Legal Question in Employment Law in California

If the employer is discriminating or harassing against you because of your race or ethnicity, it is probably best that you consult with experienced employment law attorneys in your area, to review the details and discuss the best options you have to prevent it from continuing or explore your legal options. You will need to prepare a time-line of relevant events, names of witnesses, copy documented complaints and company policies and procedures pertaining to how it handles complaints of discrimination and harassment, such as those contained in an employee handbook. You should also keep an accurate record of all hours you have worked for the overtime claim.

If you do not wish to meet with an attorney, you can file complaints with the California Dept. of Fair Employment and Housing, for discrimination, and the California Labor Commission, Division of Labor Standards Enforcement, for the overtime claim. The sooner you do this, the better.

If you can back up your claims with witnesses and other evidence, that is the basis for a discrimination claim. As the plaintiff, you have the baurden of proof, and just 'saying' it happened is not proof. If you can get others to join forces with you to hire an attorney, it is synergistic and mutually reinforcing to each person's case. Keep in mind you have only one year from 'incident' to have your Complaint on file. If you're serious about doing this, feel free to contact me, I've been doing these cases for over 20 years.

I would advise you to go to the California Employment Lawyers Association website, CELA.org, and find attorneys in your area to speak to.

Ari