• Employment Litigation

    Chami Law provides aggressive representation to individuals throughout Southern California who have suffered from employment discrimination, sexual harassment, wrongful termination, and related harms.

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  • Wrongful Termination

    California is an "at-will" employment state. This means that your employer can generally fire you for any reason or for no reason at all – as long as your termination is not in violation of the law or in breach of a valid employment contract.

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  • Race Discrimination

    Discrimination in the workplace on account of race, color, ethnicity and/or national origin is prohibited under both California and federal law. Race discrimination is prohibited in all facets of employment including: hiring, firing, interviewing, promoting, advertisements for positions and working conditions.

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  • Wage & Overtime Disputes

    In California, an employee must be paid one and one-half times their regular rate of pay for each hour worked over 8 per day or over 40 per week. Employees in California can recover overtime wages earned as far back as four years ago.

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  • Sexual Harassment

    Sexual Harassment is defined as unwanted sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, or other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature where submission to or rejection of this conduct affects an individual's employment. All employers in California, regardless of the number of employees, are covered by the harassment section of the Fair Employment and Housing Act.

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  • Pregnancy Discrimination

    The California Fair Employment & Housing Act (“FEHA”) prohibits an employer from discriminating against any employee because of his or her sex. Sex is defined to include pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth and breastfeeding.

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About Us

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Pouya B. Chami is the principal and founder of Chami Law, PC, a civil litigation firm representing clients in the areas of employment law, including discrimination, retaliation and harassment matters, as well as wage/hour disputes and class action litigation.

Mr. Chami has a proven track record of success litigating in both state and federal court. He has been featured in Los Angeles Magazine as a “Top Attorney” in Southern California for the area of Labor & Employment Law, earning a perfect rating of 10.0 (“Superb”).

Practice Areas

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At Chami Law, we have a solid commitment to the areas of law in which we practice. Mr. Chami has been recognized as a Super Lawyer for 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021.

Mr. Chami is dedicated to serving his clients and pursues each case with a strong commitment to achieving justice on their behalf. At Chami Law, our clients have a high level of comfort knowing they have hired a competent, highly qualified and experienced law firm to assist them with their legal needs.

Employment Litigation

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Chami Law provides aggressive representation to individuals throughout Southern California who have suffered from employment discrimination, sexual harassment, wrongful termination, and related harms.

Discrimination and Wrongful Termination
When there is no contract setting out the terms of employment, an employee is said to be hired “at-will,” and is therefore subject to termination at any time for good, bad, or no reason.