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Wendy Musell interviewed on pay disparities

Equal Pay for Equal Work

Law.com interviewed LVBH attorney Wendy Musell about the persistence of pay disparities despite concerted efforts to close them. The article highlights the fact that equal pay for equal work is just one of many actions that can be taken to ensure that women and people of color attain pay equity. Other factors to be considered […]

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

Emily Kramer

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 […]

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 […]

San Francisco’s Parity in Pay Ordinance

It is a well-known fact that women are paid less than men for performing the same work.  According to a 2015 study from the United States Census Bureau, in the City of San Francisco, on average women  are paid 84 cents for every dollar paid to men.  For African American women and Latinas the statistics […]

“Big Law” Sued by Top Female Attorney for Discrimination

San Francisco, CA – Chicago-based attorney Traci Ribeiro filed suit against her employer, the San Francisco-based litigation firm of Sedgwick LLP, alleging that she has been subjected to years of systemic gender discrimination in compensation and promotion to equity partner.  The complaint contains allegations by Traci Ribeiro that she has endured and witnessed flagrant gender […]

Here’s to Hoping that Microsoft’s CEO Satya Nadella Learned Something About Equal Pay in His First Year

Today is the one-year anniversary of Microsoft’s announcement that Satya Nadella would become the tech giant’s new Chief Executive Officer.  Nadella had worked in Silicon Valley since 1992, and had been with Microsoft for 22 years when he was elevated to the position of CEO.  His first year compensation amounts to about $84 million.  Until […]

Six Years After the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act and Still More Work to Do

Just about six years ago, President Obama signed his first piece of legislation — the Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Act — to extend the time period in which an employee could file a claim for pay discrimination.  The Act overruled the United States Supreme Court’s decision in Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber, which Ledbetter said allowed […]

Today is Women’s Equality Day!

Today is Women’s Equality Day!  On this date in 1920, the 19th Amendment was ratified, guaranteeing women’s right to vote. The struggle for the right to vote was led by working women, who understood that the right to equal pay for equal work could never be achieved without the right to vote. Let’s take a […]

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