Sexual Harassment Lawyer in San Bernardino

If you experienced sexual harassment at a San Bernardino 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 San Bernardino

Sexual harassment in San Bernardino happens in the same places you go every day: the Stater Bros. Markets corporate headquarters and distribution center (301 S. Tippecanoe Avenue - 171 stores across Southern California, $3.8 billion revenue, the largest privately-held supermarket chain in Southern California); the Amazon Fulfillment Center (a major employer in San Bernardino County per EDD Labor Market Information); patient floors and clinics at Arrowhead Regional Medical Center / ARMC (400 N. Pepper Avenue, Colton - 456-bed county-owned Level I trauma teaching hospital governed by the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors) and Loma Linda University Medical Center / LLUMC (11234 Anderson Street, Loma Linda - Level 1 trauma, 1,000+ beds across Adult / Children's / East Campus / Behavioral hospitals; ~900 faculty physicians; faith-based nonprofit affiliated with Seventh-day Adventist Church); classrooms and offices at California State University San Bernardino / CSUSB (5500 University Parkway - ~2,500 employees) and the San Bernardino City Unified School District / SBCUSD (777 North F Street); the BNSF Railway yard at the historic Santa Fe Railway hub; the Yaamava' Resort & Casino at San Manuel in adjacent Highland (777 San Manuel Boulevard - 5,000+ employees, top-10 private employer in San Bernardino County); the San Bernardino Justice Center (247 West Third Street - 35 courtrooms); and City of San Bernardino offices at 290 North D Street. The most common San Bernardino pattern is unwanted touching, comments, or pressure from a supervisor, coworker, patient, or customer, followed by retaliation when the worker reports it.

San Bernardino Industries Where Sexual Harassment Is Most Common

• Grocery and retail distribution workers - at the Stater Bros. Markets corporate headquarters and distribution center (301 S. Tippecanoe Avenue, San Bernardino, CA 92408 - 171 stores across Southern California, $3.8 billion revenue, the largest privately-held supermarket chain in Southern California). Grocery workers are typically represented by UFCW locals - collective bargaining agreements affect grievance procedures but do not waive statutory FEHA (Cal. Gov. Code section 12940 et seq.), Title VII (42 U.S.C. section 2000e), or California Labor Code rights. Distribution workers are covered by California's Warehouse Quotas Act, AB 701 (Cal. Labor Code sections 2100-2112).
• Warehouse, logistics, and e-commerce workers - at the Amazon Fulfillment Center (identified by California EDD Labor Market Information as a major San Bernardino County employer), Walmart, Target, and FedEx Ground distribution facilities along the I-215 / I-10 corridor. Covered by AB 701 (Cal. Labor Code sections 2100-2112), which requires written quota disclosure, prohibits quotas that interfere with meal, rest, or bathroom use, and provides a private right of action. Client-employer liability under California Labor Code section 2810.3 makes brand-name retailers and logistics companies jointly responsible for staffing-agency and subcontractor wage violations.
• Healthcare workers - at Arrowhead Regional Medical Center / ARMC (400 N. Pepper Avenue, Colton, CA 92324 - 456-bed county-owned Level I trauma university-affiliated teaching hospital, replaced the former San Bernardino County Medical Center in 1999) and Loma Linda University Medical Center / LLUMC (11234 Anderson Street, Loma Linda, CA 92354 - Level 1 trauma with 1,000+ beds across Adult Hospital 320 + Children's Hospital 364 + East Campus 134 + Behavioral Medicine Center 89; ~900 faculty physicians; faith-based nonprofit affiliated with Seventh-day Adventist Church). Covered by SB 525 (Cal. Labor Code sections 1182.14, 1182.15, 1182.16) tiered healthcare-worker minimum-wage schedule, California Health and Safety Code section 1278.5 ($25,000-per-violation civil penalty for patient-safety retaliation), and - for ARMC employees as county workers - the 6-month Government Claims Act deadline (Cal. Gov. Code section 911.2).
• Higher education and K-12 workers - at California State University, San Bernardino / CSUSB (5500 University Parkway - approximately 2,500 employees, one of the largest employers in the Inland Empire; state-of-California employees subject to CFA collective bargaining for faculty and the 6-month Government Claims Act deadline), the San Bernardino City Unified School District / SBCUSD (777 North F Street, (909) 381-1100), and San Bernardino Valley College (701 S. Mt. Vernon Avenue, part of the San Bernardino Community College District). Protected by Skelly v. State Personnel Board (1975) 15 Cal.3d 194 due-process rights, California Whistleblower Protection Act (Cal. Gov. Code section 8547), and the 6-month Government Claims Act deadline.
• Casino and hospitality workers - at the Yaamava' Resort & Casino at San Manuel (777 San Manuel Boulevard, Highland, CA 92346 - top-10 private employer in San Bernardino County with 5,000+ employees, owned and operated by the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians as a federally recognized tribal enterprise). Tribal sovereign immunity affects certain claims, but workers retain rights under tribal labor ordinances, the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. section 2701 et seq.), and Title VII for federally protected categories. Tipped restaurant and bar workers earn full California minimum wage of $16.90/hour plus tips (Cal. Labor Code section 351 prohibits tip pooling abuses).
• Government and public-sector workers - at the County of San Bernardino (more than 40 departments and approximately 25,000 public-service professionals countywide), the City of San Bernardino (290 North D Street), the San Bernardino Police Department, the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department, and the California Highway Patrol. Peace officers are covered by the Public Safety Officers Procedural Bill of Rights (POBR, Cal. Gov. Code section 3300 et seq.). Court personnel at the San Bernardino Justice Center (247 West Third Street - 35 courtrooms, opened 2014) are state employees subject to civil-service rules. Subject to the 6-month Government Claims Act deadline.
• Rail and transportation workers - at the BNSF Railway yard at the historic Santa Fe Railway hub in central San Bernardino, and truck drivers along the I-10 / I-215 corridor. Rail workers are covered by the Federal Railroad Safety Act (FRSA, 49 U.S.C. section 20109) whistleblower protection (OSHA-administered), the Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA, 45 U.S.C. section 51 et seq.), and the Railway Labor Act (45 U.S.C. section 151 et seq.). Truck drivers are covered by federal STAA whistleblower protection (49 U.S.C. section 31105).

San Bernardino Local Protections

San Bernardino has no separate citywide minimum-wage, hotel-worker, fair-workweek, healthcare-worker, or paid-sick-leave ordinance beyond California state law. San Bernardino is a charter city (current charter approved 2016, Council-Manager form). San Bernardino 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), SB 525 (healthcare-worker tiered schedule - directly relevant to LLUMC and ARMC workers), and AB 701 (warehouse quotas - directly relevant to Amazon, Walmart, Target, FedEx, and Stater Bros. distribution workers).

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

Civil employment lawsuits filed by San Bernardino workers are heard at the San Bernardino County Superior Court, San Bernardino Justice Center, 247 West Third Street, San Bernardino, CA 92415. 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.