Employment
Representative Cases
- 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.
- Handled wage & hour case in United States District Court on behalf of a group of delivery truck drivers, resulting in a seven-figure settlement.
- Wage & hour and WARN Act case in United States District Court on behalf of a group of employees of a shipping and trucking company, resulting in a seven-figure settlement.
- Age discrimination case in United States District Court on behalf of several dozen plaintiffs versus a large tech employer.
- Several individual employment disputes, including wrongful termination, breach of contract, discrimination, and harassment issues, each resolved for between five and six figures.
- Handled three-week jury trial of breach of employment contract/fraud case.
- Handled wage & hour case in United States District Court on behalf of a group of delivery truck drivers, resulting in a seven-figure settlement.