The Los Angeles Police Department has been slapped with more than 200 workplace discrimination lawsuits in the last decade and has paid out more than $18 million, with more than 100 that still haven’t been resolved, The Los Angeles Times reports. The lawsuits stem from claims of sexual harassment, racial…
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors will be dishing out $900,000 to settle a sexual harassment suit filed against a Los Angeles police officer. A deputy is accusing his supervisor of sexual harassment and threats of violence, according to the Los Angeles Times. Our Orange County sexual harassment lawyers…
Two Los Angeles police officers were awarded $2 million after a jury determined the LAPD supervisors retaliated against the pair for complaining about meeting alleged traffic ticket quotas, according to the Los Angeles Times. The two previously rejected a $500,000 settlement. The two veteran motorcycle officers of the department’s West…
A San Onofre Nuclear Generation Station employee filed a lawsuit against the plant’s owner, Southern California Edison, after alleging his termination was a direct result of his voiced concerns regarding plant safety. The employee, a former manager of business accounting and project services, filed a complaint with the Nuclear Regulatory…
Former General Manager of the Los Angeles Clippers continues his fight against the team in a Los Angeles race and age-discrimination lawsuit. Baylor claims he was “positioned to take responsibility for the [team’s] losses,” according to the Los Angeles Times. With the recent downfall in the economy companies continue to…
A single discrimination lawsuit against Wal-Mart has become one of the largest job-discrimination cases in U.S. history, reports the LA Times. With stories from female employees claiming they’ve been passed over for promotions because of they’re sex, Berkeley versus Bentonville begins. The case affects nearly two-million women and is putting…
FOX Business published an informative article on sexual harassment in the workplace. It is as important for employers to understand their rights and obligations when it comes to preventing sexual harassment, as it is for employees to know their options when victimized. Our Riverside employment attorneys understand employees may be…
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that an employment discrimination lawsuit in San Bernardino may be brought for actions of any supervisor — not just a company’s top decision maker. Our Orange County employment attorneys note the illegal discrimination must be found to be a “motivating factor” in the supervisor’s…
In one of the more unusual employment lawsuits in Orange County or the surrounding areas, a Southern California man claims he was fired from his job at a NASA laboratory for doubting Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution. Our Orange County discrimination lawyers would file this one under discrimination based on…
The California State Automobile Association lost a pay and age discrimination dispute on appeal after the court found the organization’s reasons for terminating older workers “doubtworthy.” An Orange County discrimination lawyer should always handle cases of wage, age or sex discrimination in the workplace. Such cases have become more common…