California Employment Lawyers

As California's premier employment law firm, Lawyers for Employee and Consumer Rights is dedicated to protecting and defending California Workers' Rights. Our attorneys are experts in employment rights law, with experience covering a range of employee rights violations practice areas. 

LFECR only represents employees.

Our legal team is committed to advocating for employees and ensuring employers are held accountable for any and all legal mistreatment under both California and federal laws. 

We take on complex cases AND cases other employment lawyers deem “too small.” We take on clients who are unable to pay other lawyers’ exorbitant hourly fees. We are only paid if we are successful in getting you a recovery.

Lawyers for Employee & Consumer Rights (LFECR) proudly represents clients throughout the state of California - from Sacramento & San Francisco to Los Angeles and San Diego - with over $122.5 million successfully recovered! 

Do you need an employment lawyer who will fight for your rights AND get results? Call LFECR today.

Tell us YOUR story. 

Dedicated Legal Team

Protecting Worker's Rights

Our legal team is strategically positioned across all 58 counties in California, ensuring comprehensive coverage in the areas they primarily serve.

LFECR employment lawyers are among the dedicated professionals on our staff, ready to fiercely advocate for your worker's rights in employment matters.

HABLAMOS ESPAÑOL!

We are proud to serve clients who speak both English and Spanish. We value diverse linguistic needs.

LFECR Leadership

Robert Byrnes is the firm’s head of litigation. During the past decade, Robert has represented employees with legal claims in state and federal courts, as well as in the arbitration settings that employers increasingly force workers into. He has represented and secured substantial settlements on behalf of workers in the many industries most affected by workplace-protection laws. For example, Robert negotiated a $2-million dollar settlement on behalf of a national department store’s sales associates who alleged they had been denied meal and rest breaks.

He has also represented a national children’s clothing store’s employees alleging unpaid overtime, and negotiated a $2.1-million settlement on their behalf. In addition to retail workers, Robert secured a $1.65-million settlement on behalf of nurses and other healthcare workers, as well as a settlement with a fast food chain that resulted in a monitoring program being instituted to ensure compliance with meal and rest break laws.

Robert grew up in New Hampshire, hoping to become an attorney and to work toward making society fairer for working-class families like his own. After graduating first in his high school class, he went to Brown University, graduating in 1988. He received a master’s degree in public policy from Harvard University in 1991, and then made a permanent home in California, putting himself through law school with the help of scholarships. He received his law degree from Stanford Law School in 1998.

Consistent with Robert’s vision, Lawyers for Employee and Consumer Rights seeks to represent any worker treated unfairly by an employer. Workers come to the firm after being treated unfairly on the job, and in many instances, after other lawyers have turned them away. We use modern technology to minimize your need to travel to assist us with your case.

We welcome inquiries from anyone who has experienced a workplace violation. Not only are any initial consultations free, but there is also no cost whatsoever to you unless we negotiate a settlement for you or a court enters a judgment on your behalf.