Author name: Tom Feher, Esq.

No, you cannot legally be fired simply because your short-term disability claim was denied. The denial of disability insurance benefits doesn’t automatically strip away your job protections under California and federal law, and your employer must still comply with leave laws and disability accommodations regardless of whether your insurance claim was approved. Contact our Torrance

California employers cannot fire workers for requesting reasonable accommodations under FEHA Government Code 12940(m), which requires an interactive process and reasonable accommodation for any qualifying disability or medical condition. Termination during the interactive process or shortly after an accommodation request creates a strong rebuttable presumption of disability discrimination and retaliation. Three years to file with

From Tom Feher, Esq. “California discrimination cases have a unique cost structure that most employees don’t know about. FEHA’s one-way fee shifting under Government Code 12965 means employer-defendants pay prevailing plaintiff attorney fees on top of damages. In many cases I’ve handled, the client’s net recovery actually exceeds the gross settlement because the employer separately

California discrimination lawsuits typically take 12 to 36 months to resolve. The CRD (Civil Rights Department) administrative complaint takes 6-12 months, and litigation after filing runs 12-24 additional months. Most cases settle in mediation 18-24 months after filing. Complex cases involving multiple plaintiffs, class actions, or punitive damages can extend 3-5 years. Right-to-sue letter is

To sue your California employer for gender discrimination, you must first file with the Civil Rights Department under FEHA (Government Code 12940) within three years of the last incident under Government Code 12960, receive a right-to-sue letter, and file in court within one year. Available damages include lost wages, emotional distress, punitive damages under Civil

If you are discriminated against at work in California, the immediate steps are (1) document every incident in a contemporaneous log with dates, witnesses, and quotes, (2) report internally per company policy in writing, (3) file with the Civil Rights Department under FEHA Government Code 12960 within three years, and (4) consult counsel before signing