Fresno, California Employment Lawyer Resources

The Central Valley drives a huge share of California's agricultural output, and Fresno sits at the center of it. The industries that dominate the Fresno labor market — agriculture, food processing, warehousing and logistics, trucking, and healthcare — are also the industries where California's strongest labor protections get violated most often. Unpaid overtime on harvest crews, missed meal and rest breaks in packing houses, misclassification of truck drivers, off-the-clock work at distribution centers, and retaliation against workers who speak up are among the most common claims we see from Fresno clients.

California employment law sets a floor that is much higher than federal law. Daily overtime kicks in at 8 hours, double time at 12. Meal and rest breaks are mandatory and each missed break generates a premium wage. The Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) protects against discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and failure to accommodate a disability or pregnancy, and FEHA is broader and more employee-friendly than federal Title VII. On top of that, the Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) lets workers pursue Labor Code penalties on behalf of the state. For Central Valley workers, the result is a powerful set of tools to challenge wage theft and workplace misconduct, if you know how to use them.

I am George Goldberg, founding partner of Goldberg & Loren. In more than 32 years and 20,000+ cases, my firm has represented workers in wage-and-hour, wrongful termination, harassment, and retaliation cases against employers ranging from family farms to national logistics operations. I started my career defending corporate clients in 1994 and switched sides in 1996. I know how employers and their defense firms evaluate these cases, and I use that knowledge every day.

Below you will find our employment-law articles relevant to Fresno workers and the questions we answer most often. If you have been fired, harassed, underpaid, or retaliated against at a Fresno-area job, call Goldberg & Loren at 1-888-352-9243 for a free and confidential consultation.