Sexual Harassment Lawyer in Concord

If you experienced sexual harassment at a Concord workplace, you have strong protections under California law. We represent employees only, never employers, and offer a free, confidential consultation. 1-800-371-3088.

What Is Sexual Harassment in Concord

Sexual harassment in Concord happens in the same places you go every day: patient floors at John Muir Medical Center - Concord Campus (2540 East Street - 244-licensed-bed (276 HCAI) acute-care hospital, one of Concord's largest employers; plus a 73-bed psychiatric hospital, all operated by John Muir Health headquartered in adjacent Walnut Creek); classrooms across the Mt. Diablo Unified School District / MDUSD (1936 Carlotta Drive - approximately 3,100 educators, administrators, and staff; one of the largest school districts in the Bay Area; operates 50+ schools serving Concord, Pleasant Hill, Bay Point, Clayton, and portions of Pittsburg, Walnut Creek, and Lafayette); corporate offices at the Bank of America Technology Center (one of the largest BofA operations centers in the western U.S.), the Chevron Credit Center (Chevron USA's national credit operations), and Fresenius Medical Care (NYSE: FMS); retail at The Veranda outdoor lifestyle center and SunValley Shopping Center; the former Concord Naval Weapons Station (established 1942, decommissioned, now being redeveloped as the Concord Reuse Project); the BART Concord and North Concord-Martinez stations; the Concord Police Department; and City of Concord offices at 1950 Parkside Drive. The most common Concord pattern is unwanted touching, comments, or pressure from a supervisor, coworker, patient, or customer, followed by retaliation when the worker reports it.

Concord Industries Where Sexual Harassment Is Most Common

• Healthcare workers - at John Muir Medical Center - Concord Campus (2540 East Street, Concord, CA 94520, (925) 682-8200 - 244-licensed-bed (276 HCAI) acute-care hospital, one of Concord's largest employers; serves Contra Costa and southern Solano counties; operated by John Muir Health headquartered in adjacent Walnut Creek), plus a 73-bed psychiatric hospital affiliated with John Muir Health in Concord. Fresenius Medical Care (NYSE: FMS) also operates dialysis clinics and corporate functions in Concord. Covered by SB 525 healthcare worker minimum-wage schedule (Cal. Labor Code sections 1182.14, 1182.15, 1182.16), California Health and Safety Code section 1278.5 ($25,000-per-violation civil penalty for patient-safety retaliation), and CNA / SEIU-UHW collective bargaining agreements. Public-company employees at Fresenius have additional Sarbanes-Oxley (18 U.S.C. section 1514A) and Dodd-Frank (15 U.S.C. section 78u-6) protection.
• K-12 education workers - at the Mt. Diablo Unified School District / MDUSD (1936 Carlotta Drive, Concord, CA 94519, (925) 682-8000 - approximately 3,100 educators, administrators, and staff, one of the largest school districts in the Bay Area; operates 50+ schools from preschool through adult education serving Concord, Pleasant Hill, Bay Point, Clayton, and portions of Pittsburg, Walnut Creek, and Lafayette). Public-school workers have pre-deprivation due-process rights under Skelly v. State Personnel Board (1975) 15 Cal.3d 194, California Whistleblower Protection Act (Cal. Gov. Code section 8547), and the 6-month Government Claims Act deadline (Cal. Gov. Code section 911.2).
• Banking, finance, and corporate operations workers - at the Bank of America Technology Center (one of the largest BofA operations centers in the western United States) and the Chevron Credit Center (Chevron USA's national credit operations office). Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) and Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX) employees are protected by Sarbanes-Oxley (18 U.S.C. section 1514A) for accounting/securities fraud whistleblower claims, Dodd-Frank section 922 (15 U.S.C. section 78u-6), and - for banking-sector workers specifically - 12 U.S.C. section 1831j whistleblower protection. Office workers are covered by all standard California FEHA, Labor Code, and federal Title VII / ADA / ADEA / FMLA protections.
• Higher education and government workers - at Diablo Valley College (DVC - 321 Golf Club Road, Pleasant Hill, adjacent to Concord; part of the Contra Costa Community College District), the City of Concord (1950 Parkside Drive - general-law city), the Concord Police Department (CPD officers subject to POBR / Cal. Gov. Code section 3300 et seq.), and the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District (which provides fire services to Concord). Subject to the 6-month Government Claims Act deadline.
• Concord Reuse Project, retail, and consumer-services workers - at the former Concord Naval Weapons Station (established 1942 as a vital munitions storage and shipping facility for the U.S. Navy, decommissioned with the inland portion transferred to the City of Concord and East Bay Regional Park District for redevelopment as the Concord Reuse Project), and at retail along Concord Avenue, Willow Pass Road, and Clayton Road including The Veranda outdoor lifestyle center and SunValley Shopping Center. Common claims: wage and hour (off-the-clock and rounding violations under Cal. Labor Code sections 226.7, 510, 512) and commission disputes (Cal. Labor Code section 2751). Fast-food workers at chains with 60+ national locations earn the $20.00/hour AB 1228 floor (Cal. Labor Code section 1474).

Concord Local Protections

Concord has no separate citywide minimum-wage, hotel-worker, fair-workweek, healthcare-worker, or paid-sick-leave ordinance beyond California state law. Concord is a general-law city. Concord workers 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) and SB 525 (healthcare-worker tiered schedule - directly relevant to John Muir Concord workers).

Sexual harassment in Concord is governed by FEHA (Cal. Government Code section 12940(j)), which covers any Concord 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 Concord

Civil employment lawsuits filed by Concord workers are heard at the Contra Costa County Superior Court, Wakefield Taylor Courthouse, 725 Court Street, Martinez, CA 94553. 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.