California Supreme Court Approves Mixed-Motive Defense in Employment...
Wynona Harris was a bus driver for the City of Santa Monica. While still in her probationary period, Harris was involved in two accidents and accumulated two absences for which she did not follow...
View ArticleCalifornia Appeals Court Says “No” to Me Too Evidence
Kenneth Hatai, an Asian-American, was a senior traffic engineer at the California Department of Transportation (CalTrans). Hatai often complained that his supervisor was rough, nasty and disrespectful;...
View ArticleReverse Discrimination in California
Mark Hillaker, Jr. is suing Hurley Medical Center in Flint, Michigan, on claims of racial discrimination. Hillaker, a white male, worked at Hurley as an environmental technician. The discrimination...
View ArticleCalifornia Law Prohibits Retaliation Against a Whistleblower
A jury in the U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska awarded Paul Blakeslee $3.5 million in damages for his claim of retaliation. Blakeslee worked for Shaw Environment & Infrastructure...
View ArticleWrongful Termination and Employee Mobility
California labor laws protect the principle of employee mobility, which helps employees leave their job to work for a competitor. As such, employees might have a claim for wrongful termination if their...
View ArticleCivil rights lawsuit for abuse based on immigration status | San Diego civil...
Update to a May 2013 story about a local San Diego attorney accused of abuse based on immigration status, violating his tenants’ civil rights. In May 2013, Michael Chen of 10 News San Diego reported...
View ArticleGender Violence Action To Be Filed Monday Against Bob Filner and His Employer
The Gilleon Law Firm will file a legal action against the City of San Diego and Bob Filner for battery, gender violence, negligent failure to provide sexual harassment training, and sexual harassment...
View ArticleDisability Discrimination and the Death of a Newborn
Reyna Garcia worked at Albertson’s in Atascadero as general merchandise manager, which involved loading and unloading significant quantities of merchandise. When she became pregnant in 2012 and...
View ArticleCalifornia’s Legal Protections Against Workplace Discrimination
California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) prohibits discrimination in employment based on religion just as Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 bans such discrimination at the federal...
View ArticleFiling an Employment Discrimination Suit? Be Prepared!
California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) prohibits harassment and discrimination in employment based on a number of protected classes including race, religion, gender, age and disability. A...
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