Sexual Harassment Lawyer in Carson

Carson sexual harassment cases are pursued under California's broad employment-protection framework, including FEHA (Government Code section 12940), Title VII, and Labor Code sections 1102.5/6310. Strict filing deadlines apply: CRD 3 years; EEOC 300 days. We represent employees only, never employers. Free confidential consultation.

What Is Sexual Harassment in Carson

Sexual harassment in Carson happens in the same places you go every day: refinery operations at the Marathon Petroleum Los Angeles Refinery (Carson site at 2350 East 223rd Street, Wilmington site at 2101 E. Pacific Coast Highway - largest refinery on the West Coast, ~1,450 employees) and the Phillips 66 Los Angeles Refinery (Wilmington and Carson sites - scheduled to cease operations Q4 2025); classrooms and offices at California State University, Dominguez Hills (1000 East Victoria Street - CSU system); stadium operations at Dignity Health Sports Park (18400 Avalon Boulevard - 27,000-seat soccer stadium, home of LA Galaxy and U.S. Soccer national teams); SouthBay Pavilion mall (20700 Avalon Boulevard) and IKEA Carson; warehouses and drayage yards along I-110, I-405, I-710, and the Alameda Corridor; and City of Carson offices at 701 E. Carson Street. The most common Carson pattern is unwanted touching, comments, or pressure from a supervisor, coworker, patient, or customer, followed by retaliation when the worker reports it.

Carson Industries Where Sexual Harassment Is Most Common

• Petroleum-refining and energy workers - at the Marathon Petroleum Los Angeles Refinery (Carson site 2350 East 223rd Street, Wilmington site 2101 E. Pacific Coast Highway - largest refinery on the West Coast with approximately 1,450 employees across both sites; Marathon Petroleum is NYSE: MPC) and the Phillips 66 Los Angeles Refinery (Wilmington and Carson sites - scheduled to cease operations Q4 2025 per Phillips 66's October 2024 investor notice; Phillips 66 is NYSE: PSX). Covered by Cal/OSHA Process Safety Management standard (8 CCR section 5189), California Labor Code section 6310 retaliation protection, California Labor Code section 1102.5 whistleblower protection, federal Clean Air Act whistleblower (42 U.S.C. section 7622), Sarbanes-Oxley whistleblower (18 U.S.C. section 1514A), and California WARN Act (Labor Code sections 1400-1408 - directly relevant to the Phillips 66 closure).
• Logistics, port-drayage, and distribution workers - across Carson's industrial corridors at the intersection of I-110, I-405, I-710, and the Alameda Corridor rail line. Port-drayage truck drivers are protected against misclassification under California Labor Code section 2775 (ABC test, Dynamex / AB 5 / AB 2257) and against wage theft under California Labor Code section 2810.4 (joint liability of port-drayage motor carriers and their customers). Warehouse workers covered by AB 701 (California Labor Code sections 2100-2112) and client-employer liability under Labor Code section 2810.3.
• Higher-education workers - at California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) - 1000 East Victoria Street, Carson, CA 90747, (310) 243-3696 - faculty and staff are CSU/state employees covered by the Higher Education Employer-Employee Relations Act (HEERA - Cal. Government Code sections 3560-3599), with collective bargaining through CFA (faculty), CSUEU, Teamsters Local 2010, and other unions. Protected by Skelly v. State Personnel Board (1975) 15 Cal.3d 194 due-process rights and California Whistleblower Protection Act, Cal. Government Code section 8547.
• Sports, entertainment, and hospitality workers - at Dignity Health Sports Park (18400 Avalon Boulevard - 27,000-seat soccer-specific stadium, home of the LA Galaxy MLS team and the U.S. Soccer Federation men's and women's national teams, operated by AEG; formerly StubHub Center / Home Depot Center). Common claims: wage and hour, tip protections (Labor Code section 351), seasonal-employee misclassification (Labor Code section 2775), Hotel Worker Protection Act (AB 1761, California Labor Code section 6403.7) for adjacent hotel workers, and Cal/OSHA crowd-safety protections.
• Retail and consumer-products workers - at SouthBay Pavilion mall (20700 Avalon Boulevard - includes Old Navy, Gap, and many national chains), IKEA Carson, and along the Avalon Boulevard / Sepulveda Boulevard commercial corridors. Note: Northrop Grumman's former Dominguez Hills facility in Carson closed in 2013 (with ~800 jobs affected) - that site is no longer an active employer. Fast-food workers at chains with 60 or more national locations earn the $20.00/hour AB 1228 floor (California Labor Code section 1474).
• Public-sector workers - at the City of Carson (701 E. Carson Street - charter city since 2018, originally incorporated 1968), Carson public-safety personnel, LAUSD schools serving Carson, and other Los Angeles County agencies. Subject to the 6-month Government Claims Act deadline under Cal. Government Code section 911.2 for parallel tort claims.

Carson Local Protections

Carson has no separate citywide minimum-wage, hotel-worker, fair-workweek, healthcare-worker, or paid-sick-leave ordinance beyond California state law. Carson is a charter city (Measure CA approved November 6, 2018; originally incorporated in 1968) and reserves the right to enact local labor ordinances in the future under its police power. Carson workers currently rely on the state-level floor under California Labor Code section 1182.12 ($16.90/hour effective January 1, 2026) plus industry-specific state rules including AB 1228 ($20/hour fast-food), SB 525 (healthcare-worker tiered schedule), AB 701 (warehouse quotas), and California Labor Code section 2810.4 (port-drayage protection - directly relevant to Carson port-adjacent operations).

Sexual harassment in Carson is governed by FEHA (Cal. Government Code section 12940(j)), which covers any Carson employer with 1 or more employees for harassment claims, and by federal Title VII (15 or more employees). California also requires sexual-harassment prevention training for all employees of companies with 5 or more workers (Cal. Government Code section 12950.1).

California Law

California gives you broad statewide protection against sexual harassment. For the full statutory framework, deadlines, and how the state laws fit together, see our California employment law page and the in-depth California Sexual Harassment Guide.

What Compensation Can You Recover

California does not cap damages for sexual harassment claims. For a full breakdown of what you can recover, see the California Sexual Harassment Guide.

How to File a Sexual Harassment Claim in Carson

Civil employment lawsuits filed by Carson workers are heard at the Los Angeles County Superior Court, Compton Courthouse, 200 West Compton Boulevard, Compton, CA 90220. For agency contacts, deadlines, and the full filing process, see our California employment law page. We handle the filing process for you, call us at 1-800-371-3088 before any deadline.