Ealand @ Hatmaker Employee rights attorney in California

Your job crossed a line.
Let’s set it right.

I represent California employees in workplace harassment, assault, pregnancy discrimination, and unpaid wage cases. Tell me what happened. The first conversation is free and confidential.

I check for conflicts before we talk. Nothing is shared with your employer.

Contingency fee: no attorney’s fee and no costs unless we recover for you. Terms are set out in a written fee agreement.

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The cases I take

California gives employees more protection than almost any other state. These are the laws that come up most often in my cases, in plain English.

Sexual harassment and assault

Unwanted comments, touching, or assault at work, by a supervisor, a coworker, or a customer.

Start a review about harassment
Gov. Code § 12940
Makes workplace harassment and discrimination illegal across California.
Civ. Code § 1708.5
Unwanted sexual contact is a civil battery. You can sue the person who did it.
Lab. Code § 1102.5
If you report wrongdoing, your employer cannot lawfully punish you for it.

Pregnancy discrimination

Fired, demoted, denied an accommodation, or pushed out because you were pregnant or took leave.

Start a review about pregnancy discrimination
Gov. Code § 12945
Pregnant workers get up to four months of job-protected disability leave.
Gov. Code § 12945.2
Up to twelve weeks of protected leave to care for a new child, family, or your own health.

Unpaid wages and overtime

Overtime you never got, missed meal and rest breaks, work off the clock, or being called a contractor when you were an employee.

Start a review about unpaid wages
Lab. Code § 510
Overtime is owed after eight hours in a day, not just forty in a week.
Lab. Code § 226.7
For each missed meal or rest break, your employer owes you an extra hour of pay.
Lab. Code § 203
A late final paycheck can add a full day’s wages for each day of delay, up to thirty days.
Lab. Code § 2802
Your employer must pay you back for work expenses, from mileage to your cell phone.
Lab. Code § 1194
You can sue to recover unpaid minimum wage and overtime, plus interest and attorney’s fees.
Lab. Code § 98.6
Claiming your own unpaid wages is protected. Retaliating against you for it is not.
Lab. Code § 232
You have the right to talk about your pay with anyone you choose.

What happens after you reach out

  1. 1

    You answer a few questions

    A short, private form. It takes about two minutes and asks nothing about the details of what happened.

  2. 2

    I read it myself

    Not a call center or a screener. I review every request personally, usually within one business day.

  3. 3

    I call you

    A confidential conversation about your options. There is no fee to talk and no pressure to go further.

Taylor Ealand

Taylor Ealand

Employment attorney with Hatmaker Law Group, Fresno

Standing up to an employer feels impossible until someone stands with you. That is the entire job.

I represent California workers when the job crosses a line: harassment and assault on the clock, careers stalled or ended by a pregnancy, wages that never made it into the paycheck. These cases are personal, and they deserve a lawyer who treats them that way.

When you reach out, you talk to me. I read every submission myself, I call you back, and I will be straight with you about whether you have a case and what it is worth.

  • Licensed by the State Bar of California
  • Based in Fresno and serving all of California
  • Every case review is free and confidential

Start your free case review

It takes about two minutes, and nothing you share creates an obligation. I read every request myself and usually reply within one business day.

Submitting this form does not create an attorney-client relationship. Please do not include details of what happened. We will talk about that on the phone.

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