Employment

Plaintiff claims her immediate supervisor made several sexually charged comments to her and massaged her shoulders, grabbed her shoulders or arm on several occasions during the several months she worked at defendant. Plaintiff claims several co-workers will corroborate this. Defense engaged an outside HR counsel to investigate plaintiff's allegations and found them to be somewhat true as to some of the comments only. Supervisor was demoted and prohibited from any direct contact with plaintiff as a result. Plaintiff quit, returned, then quit again, claiming the alleged harasser continued to interact with her. Defendant claims Plaintiff is not credible by virtue of her history and that she'll be unable to prove hostile environment, or that defendant did anything wrong. Plaintiff claims the two owners of the employing company/defendant trust the alleged harasser only because he is their friend.

Plaintiff, an eight-year employee of defendant company in collections, alleged wrongful and retaliatory termination, discrimination based upon age, national origin, and sexual orientation, as well as Labor Code violations relating to wages and hours. Defendant denied and disputed nearly each fact alleged by Plaintiff.

Plaintiff worked for defendant company as a freelance recruiter for about 15 months. Most of that time, he was paid as an 1099 independent contractor. For part of the time, he was an employee of an employment service, assigned to defendant. Defendant's HR officer, also a named defendant, encouraged Plaintiff to apply for a permanent, salaried employee management position at Defendant. Job was essentially offered to plaintiff. However, upon informing defendant that his orthopedic problems had worsened and he was facing a spinal fusion surgery with a lengthy recovery time, plaintiff claims defendant withdrew the job offer. Defendant claims that plaintiff rejected the job offer or said he could not fill the job because of timing and health coverage issues, and that Plaintiff subsequently changed his mind and tried to accept the offer, but by then Defendant had settled on another, better qualified candidate. Plaintiff also alleges classification and unpaid wages violations in addition to the disability discrimination alleged.

Plaintiff, an eight-year employee of defendant company in collections, alleged wrongful and retaliatory termination, discrimination based upon age, national origin, and sexual orientation, as well as Labor Code violations relating to wages and hours. Defendant denied and disputed nearly each fact alleged by Plaintiff.

Plaintiff worked for defendant company as a freelance recruiter for about 15 months. Most of that time, he was paid as an 1099 independent contractor. For part of the time, he was an employee of an employment service, assigned to defendant. Defendant's HR officer, also a named defendant, encouraged Plaintiff to apply for a permanent, salaried employee management position at Defendant. Job was essentially offered to plaintiff. However, upon informing defendant that his orthopedic problems had worsened and he was facing a spinal fusion surgery with a lengthy recovery time, plaintiff claims defendant withdrew the job offer. Defendant claims that plaintiff rejected the job offer or said he could not fill the job because of timing and health coverage issues, and that Plaintiff subsequently changed his mind and tried to accept the offer, but by then Defendant had settled on another, better qualified candidate. Plaintiff also alleges classification and unpaid wages violations in addition to the disability discrimination alleged.

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