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Earlier this month, a former employee in Los Angeles filed a lawsuit against her former Glendale employer alleging age discrimination. In the complaint, the employee argues that she was unlawfully discharged from her job as a result of her age, citing violations of California’s Fair Employment Housing Act (FEHA). As a result of her termination,… Read More
This month, the Palm Beach County, FL public school system announced that it had reached a settlement in the U.S. Justice Department lawsuit, which had alleged that a principal had unlawfully demoted an assistant principal upon discovering that she was pregnant with twins. According to the complaint, the assistant principal was expecting twins in 2011… Read More
A wage theft enforcement bill that will empower local California authorities to investigate wage theft claims has recently been signed into law by Governor Jerry Brown. This bill (SB 1342), authored by Senator Tony Mendoza (Artesia), will allow county and municipal boards to appoint an official to investigate allegations of wage theft. Taking effect on… Read More
In this piece, Pasadena attorney George S. Azadian gives you his insights into Overtime Pay. This article is for general information purposes only and is not presented as legal advice, and is not to be acted on as such. Overtime pay can be a difficult discussion to have when employees are unsure of their rights… Read More
In 2015, about 1 in every 3 complaints filed with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) was related to workplace harassment. That is according to a recent report released by EEOC officials, which has also revealed some other important – and, perhaps, unsettling – trends about the nature of workplace harassment in the U.S…. Read More
Eighteen car wash workers who have been embroiled in a wage theft lawsuit for about five years have finally won justice, as they have secured a $1.65 million settlement. Marking the largest wage theft award secured in their industry, this settlement will reportedly result in payouts of about $91,000 for all of the plaintiffs, with… Read More
A Beverly Hills lingerie retailer – Agent Provocateur, Inc. – has recently been sued for alleged overtime pay violations. Filed in the Los Angeles County Superior Court on May 13th, this case (Case No. BC620413) is a class action that has been initiated on behalf of the retailer’s non-exempt employees who have allegedly been the… Read More
Los Angeles Wrongful Termination Attorney George S. Azadian gives you his insights into wrongful termination: We all have likely heard of “wrongful termination,” but few of us know what actually qualifies as a wrongful termination under California law. In California, employees without an employment contract setting forth the specific reasons as to why they can… Read More
Thousands of Tyson Foods employees have recently been handed a decisive victory from the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS), which voted 6 to 2 to uphold a $5.8 million settlement awarded by a lower court for Tyson’s overtime pay violations. The Allegations According to court documents for this case (Tyson Foods v. Bouaphakeo… Read More
The State Bar of California was recently named as a defendant in a $15 million wrongful termination lawsuit that alleges rampant incompetence and unethical practices in addition to the illegal firing. This case, Oehler v. The State Bar of California et al., Case No. BC610699, was filed by a former administrative assistant at the Bar… Read More