ADA/Disability Discrimination

• Disability Discrimination/ADA - Obtained dismissal of administrative claims for disability discrimination and retaliation asserted against healthcare industry employer
• Disability Discrimination/ADA - Obtained the dismissal of an administrative claim filed with the EEOC for disability discrimination and failure to accommodate brought by an employee of a large landscaping supply company
• Disability Discrimination/ADA - Negotiated a nominal settlement of a claim brought by an employee of a mid-sized home builder under Title VII and the Fair Employment and Housing Act for discrimination based on disability (cancer) and a failure to accommodate

Breach of Contract

• Breach of Contract - Negotiated a favorable settlement of salesman's wrongful termination and failure to pay commissions claims on behalf of technology industry employer, after employer's summary judgment motion filed
• Breach of Contract - Defended an international employer that recruited an executive employee who subsequently claimed that the employer deceived him by inducing him to take a job in India, and he refused the assignment. The lawsuit resolved for a nominal sum paid to the employee based on evidence developed during discovery that the employee really just developed “cold feet” over working in India

Discrimination: Sexual, Racial, Pregnancy, Gender

Sexual

• Sexual Orientation Discrimination - Concluded favorable settlement for healthcare industry employer of claims for sexual orientation discrimination and wrongful discharge while summary judgment motion pending
  
  

  Racial

• Racial Discrimination - Won defense award in binding arbitration for commercial property manager employer sued for racial discrimination, harassment, and retaliation
• Racial Discrimination - Counseled a public sector executive official in an administrative investigation into high profile allegations of racial discrimination and retaliation filed by numerous employees
• Racial Discrimination/Age Discrimination – Favorably settled a racial discrimination case involving our client who was suffering financial setbacks and laid off numerous employees
  
  

  Pregnancy

• Pregnancy Discrimination - Negotiated an early and favorable resolution of pregnancy discrimination and wrongful termination claim asserted by temporary employee against pharmaceutical industry employer
• Pregnancy Discrimination - On the eve of a jury trial, concluded a favorable settlement of a pregnancy and sex discrimination claim brought by an upper level management employee against her hospital employer
• Pregnancy Discrimination - Defended employer client against pregnancy discrimination claim, negotiated favorable settlement following discovery
  
  

  Gender

• Gender Discrimination/Sexual Harassment - Concluded a settlement for a minimal payment after mediation for a hospital employer of claims of discrimination based on sex and sexual harassment

Harassment Claims

• Sexual Harassment - Obtained summary judgment in nonprofit agency employer’s favor of harassment, retaliation, and wrongful reference defamation claims

Trade Secrets and Noncompete Litigation

• Trade Secrets/Noncompetes - Obtained a defense verdict for our client, who was sued by his former employer after he moved to a competitor and his entire staff followed. Our winning argument was based on facts that our client was free to work for a competitor and that he neither took trade secrets nor unlawfully recruited former co-workers

Wage and Hour Claims

• Failure to Pay Wages Due - Won dismissal of administrative claims for alleged failure to pay wages due on behalf of high technology industry employer of terminated employee
• Failure To Pay Wages Due - Concluded a settlement for minimal payment of claims against technology industry employer sued by consultant for alleged nonpayment of fees
• Failure To Pay Wages Due - Obtained the dismissal of a wage and hour claim for unpaid wages filed with the California Labor Commissioner by an employee of a technology industry temporary placement agency
• Failure to Pay Wages Due - Assisted the client, a large power generator, with obtaining a dismissal of a wage and hour claim based on the failure to pay final wages upon termination
• Failure To Pay Travel Time - Assisted in the negotiation of a favorable settlement with the Department of Labor with respect to travel time pay for a trucking company
• Meal and Rest Period Violations - Obtained the dismissal of a wage and hour claim filed with the California Labor Commissioner for missed meal and rest periods and retaliation brought by an employee of a large construction company
• Overtime - Obtained the dismissal of a 10 wage and hour claims which were simultaneously filed by employees of a mid-sized home builder with the California Labor Commissioner for failure to pay overtime and proper piecemeal rates

Wrongful Termination

• Wrongful Termination - After commencement of jury trial, negotiated favorable settlement of pregnancy discrimination and wrongful discharge claims asserted against healthcare industry employer
• Wrongful Termination - After filing a summary judgment motion, negotiated favorable settlement of wrongful discharge claim against temporary services industry employer
• Wrongful Termination - Achieved a defense verdict for an employer against claims of wrongful termination, sexual discrimination and defamation by a former employee