THE EMPLOYEE MATTERS: News

Bloomberg covers shareholder battle against forced arbitration at Tesla

A recent Bloomberg article shined the light on an investor’s efforts to get Tesla to stop forcing its employees into arbitration in employment disputes. The automotive giant has faced multiple claims of race discrimination and the socially-responsible investor, Kristin Hull, is pushing for change through a shareholder resolution. As part of its coverage of this […]

LVBH Teams Up With National Women’s Law Center to Fight Sexual Harassment and Assault

Levy Vinick Burrell Hyams LLP, along with the National Women’s Law Center, a renowned women’s rights organization, represents three women workers at a cable industry manufacturing plant in San Diego in their claims for sexual harassment, including one woman who was sexually assaulted. The plaintiffs are women of color who worked as cable assemblers for […]

LVBH Client Featured in New York Times Article

The New York Times published an article discussing a lawsuit filed by LVBH on behalf of Emily Kramer against her former employer, the financial technology company Carta. In her lawsuit, Kramer alleges claims for gender discrimination, denial of equal pay, retaliation, and wrongful termination. As the article notes, Ms. Kramer claims that she was paid […]

Rape Survivor’s Lawsuit Leads to New Rules for Preventing Sexual Assault for Major School District

As part of the settlement of a high-profile Title IX lawsuit brought by Virginia M., a former student, the Sacramento City Unified School District has agreed to sweeping programmatic changes in how it will respond to reports of sexual assault and harassment. Signed by the Superintendent of the District with the authorization of the District’s […]

Disability Rights for All of Us in the Time of Coronavirus

As employment lawyers, the most common questions we are hearing are “My company is trying to make me come back to work in the office, but do I really have to put myself at risk?” and “Doesn’t my boss need to let me continue to work from home?” For people who have an underlying medical […]

TechCrunch Article Features LVBH Client at Center of Discrimination Lawsuit

A leading technology media company published an article featuring LVBH client Emily Kramer and LVBH partner Sharon Vinick. TechCrunch interviewed Kramer and Vinick regarding the lawsuit filed against Silicon Valley company Carta, in which Kramer alleges gender discrimination, denial of equal pay, retaliation, and wrongful termination.

Fintech Software Executive Files Lawsuit for Gender Discrimination, Denial of Equal Pay And Retaliation Lawsuit Against Equity Management Provider Carta

July 21, 2020 – SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. – Emily Kramer, former Carta executive and VP of Marketing, filed suit against the equity-management software maker today, alleging that Carta discriminated against her on the basis of gender, retaliated against her, wrongfully terminated her in violation of public policy, violated the California Equal Pay Act, and failed […]

Black workers matter, so end forced arbitration

This post, authored by LVBH’s Jean Hyams and Hilary Hammell, originally appeared as a Guest Opinion in The Washington Post. As employment lawyers who have devoted our careers to fighting discrimination in the workplace, we are heartened to see the world awaken to systemic and structural racism after the egregious killings of George Floyd, Ahmaud […]

Once Again. Every. Single. LVBH Attorney. Makes the Northern California Super Lawyers List.

For the fourth consecutive year, all four partners of Levy Vinick Burrell Hyams LLP have been selected to the 2020 Super Lawyers list published in Super Lawyers Magazine. In addition, associate attorneys Katherine Smith and Hilary Hammell were both selected to the 2020 Rising Stars list. It is the third consecutive year for Katherine Smith […]

Women’s Rights, Media and First Amendment Leaders File Amicus Briefs Supporting LVBH client in #MeToo Appeal

Pamela Lopez was one of 150 women in California politics who spoke out about the culture of sexism in the State Capitol back in October of 2017, when the #MeToo movement was gathering steam. But she didn’t know she would be caught in the crosshairs of the #MeToo backlash. Ms. Lopez has been sued by […]

What can you do to combat systemic racism at work in California?

Over the last few weeks, a lot of white people have been having some hard and long overdue conversations about systemic racism, police brutality, equal justice and the fact that Black lives matter. Talk needs to turn into action, not just in the streets but also in the workplace. Structural racism embedded in hiring decisions, […]

I Support Black Lives Matter – Can I Be Fired for Protesting or Advocating?

In California, you have the right to engage in political advocacy on your own time, and your employer is breaking the law by retaliating against you because of it. The same also laws protect job applicants – an employer cannot refuse to hire someone because of their affiliation with a political movement or cause. So, […]