Long Beach Employment Attorneys

The trial attorneys of the Akopyan Law Firm A.P.C. stand ready to fight for both employers and employees in Long Beach, California.

About Long Beach, California

Long Beach is located in south Los Angeles County. Long Beach is home to roughly 500,000 residents. The history of the land we know today as Long Beach dates back to the 1500s, when Native Americans occupied the area. It was famously coined as the “Bay of the Smokes” by Spanish explorer Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo, who observed the native peoples’ ancient communication method of sending smoke signals at the hilltop we now call Signal Hill. In the late 1700s, the Spanish-owned land was rewarded to two Spanish soldiers and thus divided to become Rancho Los Cerritos and Rancho Los Alamitos. The first homes and school were built by developer William Wilmore in the 1880s, who named the area Wilmore City. Soon after, the growing population voted to incorporate the city and rename it the City of Long Beach. The City of Long Beach was officially incorporated in 1897. The town grew as a seaside resort with light agricultural uses. The discovery of oil in Long Beach and Signal Hill in 1921 triggered a rapid growth, with a million-dollar-per-month construction boom in Downtown. It also helped establish the town as a popular seaside resort and port city, with the boardwalk entertainment area known as The Pike attracting many visitors. The city is known for its waterfront attractions, including the permanently docked RMS Queen Mary and the Aquarium of the Pacific. California State University, Long Beach, one of the largest universities in California by enrollment, is within the city. Long Beach spans across fifty-two square miles, and encompasses the following zip codes: 90801, 90802, 90803, 90804, 90805, 90806, 90807, 90808, 90809, 90810, 90813, 90814, 90815, 90822, 90831, 90832, 90833, 90834, 90835, 90840, 90842, 90844, 90846, 90847, 90848, 90853, 90895, 90899. With offices in Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Orange, and Riverside the Akopyan Law Firm A.P.C. is just minutes away from Long Beach. Our employment lawyers stand ready to provide world-class services and top-notch representation to the residents of Long Beach.

Finding The Best Employment Lawyers in Long Beach

Due to its central location, Long Beach offers a multitude of options when it comes to legal representation. Countless lawyers and law firms extend their services to Long Beach residents, and some of them would spare no effort to capture your attention, even going so far as to envision themselves breaking down your door and delivering a sales pitch in your living room if they could. However, if you seek the best wrongful termination lawyer in Long Beach, your search is at its end. When employers and employees in Long Beach are confronted with significant legal issues and real-world challenges related to employment law, the real challenge lies in discerning the right attorney for their specific needs. This task can be made all the more daunting by the ceaseless barrage of gimmicky radio advertisements and clichéd posters plastered across billboards, buses, and street benches. While most individuals attempt to seek legal assistance online, conducting a search for “Long Beach employment lawyer” or “wrongful termination attorney in Long Beach” may yield search results teeming with paid advertisements from lawyers with billboard-sized egos. In certain cases, opting for a billboard lawyer may indeed be a sound choice. However, there are situations that demand nothing less than top-tier representation from seasoned legal counsel. At the Akopyan Law Firm, A.P.C., each attorney boasts nearly two decades of experience. Our legal team has a well-documented history of success in representing both employers and employees alike. Our firm is steadfast in its commitment to prioritizing quality over quantity. Our attorneys prefer to invest their time in the courtroom, vigorously advocating for their clients’ rights, rather than in a recording studio producing catchy radio ads. We invite you to not just take our word for it; we are more than willing to provide client references upon request. Furthermore, you can peruse our online reviews to gain insight into the experiences of our clients. With conveniently located offices just minutes away from Long Beach, we are fully prepared to offer residents of Long Beach the highest caliber of legal representation.

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Featured Employment Case

Wallace v. Cnty. of Stanislaus, 245 Cal. App. 4th 109, 199 Cal. Rptr. 3d 462 (2016)

A deputy sheriff sued the county under the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) for disability discrimination, failure to accommodate his disability, failure to engage in the interactive process, and failure to prevent discrimination. The Superior Court entered judgment on a special jury verdict in favor of the county on the disability discrimination cause of action, declared a mistrial on the remaining causes of action, and granted summary adjudication as to the cause of action for failure to prevent discrimination, and entered judgment on another jury’s verdict for county on the remaining causes of action after a second jury trial. The Court of Appeal held that: (1) disability discrimination does not require proof of animosity or ill will; (2) the sheriff’s knee injury was “substantial motivating reason” for county’s decision to suspend deputy without pay; (3) placing deputy sheriff on leave of absence was not a lawful accommodation of his physical disability arising from his knee injury; and (4) the placement of the deputy sheriff on a leave of absence was substantial factor in causing him economic loss. The opinion explains that “animus” is an imprecise term that can cause confusion when used in Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) disability discrimination cases with direct evidence that the employer’s motive for taking an adverse employment decision was the plaintiff’s actual or perceived disability, and to avoid this confusion, courts and practitioners would be better served by limiting their use of the terms “animus” and “ill will” to employment discrimination cases involving proof of an illegitimate motive by circumstantial evidence.

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Millions of Dollars Recovered For Our Clients

Check Out Our Case Results

$6.131 MillionEmployment: Disability Discrimination

$3.85 MillionEmployment: Wrongful Termination

$950 ThousandEmployment: Retaliation

$800 ThousandEmployment: Sexual Harassment

$750 ThousandEmployment: Sexual Harassment

$700 ThousandEmployment: Wrongful Termination / Race Discrimination

$658 ThousandEmployment: Sexual Harassment

$650 ThousandPersonal Injury: Automobile Collision

$400 ThousandEmployment: Constructive Termination

$375 ThousandEmployment: Sexual Harassment

$325 ThousandEmployment: Sexual Harassment

$300 ThousandEmployment: Wrongful Termination / Race Discrimination

$295 ThousandEmployment: Wage and Hour

$265 ThousandEmployment: Sexual Harassment

$250 ThousandEmployment: Pregnancy Discrimination

$250 ThousandEmployment Law: Disability Discrimination

$240 ThousandEmployment: Disability Discrimination

$240 ThousandEmployment: Sexual Harassment

$210 ThousandEmployment: Family Leave Retaliation

$200 ThousandEmployment: Wrongful Termination

$199 ThousandEmployment: Pregnancy Discrimination

$195 ThousandEmployment: Religious Discrimination

$193 ThousandEmployment: Failure to Accommodate

$180 ThousandEmployment: Unpaid Wages

$175 ThousandEmployment: Pregnancy Discrimination

$175 ThousandEmployment: Whistleblower Retaliation

$175 ThousandEmployment: Medical Leave Retaliation

$174 ThousandEmployment: Wage and Hour

$167 ThousandEmployment: Wage and Hour

$160 ThousandEmployment: Unpaid Wages

$158 ThousandBreach of Contract

$150 ThousandEmployment: Reverse Race Discrimination

$130 ThousandEmployment: Race Discrimination

$125 ThousandEmployment: Wrongful Termination

$125 ThousandEmployment: Sexual Harassment

$125 ThousandEmployment: Disability Discrimination

$125 ThousandEmployment: Medical Leave Retaliation

$120 ThousandEmployment: Unpaid Commission Wages

$120 ThousandEmployment: Retaliation

$120 ThousandPersonal Injury: Automobile Collision

$107 ThousandEmployment: Whistleblower Retaliation

$100 ThousandEmployment: Religious Discrimination

$100 ThousandEmployment: Failure to Accommodate

$100 ThousandEmployment: Wrongful Termination

$100 ThousandPersonal Injury: Bicycle Collision

$100 ThousandPersonal Injury: Pedestrian Collision

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