Your Trusted Employment Law Firm in Burbank, California

Burbank Employment Attorneys

When unlawful conduct at work puts your job, wages, reputation, or sense of security at risk, knowing how to move forward can feel difficult and stressful. Employees in Burbank and across the greater Los Angeles area have the right to workplaces free from discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wrongful termination, and unlawful violations of protected leave rights.

At Riggins Law, PC, we advocate for employees who have been treated unfairly or unlawfully by their employers. From entertainment industry professionals in the Burbank Media District and office workers near Downtown Burbank to healthcare employees, retail staff, hospitality workers, executives, production employees, and workers commuting along the 134, 5, and 170 freeways, our law firm in Burbank helps employees understand their rights and pursue accountability when those rights have been violated.

Our office is located nearby in Pasadena at 35 N Lake Ave #710, Pasadena, CA 91101 (View on Google Maps), making us conveniently accessible to employees throughout Burbank, including Downtown Burbank, Magnolia Park, the Media District, Rancho Adjacent, Toluca Lake-adjacent neighborhoods, Chandler Park, and surrounding Los Angeles County communities.

If you believe your employer violated your rights, call 626-365-1599 today to schedule a free consultation with an employment lawyer in Burbank.

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Employment disputes can disrupt nearly every area of your life. Being unexpectedly fired, denied a reasonable accommodation, subjected to a hostile workplace, demoted in retaliation, or refused lawful leave can lead to financial strain, emotional distress, career setbacks, and confusion about what to do next.

Riggins Law represents employees exclusively. We do not defend employers, which allows our law firm to remain fully focused on helping workers harmed by unlawful workplace practices.

Attorney Christa Riggins has devoted her practice to advocating for employees in claims involving discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wrongful termination, pregnancy discrimination, disability discrimination, medical leave violations, and other employment-related matters. When you choose Riggins Law, you work directly with Christa. Your case is not passed to an associate or paralegal. From the initial consultation through litigation, settlement discussions, or trial, Christa personally oversees your matter and keeps you informed throughout the process.

Employment Cases We Handle in Burbank

Employment law addresses many forms of unlawful workplace conduct. Some claims begin with an obvious firing after an employee reports misconduct. Others develop over time through repeated mistreatment, denied advancement, hostile remarks, unexpected write-ups, reduced schedules, or an employer’s refusal to provide legally required accommodations.

Riggins Law assists Burbank employees with workplace claims involving:

Age Discrimination

California law protects workers age 40 and older from being treated unfairly because of their age. Age discrimination may happen when an older employee is pushed out, replaced by a younger worker, denied promotions, excluded from growth opportunities, or suddenly criticized after a long history of strong performance.

In Burbank’s competitive job market, age bias can affect employees in offices, studios, production companies, retail stores, healthcare facilities, restaurants, and professional work environments. If you were demoted, fired, pressured to resign, or treated differently because of your age, an employment attorney in Burbank can help determine whether your employer’s actions may violate California law.

Disability Discrimination

Employees with disabilities are entitled to reasonable accommodations unless the accommodation would create an undue hardship for the employer. These accommodations may include modified work schedules, medical leave, remote work, adjusted responsibilities, assistive equipment, job restructuring, or other reasonable changes that allow the employee to perform essential job duties.

Unfortunately, some employers fail to take accommodation requests seriously. They may ignore the request, delay the process, refuse to participate in good faith, pressure the employee to leave, or terminate the employee instead of considering reasonable options.

If your employer denied your disability accommodation, disciplined you for disability-related limitations, refused a modified schedule, or terminated you because of a medical condition, Riggins Law can help you understand your legal rights.

Pregnancy Discrimination

Pregnancy discrimination may occur when an employer treats an employee unfairly because she is pregnant, has a high-risk pregnancy, needs pregnancy-related accommodations, requests leave, or has recently given birth.

This may include reducing hours, denying modified duties, refusing temporary accommodations, excluding the employee from opportunities, pressuring her to resign, or terminating her after learning about the pregnancy.

Riggins Law has substantial experience representing employees in pregnancy discrimination cases. Attorney Christa Riggins obtained the #1 Pregnancy Discrimination Verdict in Los Angeles County in 2023, and the firm continues to stand up for employees whose employers failed to respect their rights during pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions.

Race, National Origin, and Ethnicity Discrimination

Employees should not be treated unfairly because of race, ethnicity, ancestry, birthplace, language, accent, assumptions about immigration status, or national origin. Discrimination may involve offensive comments, unequal discipline, biased reviews, denied promotions, reduced hours, hostile treatment, or termination.

Burbank’s workforce includes employees in entertainment, media, healthcare, retail, hospitality, restaurants, corporate offices, professional services, and public-facing roles. Whether you work near San Fernando Boulevard, Olive Avenue, Alameda Avenue, Hollywood Way, Glenoaks Boulevard, or the Burbank Media District, your employer is required to follow California employment laws.

If you were treated differently because of your race, ethnicity, or national origin, you may have grounds for a legal claim.

Sex, Gender, and Sexual Orientation Discrimination

California employees are protected from discrimination based on sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, and sexual orientation. Workers should not be denied opportunities, harassed, misgendered, excluded, demoted, or terminated because of who they are.

