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Oxnard Sexual Orientation Harassment Lawyer | Sexual Minority Defense

Oxnard Sexual Orientation Harassment Lawyer

California is a leader in offering protection to workers based on sexual orientation. If you feel that you have experienced harassment or discrimination in the workplace because you are gay, lesbian, bisexual, transsexual or transvestite, you may be entitled to compensation.

Karl Gerber is the founder and lead trial attorney of the Employment Lawyers Group. He began fighting for LGBT rights in the workplace, during the 1990s before many of the present legal protections existed. In 2023 he obtained $350,000 for a lesbian sexually harassed by a male manager who wanted to make her straight. Other victories include a won binding arbitration involving male on male sexual harassment, and a ground breaking case in the 1990s involving an automotive dealership manager fired for using the women's bathroom before her lower gender reassignment surgery was complete.

Our attorneys represent employees in all types of employment discrimination cases. In Southern California, we have offices in Oxnard and Sherman Oaks. We handle cases in all parts of California including Bakersfield and Riverside where we also have offices. Contact us to discuss your case. Call (805) 200-0100

Protecting Workers From Discrimination and Harassment

Discrimination based on sexual orientation can take many forms, from failure to promote to wrongful termination. Harassment is different from discrimination in that it involves offensive comments or touching. Both types of conduct are illegal in the workplace under the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA). Male on male conduct can be sexual harassment. So can female on female.

Discrimination and harassment can work both ways. If your boss is gay or lesbian and harasses you because you are straight, you may have a claim against your employer. Likewise, employees who want to turn you straight may be liable for sexual harassment orientation.

You do not have to put up with harassment or discrimination in the workplace. Your employer has a duty to investigate sexual orientation harassment and discrimination claims and could be found liable if it fails to do so. It is also illegal for your employer to retaliate against you for reporting harassment or discrimination, or for supporting another's claim.

If you have been a victim of sexual harassment, speak out and consult a Ventura County Sexual Harassment to see how we can help. Harassment in the work environment is never tolerated. You should always feel protected in your work environment. If you are a victim of sexual orientation harassment, contact an Oxnard Lawyer to handle your case. Serving all of Ventura County including: Agoura, Camarillo, Moorpark, Ojai, Oxnard, Santa Paula, Simi Valley, Thousand Oaks, Ventura, Westlake Village. To speak to our sexual orientation lawyers, call (805) 200-0100 toll free. We handle all employment law cases on a contingency fee basis with no upfront costs. Se habla español.

Our Firm: No upfront fees or costs

Contingency Fee Representation

All employment cases for employees are taken on a contingency basis. We are only paid a fee when and if we win your case, and we advance all litigation costs. Our goal is to make expert legal representation accessible to every hardworking employee.

Serving Ventura County

We have proudly served all of Ventura County since 1993.

The Employment Lawyers Group has successfully handled

2,000+

Separate California Employment Cases

Sample Case Results

Disclaimer: These results are based on the facts of these specific cases and do not guarantee or predict a similar result in any future case.

About Firm Founder, Karl Gerber

Firm Founder, Karl Gerber, has been an employment wrongful termination attorney since 1993. He has represented a wide range of employees throughout California.

Mr. Gerber has won 51 of the binding arbitrations and jury trials he first chaired, and a number of his appeals are published. This deep trial experience is the foundation of the firm's strategic approach to litigation.

The employment attorneys employed by the Employment Lawyers Group have worked at the firm well in excess of five years, have also tried many different labor cases, and have all been extensively trained on employment wrongful termination by Karl Gerber.

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