REGIONAL EMPLOYMENT LAWYER
The Employment Lawyers Group is the oldest regional law firm servicing only employees in cases of unpaid wages, sexual harassment, and wrongful termination. With a local office in Oxnard, and a main office in Sherman Oaks they are the leading law firm for employees in Ventura County and the San Fernando Valley. They have represented tens of thousands of workers in more than 2,000 individual cases, always on a contingency. Firm Head, Karl Gerber, has first-chaired 51 binding arbitrations and trials while participating in another 50 plus arbitrations, judge trials, and jury trials. The firm is also capable of handling appeals to protect trial wins, or if a judge misapplies the law prior to trial.
(805) 200-0100
Just seeing the Perry Mason courthouse in downtown Ventura should, and does send shivers down our spines'.
VENTURA COUNTY LABOR ATTORNEYS
Our Ventura County labor attorneys handle:
All types of wage and hour cases including complex, multi-employee actions for violations of alternative work week agreements, overtime, on-call work, meal, rest break violations, off-the-clock work not paid nor recorded on time sheets, prevailing wage reimbursements for private employer construction workers on government job sites
Expense reimbursement actions cell phones, travel, debts paid for the employer
Sexual harassment, job terminations due to cancer, disability, FMLA, pregnancy, religious discrimination, sex discrimination, LGBT+ employment violations
Sexual harassment verbal, physical, text whether the victim quit or was fired as well as retaliation for complaining or being a witness in a sexual harassment investigation
Wrongful termination including whistleblowers, employees fired while on protected medical leaves of absence
Cases of breach of employment contracts including bonuses, commissions, and stock agreements.
Fired for military leaves of absence or religion
Work injuries
LOCAL EMPLOYEE ATTORNEY
While our firm is local to Ventura County and Western Los Angeles County, we represent employees all over the state. The Employment Lawyers Group handles some of the largest labor matters in California. If the case is right, we go anywhere. However, a lot of clients want a local connection. Sometimes it helps if an employee looking for a local lawyer sees how that lawyer connects with the community. Over the years we have published a number of pictures and snippets about what we do in Ventura County. These articles can be located below:
Oxnard employment litigation lawyer
From Simi Valley to Point Magu, we are ready to help you if you want to sue your employer.
The Employment Lawyers Group never represents employers. We are not friends with companies or defense counsel in Ventura County or Los Angeles County. Our only goal is to vigorously represent our employee clients. All communications made with our law firm are confidential. Please do not feel we are cozy with any employers or lawyers because we are in the area.
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
Media Engagements
Sample Case Results
breach of commission contract
$1,150,000
Unpaid commissions of two plaintiffs
unpaid wages
$875,000
For 4 oil field service industry workers whose times worked were not recorded on timesheets and were on-call
forced to work without pay standby pay case
$800,000
Controlled stand by class action settlement
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.
Practice Areas
Discrimination
Age, Disability, FMLA/CFRA, Gender, National Origin, Pregnancy, Race, and Sexual Orientation discrimination claims.
Unpaid Wages & Overtime
Recovering earnings for overtime, bonuses, commissions, meal & rest break violations, and prevailing wage claims.
Sexual Harassment
Compassionate and effective representation for sexual harassment and hostile work environment claims.
Wrongful Termination
Representing employees terminated in violation of public policy, contracts, or California and federal law.
Leaves & Retaliation
Protecting employees who face adverse actions after reporting illegal activity or taking protected medical leave.
Whistleblowers
Advocating for employees who report fraud, waste, or abuse under California and federal whistleblower protection laws.
Our California Locations
Bakersfield
5401 Business Park S, #214,
Bakersfield CA 93309
Sacramento
777 Campus Commons Rd, #200,
Sacramento CA 95825
San Francisco / Bay Area
524 Union St, #400,
San Francisco CA 94133
San Jose / Silicon Valley
111 N. Market St, #300,
San Jose CA 95113
Torrance / South Bay
3655 Torrance Blvd, 3rd Floor,
Torrance CA 90503
Additional Sites
About Firm Founder, Karl Gerber
Firm Founder, Karl Gerber, has been an employment and 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 and wrongful termination law by Karl Gerber.
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