Employment Lawyers Group

What Employment Lawyers Group does

Employment Lawyers Group is a California-based, employee-side employment law firm founded in 1993 by Karl Gerber and headquartered in Sherman Oaks. The firm exclusively represents individual employees — not employers — across wrongful termination, employment discrimination, sexual harassment, unpaid wages and overtime, whistleblower retaliation, FMLA/CFRA, workers compensation, and prevailing wage matters. The client base spans all employee levels from minimum wage workers to executives earning over $1,000,000 annually, served through 12 physical offices across California (Los Angeles, Sherman Oaks, Bakersfield, Tustin, Riverside, Sacramento, Ontario, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose, Torrance, and Oxnard). Distribution is direct-to-consumer via phone intake (818-783-7300), website contact forms, and radio show engagement, with no employer-side, corporate, or institutional client relationships.

The firm's business model is pure contingency fee representation: clients pay nothing upfront, the firm advances all litigation costs, and attorney fees are collected only if the case is won. Karl Gerber, the founder and lead trial attorney, has first-chaired and won 46 of 48 binding arbitrations and jury trials (per the firm's records) and has secured individual outcomes ranging up to a $797,712 arbitration award for sexual harassment and a $4,000,000 class action settlement for unpaid overtime. The firm has handled 2,000+ separate California employment cases and represented 6,000+ employees including class members and PAGA claimants since inception. Marketing channels are anchored by Gerber's weekly "Workplace Lawyer" radio show on 105.1 FM KKGO, plus earned media in Fortune, Wall Street Journal, Fox News, and Newsweek, and a content library of 600+ web articles on California employment law. The firm operates as a founder-owned private practice with no disclosed investors, parent company, or external capital structure; current headcount is reported at 1-10, reflecting a leaner configuration than the up-to-80-lawyer nationwide footprint the firm maintained during 2008-2012.

Name

Employment Lawyers Group

Legal name

Employment Lawyers Group

Website

https://worklawyerca.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Employment Lawyers Group is a California-based, employee-side employment law firm founded in 1993, representing workers in wrongful termination, discrimination, sexual harassment, and unpaid wage cases on a contingency fee basis across 12 California offices.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Employment Law Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110), Offices of Lawyers (54111), Legal Services (5411)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Employment & Labor Law (BPAHAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Litigation & Dispute Resolution (BPAHAAAB), Labor Relations & Employment Practice Advisory (BPAHAGAK)

Keywords

• Employment law services
• Wrongful termination representation
• Sexual harassment lawsuits
• Unpaid wage recovery
• Workplace discrimination cases

Headquarters

HQ city

Sherman Oaks

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices12 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Contingency Fee - Employment Cases: All employment cases for employees are taken on a contingency basis. The firm is only paid a fee when and if they win the case. They advance all litigation costs. This is the primary revenue stream.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Employment Lawyers Group is a California employment law firm that exclusively represents employees (not employers) in wrongful termination, sexual harassment, employment discrimination, unpaid wages and overtime, whistleblower retaliation, workers compensation, and FMLA/CFRA leave cases. All employment cases are accepted on a contingency fee basis — clients pay no upfront fees or costs and the firm advances all litigation expenses, collecting a fee only when and if the case is won. The firm operates from 12 office locations across California under founder Karl Gerber.

Product overview

Employment Lawyers Group is a California employment law firm that operates as a single unified legal services practice. The firm provides comprehensive employment law representation exclusively for employees (not employers) across all California counties. Services are delivered through multiple office locations throughout California and are structured around contingency fee representation with no upfront costs. The practice areas include wrongful termination, sexual harassment, employment discrimination, unpaid wages/overtime, whistleblower protection, workers compensation, and FMLA/CFRA matters. The firm is led by Karl Gerber, an employment attorney since 1993, and employs attorneys with extensive training in employment and wrongful termination law.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Wrongful Termination Representation
• Sexual Harassment Legal Services
• Employment Discrimination Representation
• Unpaid Wages and Overtime Recovery
• Whistleblower Protection Services
• Workers Compensation Legal Services
• Family Medical Leave (FMLA/CFRA) Representation

Quantifiable outcome

• 51 trial and arbitration victories
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Brayton Purcell LLP: Northern California plaintiff employment and personal injury firm with substantial class action practice. Comparable to Employment Lawyers Group in California-only employment class action work and contingency representation.
• Cogan & Power: San Francisco plaintiff employment law firm with class action and trial experience. Comparable to Employment Lawyers Group in California employment class action and individual representation.
• Hattis & Lukacs: Bellevue-based plaintiff employment class action firm with notable California class action work. Compares to Employment Lawyers Group's class action employment capability, though geographically Washington-anchored.
• Kazan Law: California-based plaintiff employment law firm specializing in workplace injury, asbestos, and employment cases with class action capability. Closely comparable to Employment Lawyers Group in California plaintiff-side employment focus and contingency fee model.
• Stone & Sallus: Los Angeles plaintiff employment law firm handling wrongful termination, discrimination, and wage cases. Direct competitor to Employment Lawyers Group in the LA County employment plaintiff market.
• Heller Legal Group: Los Angeles plaintiff employment law firm representing employees in wrongful termination, discrimination, and wage cases. Direct competitor for the same California employee-plaintiff customer base as Employment Lawyers Group.
• Kantor & Kantor: California and Washington plaintiff employment and disability rights firm. Comparable to Employment Lawyers Group in plaintiff-side employment and disability discrimination work on contingency.
• Hadsell Stormer Renick & Dai (HSRD): Pasadena-based plaintiff employment, civil rights, and consumer rights firm with substantial class action and trial practice. Highly comparable to Employment Lawyers Group in California employee-side employment litigation.
• Rudy, Exum & Associates: Southern California plaintiff employment law firm with class action experience. Direct comparable to Employment Lawyers Group in scope of practice and employee-side contingency representation.
• Siegel LeWitter: California plaintiff employment law firm focused on wage and hour, discrimination, and wrongful termination cases. Directly comparable practice area and contingency model to Employment Lawyers Group.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/employment-lawyers-group

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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