Most of us in Los Angeles know someone with diabetes or have it ourselves. The number is growing at an alarming rate. The latest government estimate is that 29 million Americans are living with the disease. We don't think of diabetes as something that would cause...
There are many ways for a person to feel as though sexual harassment has taken place. This story out of California pushes the boundaries of sexual harassment into full on allegations of rape, however. According to the news from May 12, two women have now come forward...
If you're a fan of Netflix or Amazon, this news release about the companies being sued by a former executive may interest you. The April 1 report states that while the two companies are rivals, they are both named in a lawsuit that claims a man was wrongfully...
If you've had a case go to court and didn't win, that isn't the end of the road. You can always appeal the case, like this man did. According to the news from March 30, the man had filed a claim that alleged sexual harassment took place where he worked, but he didn't...
When it came time to discuss the renewal of a 2010-2011 employment contract for the head of a private preparatory school, he was told that it wasn’t going to happen. In this case, the head felt that the decision was not based on legitimate factors but on...
A whistleblower was awarded six million dollars by a Federal Court jury in Los Angeles today as plaintiff Catherine Zulfer won a hard-fought case against Playboy Enterprises. Zulfer, the former controller for the company and a thirty-year employee, alleged that the...
When an employer terminates an employee in retaliation for blowing the whistle on illegal activity or based on the employee’s race, religion, gender or other protected class, it could become the basis of a wrongful termination lawsuit. In court, the plaintiff must...
A young gay man recently wrote a letter to a columnist anonymously named, as many are, Amy. The young man described working in a hostile work environment created by a sexually harassing boss. Although the sexual harassment had been directed at women in the past, this...
Walmart is possibly the largest violator of employment laws in the United States. Walmart, by corporate plan and design, intentionally violates the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other laws enacted to protect disabled workers. In a Memorandum to the Board...
Employees who quit their jobs can sue for wrongful termination under the doctrine of constructive termination or discharge. A constructive discharge occurs when working conditions become so intolerable that no reasonable person would be expected to continue. When...