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Demonstrated Results In California Employment Litigation

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  • Seven figure settlements for women assaulted by healthcare provider
  • $1,750,000 settlement for utility workers who were not allowed to take lunch breaks.
  • $1,000,000 settlement for food company CEO and CFO who were terminated after refusing to engage in illegal price fixing and unlawful food labeling practices.
  • $675,000 settlement for a sales manager who was fired after employer learned of cancer and HIV diagnosis.
  • $675,000 for a software salesman terminated after taking leave for cancer and HIV treatment (this one can also fall under sexual orientation discrimination).
  • $660,000 total recovery for a restaurant manager who was terminated after she reported other managers to the corporate office for sexually harassing employees and falsifying time cards to cheat employees out of overtime pay.
  • $530,000 settlement for senior account manager for a high-tech company terminated after medical leave.
  • $500,000 settlement for a young doctor discriminated against after revealing pregnancy.
  • $475,000 settlement for part time store clerk terminated after taking pregnancy leave that resulted in the loss of her baby.
  • $430,000 for female custodian who was terminated after complaining about a co-worker sexually assaulting her in the workplace.
  • $420,000 for a male university administrator terminated after complaining about sexual harassment by a female co-worker.
  • $400,000 settlement for a factory worker terminated after complaining about an unsafe work environment.
  • $400,000 settlement for software company help desk employee terminated while seven months pregnant.
  • $400,000 for a hospital administrator terminated after medical leave.
  • $395,000 settlement for a health care administrator who was fired because her medical issues were causing self-insured employer too much money.
  • $375,000 settlement for female coffee house employee sexually harassed by manager.
  • $360,000 settlement for supply clerk who was terminated after she assisted co-workers with discrimination complaints.
  • $350,000 settlement for two temporary employees who were harassed by service manager at equipment retailer.
  • $350,000 for medical assistant who was sexually harassed by a hospital administrator.
  • $320,000 settlement for IT director fired while on medical leave.
  • $300,000 settlement for two workers subjected to racial discrimination and terminated for complaining.
  • $255,000 settlement for nurse sexually harassed and stalked by doctor
  • $250,000 settlement for a restaurant worker sexually assaulted by her supervisor.
  • $250,000 settlement for a health care administrator who was retaliated against for making safety complaints on behalf of patients.
  • $250,000 settlement for logistics manager at a food processing plant who was terminated after making complaints about safety in the workplace, taking pregnancy leave and requesting lactation rights for working mothers.
  • $250,000 total recovery for electronics department worker who was put into a “headlock” by the store manager, dragged around the store and ordered to help customers faster.
  • $250,000 settlement for equipment repairman who was terminated after taking medical leave and requesting an accommodation.
  • $250,000 settlement for teacher fired after requesting accommodation.
  • $235,000 settlement for an automobile engineer on age discrimination and breach of contract claims.
  • $225,000 for a heavy machine operator who was terminated after 20 years of employment for needing accommodation for dialysis treatments.
  • $225,000 for a hospital receptionist fired after medical leave.
  • $200,000 settlement for automobile repair shop receptionist sexually harassed by owner.
  • $175,000 for part time employee forced to quit to escape sexual harassment by third party vendor after employer refused to take action

I represent employees in the Central Valley, the Bay Area and throughout Northern California in all types of employee rights cases.

I am not afraid to sue large companies. For example, I have filed lawsuits against, the following major employers: Abbott, Aetna, Ahern Rentals, Alhambra Bottled Water, AT&T, AutoZone, AkzoNobel, Bank of America, Berchtold Equipment, Best Buy, Beverly Healthcare, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, California National Guard, Cingular, Comcast, CVS Pharmacy, Denny’s, DirecTV, Family HealthCare Network, Food4Less, Fresno Pacific University, Fresno Unified School District, Fry’s Home Electronics, E. & J. Gallo Winery, Glidden, Harris Farm Markets, Intel, J.M. Equipment Co., Inc., Kaplan University, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Kragen Auto, Lithia Ford Lincoln of Fresno, Little Caesars Pizza, Longs Drugs, MetLife, Michael Chevrolet, Microsoft, Odwalla, Orchard Supply Hardware, Payless ShoeSource, PG&E, PDM Steel Service Centers, Inc., Pyramid Brewery, Red Robin, Safeway, Sam’s Club, Sante, SkyWest Airlines, SK Food Group, Starbucks, Taco Bell, Target, Teasdale Foods, The GAP, Time Warner Cable, Tulare Local Healthcare District, the U.S. Army, Verizon Wireless, Walgreens, Walmart and Zumwalt Construction.

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