Do You Want Your Day In Court?
Legislators Fight Back on Forced Arbitration On February 28, 2019, U.S. Representative Hank Johnson (D-GA) and U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) introduced “The Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal Act” (“FAIR Act”). The FAIR Act would prohibit the nearly ubiquitous use of arbitration agreements that seek to force arbitration of as yet unforeseen disputes between business interests […]Continue reading
Fired? Know Your Rights: Get your employment file on your way out!
Many of our callers reach out to us immediately after having been fired. Traumatized and stressed, they often forget the cardinal rule: Ask for your personnel file on your way out that door. Often these documents will provide the information necessary to get an attorney to want to take on your case. For example, when […]Continue reading
My Boss is Harassing Me, Can I Sue?
Many of our callers report being tortured at the hands of a bad boss. They call to ask us if they have a legal right to better treatment, or to get their job back after they have been fired. Often we must deliver bad news. The answer is usually no. In this blog, we will […]Continue reading
Why is Forced Arbitration Such a Big Deal?
No Jury for You Most employees expect their employers to treat them fairly. They work hard; they get great reviews on their performance. Everything is going great. Then something happens. A supervisor begins to discriminate against them. When they experience such discrimination, employees believe they have the right to sue their employer for violating their […]Continue reading
Predatory Sexual Harrassment Practices Outed in VC Community
“[You are a] sorceress casting a spell.” […]comment[ing] on how she looked in a blue dress [he ]added, “Know what I’m thinking? Why am I sending you this — in private? (1)” A recent article in the New York Times contained some startling allegations made by many women currently working in the tech industry. It would seem […]Continue reading
Enforcing the Fair Pay Act
California’s Equal Pay & Fair Pay Acts: If you’ve read our previous posts on the topic, you will know that the State of California enacted legislation taking aim at pay disparity between genders in the workforce. Here’s a quick summary from the California Department of Industrial Relations: For decades now, the California Equal Pay Act […]Continue reading
Class Actions: The Importance of Your Collective Voice in the Law
What is a Class Action? When there are too many plaintiffs to make it practical for each to file an individual claim, or when such a claim is so small as to make no economic sense to be filed individually, a class action is the best option for accomplishing these goals. Generally, one or more […]Continue reading
I Told My Boss He’s Mean and Now He Is Retaliating Against Me (Harassment & Retaliation Explained)
Defining and understanding harassment and retaliation Most people know that laws exist to protect employees from discrimination and harassment. However, many don’t understand how these laws operate to provide such protection. Nor do they always understand the relationship between unlawful harassment and discrimination, or how subsequent retaliation ties in. The concepts themselves are two of the […]Continue reading
My Boss Sexually Harassed Me. Now They Want to Investigate. What Do I Do?
Why and how to cooperate with a sexual harassment investigation Reporting that the boss groped you under the table at that last company meeting was challenging enough, but now the company lawyers are asking you to give them a statement. What do you do? – Assuming you have already reported the incident(s) to HR, the […]Continue reading
