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$2 Billion
in Personal Injury Results

$150 Million
in Employment Law Results
for First Responders

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Protecting California first responders from employer discrimination, harassment, and retaliation

Riverside relies on first responders to protect them from criminal conduct and help them when fires occur, when there is an accident, or when there is a health emergency. At McNicholas & McNicholas, LLP, our employment lawyers fight to ensure first responders can focus on their jobs and not on worrying about their employment status or their pay. Our Riverside employment lawyers advocate for first responders when discrimination occurs, employees are sexually or racially harassed, or an employer retaliates against them for asserting their rights. We fight to ensure you receive the compensation you earned. We have helped our employee clients obtain more than $150 million in recoveries. We are ready to fight for you now.

Our record on behalf of employees includes many substantial recoveries (including numerous awards and settlements for one million dollars and higher). We have obtained these results for employees when employers:

  • Discriminate based on race, national origin, sex, religion, and other factors
  • Engage in quid pro quo harassment and create a hostile work environment
  • Retaliate for filing discrimination claims, exposing fraud, supporting colleagues, and other reasons.
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What is an employment discrimination claim?

There are two basic requirements for filing a discrimination claim. Your employer (public or private) has to adversely affect your employment conditions, and the adversity must be due to your membership in a protected class. At McNicholas & McNicholas, LLP, we can review your eligibility.

Adverse employment conditions include:

  • Not being hired or recruited when you are qualified
  • Not being considered for or obtaining a promotion
  • Not having opportunities for job advancement
  • Being assigned to a less desirable job or location than others
  • Receiving less pay than you deserve
  • Not providing reasonable accommodations if you are disabled
  • Being fired or suspended

Your membership in a protected class depends on your identity characteristics/personal background and the relevant federal and California laws.

The following factors generally determine if you are a member of a protected class:

  • Race, national origin, or color
  • Gender, gender identification, or sexual preferences
  • Disability
  • Religion
  • Old age (generally 40 or older)
  • Pregnancy
  • Military/veteran status
  • Genetic information

Which first responders do you represent?

Our Riverside employment lawyers represent:

  • Police officers, sheriff’s deputies, and other law enforcement officers
  • Firefighters
  • Narcotics Officers, SWAT members, security officers, and corrections officers
  • Emergency medical technicians, paramedics, and medevac operators
  • Park rangers
  • School resource officers
  • Dispatchers
  • Court officers
  • Certain public works employees
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Do your Riverside employment lawyers file claims for volunteers?

Yes. Even though you do not receive a paycheck, you deserve to be treated with respect and to work in a friendly environment. Employers of first responders in Riverside generally cannot discriminate against, harass, or retaliate against volunteers.

What laws protect first responders?

Some of the employment laws our Riverside employment lawyers use on behalf of first responders include:

The Federal False Claims Act and the California False Claims Act reward workers who disclose fraud or when employers retaliate for disclosing fraud.

The above laws protect first responders from different types of discrimination, sexual harassment, and racial harassment. These laws also protect first responders when employers retaliate because you file a discrimination or harassment claim, file a workers’ compensation claim or a whistleblower claim, request eligible leave, or assert any other legal right.

How do your Riverside employment attorneys advocate for first responders?

At McNicholas & McNicholas, we have been fighting for employees for 30 years. Our Riverside employment lawyers can:

  • Explain which laws protect you and review your employment and collective bargaining agreements
  • Explain if you are a member of a protected class
  • Review every way your employer has mistreated you
  • Discuss when and where your claim is filed and how the claim process works
  • Work to obtain all the testimony, documents, and other evidence that supports your claim
  • Anticipate and counter the arguments your employer is likely to assert
  • Analyze your economic laws
  • Discuss the emotional toll the employer misconduct is taking on you
  • Negotiate settlements
  • Advocate for you before agencies, judges, and juries

Please contact us as soon as possible since there are time limits that may apply. The sooner we speak with you, the sooner we can speak with witnesses and file your claim.

What damages can I receive if my Riverside employer violates my employment rights?

At McNicholas & McNicholas, we can review all your financial damages. We also work with psychologists who can help verify how your inability to work is affecting you emotionally.

Our Riverside employment lawyers fight for the following (depending on the type of claim you have):

  • Back pay and back benefits
    Front pay (the loss of future compensation and benefits)
  • Emotional distress, humiliation, and damage to your reputation
  • Injunctive orders require that your employer correct employment conditions that are more than just a matter of money – including rehiring you, hiring you, promoting you, and providing opportunities for job advancement. Injunctive orders can also include requiring that your employer provide reasonable accommodations if you are disabled.
  • Legal fees and court costs
  • Statutory damages
  • Wage and hour benefits
  • Executive compensation

First responders who suffer discrimination, harassment, or retaliation may also be entitled to punitive damages.

Do you have a Riverside first responder lawyer near me?

McNicholas & McNicholas, LLP meets first responders at our Los Angeles office located in Westwood at 10866 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1400. Our lawyers also consult with responders through phone discussions and online video discussions.

We can explain how the employment claims process works and fight for all the financial compensation and injunctive relief you deserve.

Contact our accomplished Riverside employment lawyers today

We understand your anger and your pain. All you want to do is help the Riverside community. Instead, your employer has made your job much more difficult or terminated your employment. At McNicholas & McNicholas, LLP, we support our first responders. Our Riverside employment lawyers have more than 30 years of experience fighting for employees and holding employers accountable for discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wrongful termination, and refusing to pay employees the compensation they have earned.

Please call us or complete our contact form today to schedule a consultation.

List of Agencies We are Suing or Have Sued

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  • LAPD
  • LA Co Sheriff
  • Berkeley PD
  • Riverside PD
  • Huntington Beach PD
  • Redondo Beach PD
  • Ukiah PD
  • Willits PD
  • City of Richmond (Non LEO/Employment)
  • Palo Alto PD
  • Santa Barbara County Sheriff
  • Chula Vista PD
  • San Joaquin County Sheriff
  • Fremont PD
  • Walnut Creek PD
  • Shasta County Sheriff
  • Contra Costa Sheriff (Non LEO/Employment)
  • El Segundo PD
  • San Diego PD
  • El Monte PD
  • Pomona PD
  • LAWA
  • Culver City PD (Non LEO)
  • Berkeley Fire/CoB (Non LEO)
  • LAFD