Employment
Representative Cases
- FEHA Dispute: Plaintiff brought several causes of action against her employer for Disability Discrimination in violation of the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), Failure to Prevent Harassment, Discrimination and Retaliation. Plaintiff alleges that she was temporarily laid off. Several months later, her employer filled Plaintiff’s position. Settled.
- Employee Caregiver or Independent Contractor: Plaintiff worked as a caregiver for Defendant’s elderly mother. Plaintiff alleges that she was an hourly employee and not an independent contractor. Plaintiff claims included unpaid minimum wages, overtime wages, and liquidated damages. Settled.
- Failure to Reasonably Accommodate Claims: Plaintiff alleged employment discrimination because of disability, failure to reasonably accommodate disability, failure to engage in timely, good faith interactive process, and wrongful termination. Plaintiff worked for Defendant, an overseas company. After contracting COVID, Plaintiff notified Defendant. Plaintiff returned to work after he was symptom free. Plaintiff again contracted COVID. Defendant allegedly fired Plaintiff for failure to work knowing that Defendant was unable to work due to health-related reasons. Defendant alleges that Plaintiff was terminated due to his unsatisfactory work performance and not due to illness. Settled.
- Hours and Wages Violation: Plaintiff causes of action were for failure to provide living wages in violation of Labor Code Section 1194, failure to provide legally compliant rest periods, failure to timely pay all earned wages, and failure to pay final paycheck upon separation of employment. Defendant asserts that Plaintiff stop coming into work and that he rarely worked more than six-hours in a shift. Further that Plaintiff left his position without giving any notice effectively abandoning his job. Case Settled.
