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Glendale Employment Lawyer
Glendale runs on hospitals, studios, retail, and the offices in between, and the disputes that come out of them are the ordinary ones: someone fired after complaining, someone not paid for the hours they worked, someone pushed out after asking for leave. Justin Silverman represents the worker in those disputes.
Justin’s office is in Sherman Oaks, and there is no Glendale office. California employment law is statewide, so where in the state you work does not decide whether he can represent you.
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Where the law draws the line
California’s workplace protections apply in Glendale exactly as they do anywhere else in the state, the law is statewide, and so is Justin’s practice. What differs city to city is the local wage floor and what has actually been happening to workers there, both of which are below.
- Fired for an unlawful reasonDiscrimination, retaliation, or a firing that breaks a statute or a real contract.
- Harassment or discriminationIncluding a hostile work environment, under FEHA.
- Unpaid wages or overtimeMissed breaks, off-the-clock work, and final pay that arrived late.
- Punished for speaking upRetaliation can be a claim of its own, separate from what you reported.
The common thread is that the employer did something the law forbids, not merely something that felt unfair. Start with employment law in California.
Layoffs on record in Glendale
Employers planning a mass layoff in California have to file advance notice with the state, and those filings are public. One employer has a notice on file listing a Glendale address — 4 notices covering 102 workers, filed between Aug 15, 2025 and Aug 11, 2026.
- Adventist Health102 workers · notice Aug 11, 2026
Listed because each appears in California’s published WARN data with an address in Glendale, as retrieved on Aug 20, 2026. Naming an employer here is not a statement that it did anything unlawful, and this firm is not affiliated with any of them. A layoff is lawful on its own; whether a particular notice fell short of what the law required depends on the facts. What the WARN Act requires, or see the full California layoff tracker.
What you have to be paid in Glendale
Glendale sets higher floors for particular industries rather than one citywide minimum, so which applies depends on the job. The rates, their effective dates, and who they cover are on the Glendale minimum wage page.
Whatever the floor, daily overtime, duty-free breaks, accurate pay stubs, and expense reimbursement sit on top of it. Estimate what you may be owed with the overtime calculator or the waiting time penalty calculator.
Glendale hotel workers have rights beyond the wage
Glendale Municipal Code chapter 5.120 does more than set a rate. A hotel employer cannot require or permit a hotel worker to work more than 10 hours in a workday unless the worker consents in writing, and that consent is invalid unless the employer told the worker in writing, seven days beforehand, that they could decline without any adverse action.
Room-cleaning workload is capped. At a hotel with 40 or more guest rooms the limit is 3,500 square feet in an eight-hour workday, and 4,000 at smaller hotels. Exceed it and the employer owes twice the regular rate of pay for every hour worked that day. Employers must also keep three years of records showing rooms cleaned, square footage, and hours, and a worker may inspect them.
The ordinance carries its own remedies. Retaliation is barred outright, and an employer taking adverse action against a worker within a year of protected activity must give a written statement of the reasons at or before the action. A violation can mean actual damages plus statutory damages of $100 per person per day, trebled where the violation is willful, and a prevailing worker recovers attorney's fees and costs.
Glendale Municipal Code chapter 5.120, added by Ordinance No. 5991 (adopted June 28, 2022). General information about the ordinance, not legal advice, and whether any of it applies depends on the facts.
Workplace safety citations in Glendale
State inspectors issue citations when a workplace breaks California’s safety rules, and the results are public. In Glendale, 1 citation has become final with a penalty of $18,005, covering 3 violations classed serious, willful, or repeat. A further 5 cases are contested and not final, so no penalty is settled in them.
- $18,005ROXBURY MANAGEMENT COCitation final
Why this matters to a worker rather than only to the employer: a citation can support a serious-and-willful claim that increases workers’ compensation by half, and California bars an employer from punishing you for raising a safety concern or cooperating with an inspection. What a Cal/OSHA citation can support.
Final citations only, from the U.S. Department of Labor’s published inspection record as retrieved Aug 2, 2026. A citation is not a finding that anyone was injured, naming an employer is not a statement that it did anything unlawful, and this firm was not involved in these inspections.
If you have just lost the job
Unemployment in Los Angeles County ran 5.3% in June 2026, against 5.2% statewide. It is context rather than advice, but it is worth knowing when you are weighing how quickly you need to accept something.
America’s Job Center of California is the state’s no-cost network for people who have been laid off: help filing and keeping unemployment benefits, federally funded retraining, and résumé and interview coaching. There is one in Glendale.
Verdugo Jobs Center (opens in a new tab)
1255 South Central Avenue, Glendale, CA 91204 · 818- 937-8000
Directory: U.S. Department of Labor. Locations and hours change — confirm before visiting.
Questions people ask
Were the recent Glendale layoffs given enough notice?
Of the 4 WARN notices on file with a Glendale address, 3 show fewer than 60 days between the notice date and the last day of work. That is a fact about the filing, not a finding that any employer broke the law — California's notice rules carry exceptions, and whether a short gap matters depends on the employer and what else happened. It is a reason to have the paperwork read rather than assume.
Do I need a lawyer in Glendale to handle a Glendale case?
No. California employment claims are brought under state law, and a lawyer licensed in California can represent you wherever in the state you work. Justin's office is in Sherman Oaks and he represents workers throughout California, Glendale included.
Can I be fired without a reason in Glendale?
Usually yes — California is at-will, so an employer generally needs no reason. What it cannot do is act on an unlawful one.
What does a consultation cost?
Nothing, and it is confidential. There is no fee unless we win, and no costs if there is no recovery.
How long do I have to bring a claim?
It depends on the claim. Some deadlines run in months rather than years, and several require an administrative filing first — which is why it is worth asking early.
Other California cities and counties
Justin represents workers throughout California, not only in Glendale. The office is in Sherman Oaks, and these are the other local pages on this site.
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General information about California law, not legal advice, and reading it does not create an attorney-client relationship. Page reviewed ; layoff data as retrieved .