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Retaliation

Confidential Settlement for Two Men Terminated After Complaining About Racist, Sexist and Homophobic Comments by Boss

Partner Sharon Vinick represented two men who alleged that they had been demoted, and constructively terminated, after complaining that their boss repeated made racist, sexist and homophobic comments about other employees, and discriminated against employees and job applicants. The case, which was in arbitration, settled in the high six-figures.

$475,000 Settlement for Police Officer Terminated After Refusing To File False Police Report

Partner Jean Hyams brought suit for wrongful termination in violation of public policy on behalf of a police officer who was terminated after he complained to his superiors that he had been unlawfully pressured to falsify a police report. By taking depositions of command officers up the chain of command to the level of chief […]

Confidential Settlement for Woman Retaliated Against After Taking Medical Leave

A woman who missed work because of her serious health condition was fired by her employer under its “no fault” absence policy. Partner Jean Hyams filed suit on her behalf. The employer ended up footing the bill for the plaintiff’s attorneys fees and paying the plaintiff money damages to avoid a jury trial.

LVBH Files Case on Behalf of Male Firefighter Terminated for Taking Leave to Care for Family

Partner Sharon Vinick, along with co-counsel Jennifer Liu and Rebecca Peterson-Fisher of The Liu Law Firm PC, have filed a case on behalf of Carlo Teruel, a firefighter who worked for the American Canyon Fire Protection District and the City of America Canyon. Mr. Teruel came to work in American Canyon after previously serving as […]

Sexual Harassment Case Against UC Regents

In a landmark case against the UC Regents and former UC Berkeley School of Law Dean, Sujit Choudhry, LVBH Partners Leslie Levy and Sharon Vinick, along with Associate Jennifer Sta.Ana, represented Tyann Sorrell, who worked as the Executive Assistant to the former Dean.  According to the Complaint filed by Ms. Sorrell in Alameda County Superior […]

Settlement of Case Brought on Behalf of Multiple Women Alleging Sexual Harassment and Wage Theft

Partners Leslie Levy and Sharon Vinick filed a case alleging sexual harassment and wage theft complaint on behalf of four women who worked for a large health care corporation.   The women alleged that they were sexually harassed by their supervisor, who made lewd comments to them, touched them without their consent, and repeatedly suggested that […]

Settlement for Plaintiff Who Suffered Retaliation After Reporting Sexual Harassment

Partners Leslie Levy and Sharon Vinick filed suit on behalf of a woman working to provide services for homeless adults.   The employee, as well as some female clients, were sexually harassed by her co-worker.  Despite the employee’s report of the illegal behavior no action was taken against the harasser.  Instead, the employer transferred her to […]

Nursing Home Employee Subjected to Discrimination on Basis of Race and Disability Settles Case

Partner Leslie Levy filed a complaint on behalf of a disabled African American woman who was employed  at a Bay Area nursing home facility.  The employee was denied approved disability leave and subjected to differential treatment because of her race.  Additionally, the employer failed to provide basic accommodations for the employee, such as wheelchair accessible […]

Car Dealership Faces Arbitration for Discrimination and Harassment

LVBH lawyers Jean Hyams and Rebecca Kagin represented a woman who worked in car sales in court and arbitration against a Toyota car dealership for gender and national origin discrimination and harassment.  She also brought a claim that the owner of the dealership retaliated against her after she filed a complaint with the California Department […]

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