In California, many employees are eligible for a certain amount of unpaid, job-protected leave for specific medical reasons, including a serious health condition. If you were fired or retaliated against for taking or requesting medical leave, or demoted or dismissed before you could return, contact Fairchild Employment Law for legal advice and assistance. Our employment law attorneys in San Diego can help you seek justice.
What Makes Us the Right Choice for You in San Diego
- With decades of collective experience working as employment lawyers, we have a deep understanding of federal and state medical leave laws. We know exactly how to protect clients who have been unlawfully denied or retaliated against for taking medical leave.
- Jillian Fairchild, founder of Fairchild Employment Law, spent 15 years as a defense attorney defending employers. She knows exactly how employers and insurance adjusters think, which gives her a unique advantage in fighting for her clients.
- You won’t pay us anything for our work on your San Diego medical leave case unless we secure a settlement or judgment award on your behalf. We operate on a contingency fee basis for the peace of mind of clients going through a hard time.
What Are California’s Medical Leave Laws?
Both the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and the California Family Rights Act (CFRA) allow eligible employees to take unpaid, job-protected leave for specific family and medical reasons. This means the worker can take time off work for approved reasons without fear of losing his or her job, being retaliated against, or not being allowed to come back.
These laws grant up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave per 12-month period to qualifying employees to handle their own serious illness, to care for a family member who is seriously ill, to bond with a new child, or to participate in a qualifying event connected to a family member’s military deployment to a foreign country.
What to Do in the Face of a Medical Leave Violation
If you believe your medical leave rights have been violated by an employer in San Diego, start documenting your situation in detail. Make copies of relevant employment documents, such as your official medical leave request, appropriate medical records, and your employer’s response or termination notice. Then, bring these documents to a free consultation at Fairchild Employment Law to have an experienced attorney review your case.
Contact Our Employment Attorneys in San Diego Today
It can be difficult to take a stand against your employer, even if the law is on your side. If you have suffered adverse employment actions due to issues related to your legal right to take job-protected medical leave, the best way forward is to contact an employment law attorney in San Diego.
When you contact us for a free case evaluation, we will carefully review your situation and ask questions to determine if there has been a medical leave law violation. If so, we may offer to represent you in the fight to seek fair financial compensation for your related losses from your employer. This may include lost wages and employment benefits, reinstatement of your job, emotional distress, and punitive damages for willful violations of the law. Find out how much your case might be worth and how we can help you today. Call Fairchild Employment Law at (619) 306-1454. Our team can get results when you need them most.