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 […]
THE EMPLOYEE MATTERS: Press Releases
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 […]
Two LVBH cases are featured in the TIME’S UP Legal Defense Fund Annual Report
Two cases that Levy Vinick Burrell Hyams has worked on have been featured in the the Annual Report published by the TIME’S UP Legal Defense Fund. Both cases received funding from the organization, which supports individuals in seeking justice for sexual harassment they have endured in the workplace. Partner Jean Hyams and associate Hilary Hammell […]
LVBH and Equal Rights Advocates settle with Sacramento Unified School District
Sacramento City Unified School District settled a high-profile sexual assault lawsuit, agreeing to district-wide policy improvements and to pay $400,000 to former student Virginia,* after school official forced Virginia to leave school for the rest of the semester upon discovering she was raped by two schoolmates at an off-campus party in 2016. The lawsuit, filed […]
Vanguard Properties Faces Prosecution by National Labor Relations Board and Civil Lawsuit for Allegedly Firing Employee Over Leading “Mutiny” Against Unpaid Overtime and Sexual Harassment
March 12, 2020 –The National Labor Relations Board has issued a complaint against San Francisco-based Vanguard Properties, a luxury real estate company, for terminating its Social Media Specialist because she discussed working conditions at the company with co-workers. The NLRB complaint also alleges that Vanguard told employees that they were prohibited from talking about terms […]
Former On-Air Reporter Sues KCBS, Alleges Station Terminated Her for Reporting Sexual Harassment
February 25, 2020 – Long-time reporter Sheryl Raines, whose on-air traffic coverage for the station spanned nearly three decades, is suing KCBS Radio, which is owned by Entercom Communications Corp. Raines alleges the San Francisco radio station terminated her in retaliation for repeatedly reporting that a male radio engineer was sexually harassing women working in […]
Jean Hyams Receives Joe Posner Award as CELA’s Attorney of the Year
The California Employment Lawyers Association has bestowed Jean Hyams with the Joe Posner Lawyer of the Year Award, the organization’s highest honor. Established in honor of a beloved founder of CELA and awarded at the organization’s annual conference, the Joe Posner Award annually recognizes the individual attorney who has best demonstrated one or more of […]
Associate Attorneys Katherine Smith and Hilary Hammell named to 2019 Rising Stars List
Levy Vinick Burrell Hyams LLP is proud to announce that associate attorneys Hilary P. Hammell, left, and Katherine L. Smith have been selected to the 2019 Northern California Rising Stars list by Super Lawyers. The distinction is limited to only 2.5% of attorneys in Northern California. Katherine joined the firm as an associate attorney in […]
LVBH Wins $325,000 Jury Verdict Against Lawrence Berkeley Labs
On May 24, 2019, LVBH won a $325,000 jury verdict in Alameda County Superior Court against the UC Regents and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory on behalf of Kathy Eidson, a long-time employee of the Lab. Ms. Eidson began working at the Lab in 2001 as an electrician. In 2006, she fell off a ladder […]
With Funding from TIME’S UP Legal Defense Fund, Pamela Lopez Challenges Defamation Lawsuit by Accused Former Assemblyman
October 25, 2018, Sacramento, CA – Today, Pamela Lopez filed an anti-SLAPP motion to dismiss in Sacramento County. The motion is in response to a defamation lawsuit by former state Assemblyman Matt Dababneh. Lopez is represented by Jean Hyams of the Bay Area workers’ rights law firm, Levy Vinick Burrell Hyams LLP. The motion argues […]
Sexual Assault and Harassment Victims Represented by LVBH Name California Legislator as Perpetrator
DECEMBER 4, 2017, 11:00 AM. SACRAMENTO, CA. Pamela Lopez, a Sacramento lobbyist, filed a report today with the California Assembly Rules Committee formally naming Assembly Member Matt Dababneh as the legislator she reported had masturbated in front of her after he followed her into a bathroom at a Las Vegas party venue where most of […]
Leslie Levy Wins Prestigious Fay Stender Award
In recognition of more than three decades of work in the field of social justice, on October 5, 2017, Leslie Levy was given the prestigious Fay Stender Award. The award, which was established by the California Women Lawyers in 1982, recognizes a “feminist attorney who, like Fay Stender, is committed to the representation of women, disadvantaged […]
