Employment law and consumer protection, explained by the attorneys who litigate it. Straight answers on your rights at work and in the marketplace.
Employment Law
If you watch any NFL game or attend any NFL game, the latter of which isn’t possible in Los Angeles (yet), you will see field goals and touchdowns; big hits and amazing plays; and, of course, the cheerleaders chanting and dancing on the sidelines. These cheerleaders work very hard to become members of their respective […]
Employment Law
Many people have an account on LinkedIn, the “professional” social media platform that has become synonymous with job hunting and networking, and many more people have heard of the website even if they don’t have an account. LinkedIn was actually founded in Santa Monica and is still headquartered here in California, though the company has […]
Employment Law
Sexual harassment is a degrading and embarrassing action that leaves the victim feeling uncomfortable at work. One of the most upsetting elements of some sexual harassment incidents is that the offender is a supervisor. They may use their workplace clout to try to curry sexual favors from an individual who works for them, and they […]
Employment Law
Many Los Angeles residents remember the band Devo for their instantly-recognizable song “Whip It” - or maybe their goofy red hats. But now they may associate the band, or at least one of its members, with age discrimination and employment law. The wife of one of Devo’s singers has been sued by the family’s former […]
Employment Law
Patrick Hennesy lost his leg as a result of a 2009 accident in which he was struck by a car while he and his friend were pushing their vehicle to the side of the road following a rear-end collision that had just occurred. According to the lawsuit, Hennessy was a passenger in a car being driven by his friend, Ryan […]
Personal Injury
One of the most difficult and delicate aspects of handling an auto accident claim is dealing with the dreaded insurance adjuster. Generally, within a few days of an accident you will be contacted by an adjuster from the responsible party’s insurance company attempting to settle the claim. Regardless of how friendly or sympathetic the insurance adjuster seems, beware…the adjuster is not […]
Employment Law
Last week was national Dog Bite Prevention Week and the U.S. Post Office is shining a spotlight on U.S. cities where mail carriers are most at-risk for getting bitten. Unfortunately, Los Angeles has received the dubious distinction of being the dog bite capital at #1 on the list. https://about.usps.com/news/national-releases/2013/pr13_052.htm Annually, dogs bite more than 4.7 million people, according to the Centers […]
Employment Law
Freda Willis, a 56 year-old former employee of The University of Pennsylvania Health System has filed a wrongful termination lawsuit against the organization, claiming that after 20 years of service she was fired because of her medical conditions. (2:11-cv-05294-JD) According to Willis, during the last several years of her employment as a call representative, she suffered from a number […]
Employment Law
Panda Express, a Chinese fast food restaurant with 1,547 locations throughout the United States must pay $150,000 to settle an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) lawsuit on behalf of 3 female teenagers who were allegedly sexually harassed while working in a Kauai, Hawaii restaurant. According to the EEOC, a male kitchen supervisor, sexually harassed some of the female staff. The supervisor subjected the female […]
Consumer Rights
After a long day at work, the phone rings and your child answers it and says. “There is someone on the phone saying that you owe them money!” Annoyed, you grab the phone and on the other end is a debt collector demanding payment for a debt you do not owe, to a creditor you have never heard of. […]
Employment Law
Julie Su, the California Labor Commissioner along with Bonnie M. Dumanis the San Diego County District Attorney recently announced a grand jury indictment charging father and son team, David and Barry Dadon, owners of the State Street Grill with 21 felony counts in an ongoing payroll scheme that violated minimum wage laws and California theft laws. The Dadons have both been charged with Workers’ […]
Consumer Rights
In a recent Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) lawsuit heard in a Federal Court, plaintiff Heather Nelson alleged that debt collection agency, Santander Consumer USA called her cell phone 1,026 times and left 116 prerecorded messages over the course of a year. Nelson sued the debt collector for violating the TCPA, and was awarded $571,000 in statutory damages. Nelson […]
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