Like many Californians, you may work to support your family and loved ones. However, sometimes putting your family first requires that you take leave from work to care for a sick, injured or disabled relative. In some cases, you may need to take leave to recover from your own illness or injury. With that in mind, state and federal lawmakers have created important legal protections for workers who need time away from the job. Unfortunately, some employers fail to respect those protections. At Levine & Blit LLP, we have worked with many employees who have been terminated from their jobs, harassed or retaliated against for taking the family or medical leave that they are entitled to by law. As employment lawyers, it is our job to hold employers accountable to the law and help our clients get what they deserve — whether that is reinstatement of their position at work or compensation for their financial losses.