As the federal government wrestles with how to handle the issue of comprehensive immigration reform, the House recently passing a bill that would provide fast-track residency status to California farm workers. Still, those in the fields face additional burdens. Orange County Sexual Harassment Lawyer Houman Fakhimi knows that for immigrant…
Sexual assault and sexual harassment in the military has garnered the center-stage spotlight this year, with victims’ advocates jeering the military’s efforts to do more to curb the danger endured each day by female soldiers. However, Westminster Sexual Harassment Attorney Houman Fakhimi knows that, much like in the private sector,…
It’s summer, and many teens will be entering the workforce for the first time. It’s an unfortunate reality that some of them may become victims of sexual harassment by superiors or older co-workers who see them as vulnerable, unaware of their rights and unlikely to speak up. The offenders are…
In response to alleged mishandling of sexual harassment claims on college campuses throughout the country, the Justice Department’s Office of Civil Rights issued a 47-page open letter to the University of Montana – one of many such offenders – outlining a “blueprint” for how to identify sexual harassment. This blueprint…
He was once the head of Infosys, India’s second-largest software services exporter. However, he was forced out following a sexual harassment lawsuit, which was later settled out of court. He then took up at the California-based iGate CEO. Now, our Irvine sexual harassment lawyers have learned, his career is taking…
Students from four U.S. universities – two of those in California – have filed federal complaints alleging that their schools did not take appropriate action to address campus sexual harassment and assault. Orange County Sexual Harassment Attorney Houman Fakhimi understand that the students each filed a complaint with the U.S.…
A student at a northern California university has alleged that a professor sexually harassed and assaulted her after she confronted him about a bad grade. He reportedly admitted to inappropriate actions during the encounter, according to a recent report by investigative journalists, yet has not faced any administrative or criminal…
A former dispatcher for the Newport Beach Police Department has filed suit against the chief, as well as the department, claiming sexual harassment, sexual discrimination and wrongful termination. Newport Beach Sexual Harassment Lawyer Houman Fakhimi has learned that the complaint was recently filed in Orange County Superior Court, and that…
Two measures intended to protect California’s migrant workers from exploitation – including sexual harassment – have cleared the state’s Senate Judiciary Committee. Orange County Sexual Harassment Lawyer Houman Fakhimi hopes that these measures will be given careful consideration by our legislators. The first measure, Senate Bill 516, is labeled as…
Riverside Sexual Harassment Attorney Houman Fakhimi has learned that a Los Angeles city councilman and city controller hopeful, has announced his intention to audit the police department’s risk management division in order to unearth an answer as to why so many officers are embroiled in litigation. A good number of…