by Law Office of Frank S. Clowney, III | May 5, 2015 | Firm News, Sexual Harassment
When an employee in California first complains about sexual harassment, his or her employer has an opportunity to resolve the situation so that it does not result in a lawsuit. However, many employers mishandle sexual harassment complaints and end up making the...
by Law Office of Frank S. Clowney, III | Apr 29, 2015 | Firm News, Workplace Discrimination
A new report claims that an outside investigation at the University of California, Los Angeles, discovered that female staff are working in a hostile environment in the research center for Alzheimer’s disease. The center is part of the David Geffen School of...
by Law Office of Frank S. Clowney, III | Apr 24, 2015 | Firm News, Wage & Hour Laws
California workers may be interested to learn that, on April 10, it was reported that retail giant Walmart could potentially be facing a lawsuit after allegedly failing to pay their managers for overtime. Under federal overtime laws, hourly employees must be paid time...
by Law Office of Frank S. Clowney, III | Apr 15, 2015 | Employee Rights, Firm News
The former vice president of Blue Shield of California believes he was unfairly dismissed after voicing his concerns about a more senior officer’s suspicious conduct, and he filed a suit in state court on April 6. In his lawsuit, the former officer claims that...
by Law Office of Frank S. Clowney, III | Apr 7, 2015 | Employee Rights, Firm News
A lawsuit recently filed in Los Angeles Superior Court alleges that Kaiser Permanente and Southern California Permanente Medical Group fired the plaintiff after she reported that other employees had violated the privacy rights of patients. The plaintiff, a woman who...
by Law Office of Frank S. Clowney, III | Mar 30, 2015 | Firm News, Workplace Discrimination
The California Department of Fair Employment and Housing announced that eight Napa Valley vineyard workers will share $65,000 as part of the settlement of a sex discrimination and retaliation lawsuit. The complaint was filed against a vineyard owner, a management...
by Law Office of Frank S. Clowney, III | Mar 23, 2015 | Firm News, Workplace Discrimination
On March 16, a former Facebook employee filed 11 complaints against the social network in a California court. The woman’s claims stemmed from her time working for Facebook between June 2010 and October 2013. She alleges that race and gender discrimination were...
by Law Office of Frank S. Clowney, III | Mar 16, 2015 | Employee Rights, Firm News
Some California residents may be employed at places that promote wellness for their employees. While this can be positive, it may also leave employees vulnerable by requiring them to share health information that their employers may later use to discriminate against...
by Law Office of Frank S. Clowney, III | Mar 12, 2015 | Firm News, Workplace Discrimination
Although discrimination based on religion is one of the things prohibited by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, previous cases ruled in favor of allowing employers to discriminate against visibly religious applicants based on the dress code or...
by Law Office of Frank S. Clowney, III | Mar 2, 2015 | Firm News, Workplace Discrimination
As many California workers may know, workplace discrimination may be cited when an employee is treated unequally due to his or her sex. A case in Silicon Valley that began jury selection in San Francisco on Feb. 23 involves this issue. According to legal sources, the...
