# Should You Sue Your Employer? Realistic Expectations > Thinking of suing your employer in Ventura County? Learn what an employment lawsuit really involves and how long it takes. Weigh your options today. Source: https://venturaemploymentlawyer.com/should-i-sue/ Firm: Employment Lawyers Group — employee-side employment lawyers since 1993. Serving Ventura County, California. Phone: (805) 200-0100 (calling is the fastest way to reach the legal team) Office: 4030 West Hemlock St, Oxnard, CA 93035 Contact form: https://venturaemploymentlawyer.com/contact/ Consultations are free and confidential; cases are taken on contingency. --- A lot of wronged employees do not know what to [expect](https://venturaemploymentlawyer.com/employment-tips/) when proceeding to file a lawsuit against their employer. If you have the right case, the Employment Lawyers Group, and a few other select California law firms can[1] get you a lot of money. Getting a lot of money usually takes a long time, lots of experienced, valid attorney work, and some work from the client. In the world of fast paced social media shorts and quick AI answers you may or may not be up for this. The Employment Lawyers Group is. Let’s start with what does not happen in lawsuits against companies for wrongful termination, sexual harassment, unpaid wages, and jobs not held open when employees are on medical leaves. Being a plaintiff in an employee lawsuit is not about: Quick answers Analysis done by a machine that is 100% accurate Plugging your facts into an AI chat bot and getting a result Timelines a non-experienced employee attorney understands Easy legal analysis Never facing the coworkers, supervisors, managers, and human resources personnel that caused the case in the first place Clear goals, other than winning Predictability of judges and juries Fast resolutions Knowing exactly what your case is worth ever, and certainly not before the evidence is in Being able to accurately access your case based upon your side of the story and documents (if any) only Being able to predict anything if the employer’s lawyer has not yet shown their stuff Bottom line, if you want fast cash and plugged in formulas an employee lawsuit is not for you. We are just being brutally honest and setting the expectations. Yes, we routinely get clients big money. Those clients are deserving, let us do our job, and experienced wrongs the law actually provides relief for. In the most cases, employees are not blacklisted for filing lawsuits. Most employees are able to emotionally handle the fact they have a lawsuit, and might have to face persons who did them wrong. If you are ready to file a bigtime lawsuit against your employer call (805) 200-0100 *Past results are not a prediction nor guarantee of what will occur in your case ## **HOW LONG DO LABOR CASES TAKE IN CIVIL COURT?** *Sometimes* there are early mediations and cases resolve for large amounts in 6-9 months. More realistically, cases for loss of a job, sexual harassment, and major unpaid wages take one to two years in order to achieve the type of results our firm believes are best for the client. Employers do not get scared by demand letters, pay big money on demand letters, and are not overly eager to make early settlements for large amounts of money. Prelitigation settlements are ridiculous. The [Ventura County courthouse](https://venturaemploymentlawyer.com/ventura-employee-lawyer/) is physically a decent place to be. The building is ok. The court staff is better than in Los Angeles. It is easy to get fresh air. Do not be afraid to have your employment case in court. If the case has to be tried in arbitration or court it will take more than a year and a half to get done, and that is to your advantage. Given all of the deadlines imposed by controlling statutes, and the pre-trial work that has to be done, very few cases can be effectively proven in less than a year or a year and a half. In addition, courts and arbitrators have busy calendars and cannot get to a case for at least one year from the date it is filed. Anybody telling you otherwise lacks experience in employment law. ### **WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO IF YOU HIRE A LAWYER FOR A CASE AGAINST YOUR EMPLOYER** The best clients give their lawyers all of the documents their lawyers want, and answers their lawyers’ questions directly. Bad clients send AI generated emails, talk about things that don’t matter, and generally do not want to participate in the case. Participation means showing up when your lawyer takes depositions of the company’s witnesses. It also means responding to your lawyer in a timely manner, and providing meaningful feedback. Good clients do not perform their own misguided legal research, or try to steer their lawyer in directions that are irrelevant, possibly harmful, and simply don’t work. What you have read in this article is consistent with a law group who has existed for many decades, actually won large amounts for clients, and dealt with a variety of different people over the years. All of the things you have read are consistent with achieving the highest level of representation and best chance of success on your case. As very experienced lawyers who have dealt with thousands of clients going through very hard economic and emotional times, we understand that everything does not always line up perfectly, and clients do not always have the time their lawyers wish they did. We are able to help even if you do not perfectly line up with the words in this article. We, however, wanted to provide realistic feedback to potential employees who want to sue. The right legal team may enable better results. The right thinking and behaving client should enable the best results for the situation. This article was written by [Karl Gerber](https://venturaemploymentlawyer.com/karl-gerber/) who has devoted his entire career to representing employees, since 1993. --- 1. The right case not only means there is good liability, you are damaged, you and your lawyer do most of the things this article suggests, your judge and/or fact finder is not crazy, they like you, and your employer is collectible. ↩ ## 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. Ready to discuss your case? (805) 200-0100 Submit A Contact Form 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.](https://venturaemploymentlawyer.com/workplace-discrimination/) [Unpaid Wages & Overtime Recovering earnings for overtime, bonuses, commissions, meal & rest break violations, and prevailing wage claims.](https://venturaemploymentlawyer.com/unpaid-wages/) [Sexual Harassment Compassionate and effective representation for sexual harassment and hostile work environment claims.](https://venturaemploymentlawyer.com/sexual-harassment/) [Wrongful Termination Representing employees terminated in violation of public policy, contracts, or California and federal law.](https://venturaemploymentlawyer.com/wrongful-termination/) [Leaves & Retaliation Protecting employees who face adverse actions after reporting illegal activity or taking protected medical leave.](https://venturaemploymentlawyer.com/leaves-of-absence/) [Whistleblowers Advocating for employees who report fraud, waste, or abuse under California and federal whistleblower protection laws.](https://venturaemploymentlawyer.com/whistle-blower/) ## Our California Locations ### Bakersfield [BakersfieldLaborAttorney.com](https://bakersfieldlaborattorney.com) 5401 Business Park S, #214, Bakersfield CA 93309 [(661) 412-9600](tel:6614129600) ### Los Angeles [EmployeeLawCA.com](https://employeelawca.com/) 611 Wilshire Blvd, #1023, Los Angeles CA 90017 [(323) 525-1600](tel:3235251600) ### Orange County [WorkLawyerOC.com](https://worklawyeroc.com) 2522 Chambers Rd, #100, Tustin CA 92780 [(714) 210-8000](tel:7142108000) ### Riverside [RiversideEmploymentLawyer.com](https://riversideemploymentlawyer.com) 9496 Magnolia Ave, #208, Riverside CA 92503 [(951) 367-1000](tel:9513671000) ### Sacramento [SacramentoLaborAttorney.com](https://sacramentolaborattorney.com) 777 Campus Commons Rd, #200, Sacramento CA 95825 [(916) 340-0000](tel:9163400000) ### San Bernardino [EmploymentAttorneySanBernardino.com](https://employmentattorneysanbernardino.com) 337 N. 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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**. [Meet Karl Gerber](https://venturaemploymentlawyer.com/karl-gerber/) ## Ready to Discuss Your Case? Your rights as an employee matter. Submit a contact form and we'll get back to you. Submit A Contact Form [Call (805) 200-0100 Now](tel:8052000100)