongful termination, and other types of employment claims when employers violate their rights.
Our Pasadena employment lawyers represent employees by holding police departments and other city, county, and state offices liable for violations of your rights. We demand compensation and injunctive relief to protect your job and your future. Our record of successes on behalf of law enforcement employees includes the following recoveries:
$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?
- Do you handle employee discrimination claims for police officers in Pasadena?
- What laws protect the employee rights of police officers, sheriff’s deputies, and other law enforcement employees in Pasadena?
- How do you advocate for police officers and sheriff’s deputies in Pasadena?
- How do you fight to protect the rights of police and sheriff’s employees in Pasadena?
- What damages can police and sheriff’s officers receive for employee rights violations in Pasadena?
- Do you have a Pasadena police officer and sheriff’s deputy employment lawyer near me?
What is an employment discrimination claim?
Our Pasadena employment lawyers file discrimination claims against the Pasadena Police Department, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, the Pasadena Fire Department, and other Pasadena employers. We file these claims on behalf of employees, contractors, and volunteers.
The two key parts of your claim are that you must be a member of a “protected class” and your employer must “adversely affect” your employment status due to your membership in that protected class.
The California Fair Employment and Housing Act and federal discrimination laws generally define a protected class (depending on the specific discrimination laws) as identification due to your:
- Race, color, national origin, or ancestry
- Sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, and gender expression
- Age, if you are 40 or older
- Disability
- Religion or creed
- Pregnancy
- Military status
- Medical or genetic information
- Marital status
Adverse employment conditions occur when a law enforcement department negatively affects your job in any of the following ways:
- Terminates your employment
- Refuses to review your job application
- Denies you a promotion or pay raise that you deserve
- Refuses to provide opportunities for education and advancement
- Suspends you or fires you
- Reduces your pay
- Fail to provide reasonable workplace accommodations if you have a disability or are pregnant
We can explain if you have a discrimination claim. Reach out to discuss your specific case.
What is an employment harassment claim?
We file workplace harassment claims if you are a member of a protected class and you suffer or witness harassment while doing your job. Workplace harassment also includes harassment because you help another worker with their employment claim.
Employers in Pasadena may be liable for workplace harassment if they participate in the harassment, permit workplace harassment by others, or fail to implement policies and procedures to protect against harassment in the workplace.
There are two basic types of workplace harassment claims:
Hostile work environment harassment
A hostile workplace causes harassment if you cannot perform your job duties or your workplace is unbearable due to offensive verbal or physical conduct, such as nonconsensual touching, conversations, jokes, images, and web postings.
Sexual harassment
Sexual harassment in the workplace includes creating a hostile work environment through sexual advances, leering, showing sexual images, offensive sexual jokes or conversations, and other improper sexual conduct.
Sexual harassment also occurs when someone who can affect your job status conditions a positive job outcome, such as a promotion, on sexual advances or sexual favors. This type of harassment is called “quid pro quo” harassment.
What is an employment retaliation claim?
Our Pasadena employment lawyers file retaliation claims for police officers, sheriff’s officers, and other law enforcement officers and personnel if your employer tries to punish you (such as by firing you or reducing your pay) because you assert your right to:
- File an employment discrimination or harassment claim
- File a retaliation claim
- File a qui tam/whistleblower claim
- File a workers’ compensation claim
- Request family medical leave
- Claim for any other legal right
- Help another worker with their employment claim
Do you handle employee discrimination claims for police officers in Pasadena?
Our Pasadena employment lawyers file the following types of employment claims for policers, sheriff’s officers, and other law enforcement employees:
- Discrimination, harassment, and retaliation claims. We discuss these claims above.
- Wage and hour claims. Our Pasadena employment lawyers demand that police and other law enforcement officers receive the pay they deserve, on time, for all the work they do.
- Executive compensation claims.At McNicholas & McNicholas, LLP, we demand that Pasadena employers pay their executives all the benefits the executives deserve based on the terms of their employment contracts. These benefits include a salary, health insurance, retirement benefits, severance pay, and all other forms of compensation.
- Termination claims. If you lose your job due to discrimination, harassment, retaliation, a violation of the law, or a violation of your contract; our Pasadena employment lawyers are ready to help you obtain the reinstatement of your job and compensation for all your past and future financial damages.
- Whistleblower/qui tam claims. Our employment lawyers help police officers and other law enforcement workers obtain job reinstatement, financial compensation, and other damages – if your employer fires you or punishes you because you file a whistleblower/qui tam claim disclosing governmental fraud where you work.
- Family medical leave claims. At McNicholas & McNicholas, LLP, we file claims for family leave and retaliation claims if your employer fires you because you assert your right to family leave based on federal or California law.
What laws do your lawyers use to protect the employee rights of police officers, sheriff’s deputies, and other law enforcement employees in Pasadena?
At McNicholas & McNicholas, LLP, we understand which employee rights laws protect you based on your circumstances. These laws include the following:
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.
We also assert your employee rights based on collective bargaining agreements, written employment agreements, and any other federal, state, county, or Pasadena laws or regulations.
How do you fight to protect the rights of police and sheriff’s employees in Pasadena?
Our employment lawyers use federal and state laws, collective bargaining agreements, and written employment agreements that protect police officers, sheriff’s officers, SWAT officers, as well as firefighters and other first responders. We thoroughly question everyone who has knowledge of the violation of your rights, review all your relevant employment records, and work with experts who can support your employee rights and assess your damages.
We’re prepared to answer your questions, explain your rights, and guide you through each step of your claim. Our Pasadena employment lawyers are skilled at negotiating settlements and trying cases before judges and juries. We’ve obtained more than $150 million in recoveries for law enforcement and other first responders.
We have 35 years of experience trying cases before the following agencies and courts in California:
Agencies:
- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
- The California Civil Rights Department (CCRD)
Courts:
What damages can police and sheriff’s officers receive for employee rights violations in Pasadena?
At McNicholas & McNicholas, our employment lawyers seek to compensate for all your employee rights and benefits, including the following:
- Financial damages, such as wages, bonuses, overtime, salary, benefits, and other income
- Loss of health insurance coverage and any other insurance coverage
- Loss of seniority
- Payment of executive compensation
- Emotional distress
- Damage to your reputation
- Statutory and contractual damages
- Legal fees
- Punitive damages, if the employer’s violation of your rights was malicious
Our Pasadena police officer employment lawyers also seek to require that your employer rehire you, grant a deserved promotion, and comply with other court orders.
Do you have a Pasadena police officer and sheriff’s deputy employment lawyer near me?
At McNicholas & McNicholas, LLP, we meet law enforcement officers at our office located on Wilshire Blvd., Suite 140, Los Angeles, 10866. Our employment attorneys also consult with clients remotely by phone and through online video.
Our lawyers take pride in protecting the officers who protect us.
Talk with our accomplished Pasadena police employment lawyers now
At McNicholas & McNicholas LLP, we’ve taken hundreds of cases to jury verdicts. We’ve been filing employment discrimination claims on behalf of police officers, sheriff’s officers, and other public security workers for 35 years. Our attorneys understand the unique challenges involved in holding public employers liable for violating our federal and California civil rights laws. Call our Pasadena 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