Woodland Hills, CA
Employment and labor Lawyer at Woodland Hills, CA
Practice Areas: Employment & Labor, Wrongful Termination, Discrimination
OUTCOME: Trial starts July 9, 2012
This is the first of a number of related cases against Angeles National Golf Club brought by employees who claim they were fired after complaining that they were subjected to sex, race, or religious di ... scrimination. For more information, please go to my main website, my blog on wordpress, or just do a google search.
OUTCOME: Matter resolved outside of court/settlement.
I represent an employee who complained that he was being bullied by his boss (called "gay") and that a coworker was threatening to kill him. Staples fired the co-workers after finding the threats cred ... ible. Later, another co-worker (who was friends of the fired) began threatening to kill my client. My client reported this and also asked for leave because he was afraid to go to work and had problems sleeping. HR responded by granting leave, then revoking it, and later retroactively denied the leave and fired my client.
OUTCOME: Confidential settlement for my client.
I represented a Store Facility Technician ("SFT") as the Plaintiff in this action. My client was a licensed contractor who was over 50 and was brought in to assist with maintenance at the Glendale Tar ... get store. My client alleged he was repeatedly asked when he was going to retire and subjected to age-related comments by his superiors. After he refused to be "weighed" by his boss, and after complaining that his boss was distributing the weights of his colleagues to others, my client's hours of work were involuntarily reduced and he was placed on part time before being fired.
OUTCOME: Confidential settlement for my client.
Plaintiff was employed in a call center at Bank of America. Plaintiff became pregnant while employed by Bank of America. During the pregnancy, Plaintiff developed a temporary medical condition that w ... as caused by the pregnancy and sought accommodations (such as being able to use the bathroom during her shift, and having water and snacks at her work space). Plaintiff was written-up for "schedule adherence" issues and was threatened with termination.
OUTCOME: Settlement for my client.
My client, Adam Kraw, invested money into a music magazine located in the Bay Area. After years of being told the magazine was earning no money, my client learned that the magazine had been sold and t ... hat his business partner had used the proceeds to invest in a new nightclub. My client, rightfully, could not understand how a magazine that had not made any money was able to be sold for so much money that the proceeds could be used to pay for a nightclub. My client sued.
OUTCOME: Confidential settlement for my client.
My client was driving on Highway 210, late at night, returning form a family event, when she spotted a truck stalled in her lane. The driver of the truck was legally intoxicated and had fallen asleep. ... While my client was able to avoid hitting the stalled truck, another car did not. The third party struck the stalled tuck and nocked in into the vehicle in which my client was a passenger.
OUTCOME: Trial verdict for my clients
Case stemmed from a scam whereby Joshua Bredehoft (AKA: "Josh B"), who claimed to be a music celebrity, advertised for "interns" and "personal assistants" in order to gain personal information from vic ... tims. And, on several occasions, Bredehoft used this information to break into the home of victims, such as the plaintiffs in this case.
OUTCOME: Confidential settlement for my client.
My client was at work selling cars at a "tent sale" for a popular brand of new cars when he was approached by a "repo man" who was looking for a co-worker. When my client asked the "repo man" to pleas ... e leave the car lot, the "repo man" assaulted my client. My client was taking blood thinners and had to go to the hospital.
OUTCOME: Confidential settlement for my client.
Plaintiff was an armored car driver and security agent. She reported being subjected to extreme sexual harassment and racial harassment. After complaining to management, she returned from a shift to ... find that acid had been poured onto her car in a company parking lot (with security cameras). After reporting that acid had been poured onto her car, Plaintiff was subjected to mandatory drug testing (which she passed) and was terminated.
OUTCOME: Settlement for my client
Plaintiff was a food and beverage server who was subjected to retaliation after reporting sexual harassment at her place of employment.
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