THE EMPLOYEE MATTERS: News

LVBH clients featured in Berkeleyside article

Berkeleyside published an article discussing a lawsuit filed by LVBH on behalf of three women against their employer, Berkeley Unified School District. In the lawsuit, the female custodians allege claims of sexual harassment, gender discrimination, and retaliation, as well as failure to prevent harassment and discrimination. As the article notes, this is the second lawsuit […]

LVBH honored with Distinguished Service Award by the Alameda County Bar Association

The Alameda County Bar Association presented Levy Vinick Burrell Hyams with the Distinguished Service Law Firm Award during the annual meeting and Installation of the 2022 Board of Directors on April 7, 2022. The event took place at Tilden Park’s beautiful Brazilian Room. ACBA President Pamela Ross introduced the firm as “a leader for equity […]

Special Agent with over 25 years of experience in law enforcement sues California Department of Justice, alleging gender discrimination and retaliation at California Bureau of Investigation

April 15, 2022 – Special Agent in Charge R. Capello, one of the two highest-ranking women within California Department of Justice’s Bureau of Investigation, has filed a lawsuit against the DOJ alleging a persistent pattern of gender discrimination and retaliation. Capello, who has worked for the agency since 1999, alleges that her male superiors have […]

LVBH proudly announces Leticia Chavez as an associate of the firm

Levy Vinick Burrell Hyams LLP, a boutique worker’s rights firm, has expanded its ranks by adding Leticia (Letty) Chavez as an associate attorney. Letty, the proud daughter of hard-working immigrants, developed a passion for fighting injustice when she witnessed her father being exploited at his job as a landscaper. Between college and law school, she […]

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Hilary Hammell discusses employer vaccine mandates in KPFA Radio interview

LVBH Attorney Hilary Hammell sat down with Jeannine Etter of KPFA Radio to discuss employer vaccine mandates. Ms. Hammell pointed out that employers have a duty to maintain a safe workplace and to keep employees safe from known hazards, and she discussed how employers should handle requests for exemptions from vaccine requirements. The interview was […]

American Bar Association features Wendy Musell in panel discussion on religious objections to vaccine mandates

LVBH’s Wendy Musell will be on the panel of a free webinar exploring legal issues on whether religious objections to being vaccinated can or should be accommodated. The virtual event, “Is There a Needle in the Haystack? Exploring Religious Objections to Vaccine Mandates,” will be held on Thursday, September 23, 2021 at 11:30 a.m. PDT. […]

Sharon Vinick discusses corporate demands for projects created by employees after work hours

LVBH partner Sharon Vinick was interviewed for a recent article in The Register regarding contracts that purport to give corporations the right to intellectual property created by employees, even on projects created on personal time. The Register, a global online technology news publication, wrote about a recent effort by Amazon Game Studios to force employees […]

Rebecca Kagin moderates panel on advocating for essential workers during the pandemic

Rebecca Kagin, who co-chairs California Employment Lawyer’s Association’s Immigrant Employee Rights Committee, designed and moderated the continuing legal education seminar “Advocating for Our Essential Workforce During the Pandemic” on August 11, 2021. Speakers addressed how to protect our essential workforce during the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, with a special focus on the rights of immigrant workers. […]

100% of LVBH attorneys make the 2021 Northern California Super Lawyers list

All attorneys at Levy Vinick Burrell Hyams LLP have been selected to the 2021 Super Lawyers list published in Super Lawyers Magazine. This is the fifth consecutive year and the first with our new Of Counsel Rebecca Kagin and Wendy Musell. Once again, associate attorneys Katherine Smith and Hilary Hammell were both selected to the […]

LVBH prevails in writ proceeding on behalf of sexual assault victim

Levy Vinick Burrell Hyams and Ehlert Hicks recently secured a rare win in a writ proceeding before the California Court of Appeal. The underlying case — Dr. Meena Zareh v. County of Los Angeles, University of Southern California, et al., is pending in Los Angeles Superior Court. The writ petition challenged a protective order entered […]

California Corrections Department to pay $2.3 million to decorated special agents for claims of unrelenting gender bias

The agency that runs California’s prisons has settled a gender discrimination lawsuit by two of its female special agents for $2.3 million, in what is believed to be the largest settlement of its kind for gender discrimination, including failure to promote, and sexual harassment within the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR). Parker and […]