Sex and gender discrimination may involve unequal pay, unfair job assignments, biased discipline, pregnancy-related mistreatment, harassment, retaliation, or termination after reporting inappropriate workplace conduct.

Riggins Law represents employees who have experienced unlawful sex-based discrimination and helps them seek accountability when employers fail to maintain a lawful workplace.

Sexual Harassment

Sexual harassment can make the workplace feel unsafe, degrading, and impossible to tolerate. It may include unwanted touching, sexual remarks, repeated requests for dates, suggestive messages, leering, sexual jokes, explicit images, or pressure to accept sexual advances in exchange for job security or workplace benefits.

If you are experiencing sexual harassment at work, it is important to preserve evidence whenever possible. This may include text messages, emails, chat messages, call logs, witness information, and other documentation. A Burbank employment lawyer can help you understand how to protect yourself and your claim.

Medical Leave Violations

Employees may have rights under the Family and Medical Leave Act, the California Family Rights Act, California’s Pregnancy Disability Leave Law, and other state and federal protections. These laws may protect employees who need time away from work because of their own serious health condition, pregnancy-related disability, childbirth, bonding with a new child, or caring for a qualifying family member.

Medical leave violations may happen when an employer:

• Denies protected leave
• Discourages an employee from using leave
• Fails to reinstate the employee after leave
• Retaliates against the employee for requesting leave
• Fires the employee while on protected leave
• Refuses to accommodate a disability after leave ends

Taking protected medical leave should not put your job at risk. If your employer punished you for requesting or taking leave, Riggins Law can review your situation and explain your options.

Wrongful Termination

California follows at-will employment, but employers are not allowed to fire employees for illegal reasons. A termination may be wrongful when it is connected to discrimination, harassment, retaliation, whistleblowing, protected medical leave, pregnancy, disability, or refusal to participate in unlawful activity.

Wrongful termination may involve being fired soon after reporting harassment, revealing a pregnancy, requesting accommodations, complaining about wage violations, refusing to falsify records, or reporting unsafe or illegal workplace practices.

In some cases, an employee is not directly fired but is forced to resign because the workplace becomes intolerable. This may be considered constructive discharge depending on the facts.

If you were fired or pressured to quit, Riggins Law can evaluate the circumstances and help determine whether your employer violated the law.

Retaliation and Whistleblower Claims

Employees have the right to report illegal conduct, discrimination, harassment, wage violations, safety concerns, fraud, and other unlawful workplace activity without being punished for speaking up.

Retaliation may include:

• Termination
• Demotion
• Pay reduction
• Schedule changes
• Denial of training or resources
• Unfair discipline
• Hostile treatment
• Negative performance reviews
• Unwanted transfers
• Exclusion from meetings or opportunities

Whistleblower retaliation claims often require detailed investigation because employers may try to frame retaliation as a performance issue, restructuring decision, personality conflict, or business need. Riggins Law helps employees identify evidence showing that the employer’s actions were tied to protected activity.

Breach of Employment Contract and Severance Issues

Some employees have written contracts, offer letters, commission agreements, bonus plans, equity arrangements, severance agreements, or other employment-related promises that employers are legally required to honor.

A breach of contract issue may arise when an employer refuses to pay earned compensation, terminates an employee without following contract terms, denies promised severance, withholds commissions, or violates other agreed-upon protections.

In some situations, negotiating a stronger severance package may be more practical than immediately filing a lawsuit. Riggins Law helps employees review their rights, assess potential claims, and pursue fair compensation through negotiation or litigation when appropriate.

What Compensation May Be Available in an Employment Case?

Every employment case is unique. The compensation available depends on the facts, the employer’s conduct, the harm suffered, and the specific legal claims involved.

Employees may be able to recover compensation for:

• Lost wages
• Lost benefits
• Future lost earnings
• Emotional distress
• Harm to career opportunities
• Attorney’s fees and costs
• Punitive damages in cases involving especially wrongful conduct

Some employment claims may also result in policy changes, workplace reforms, or other non-monetary terms intended to prevent similar misconduct from happening again.

Serving Employees in Burbank and the Greater Los Angeles Area

Burbank is home to a wide range of employees, businesses, production companies, entertainment-related workplaces, professional offices, healthcare providers, restaurants, retail centers, hotels, schools, and service companies. From Downtown Burbank and Burbank Town Center to the Media District, Magnolia Boulevard, Olive Avenue, Alameda Avenue, San Fernando Boulevard, Hollywood Way, the Empire Center, and the areas near Warner Bros. Studios, Walt Disney Studios, and Hollywood Burbank Airport, employees across the city deserve fair treatment under California law.

Whether you work for a small business, large corporation, studio, public entity, healthcare employer, retail store, professional office, restaurant, or service company, your employer must follow the law. If your rights were violated, you do not have to handle the situation alone.

Contact A Burbank Employment Law Attorney Today

If you were fired, harassed, discriminated against, retaliated against, denied medical leave, refused accommodations, or forced to work in a hostile environment, Riggins Law can help you understand your rights.

Call 626-365-1599 today to schedule an initial consultation with an employment law attorney in Burbank. Riggins Law is ready to help you take the next step toward protecting your rights, your career, and your future.