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Employment Law

Grunfeld on Gender Pay Inequality in the Legal Profession

May 1, 2018

Posted in Employment Law, Feature on Homepage

Grunfeld Comments to the DJ on Trends in Gender Bias Litigation

April 18, 2018

Posted in Employment Law, Feature on Homepage Tagged Gender Discrimination

Grunfeld and Shinn-Krantz: Ending Sexual Orientation Discrimination in Employment

February 23, 2018

Posted in Constitutional & Civil Rights Law, Employment Law, Feature on Homepage

Grunfeld Speaks on Cal Lawyer’s Employment Law Roundtable

November 13, 2017

Posted in Employment Law, Feature on Homepage Tagged California Equal Pay Act, Employment Discrimination, Employment Law

DJ Names RBGG One of California’s Top Boutiques for 2017

November 2, 2017

Posted in Awards, Commercial Litigation, Employment Law, Feature on Homepage, Government Enforcement

Five RBGG Lawyers Once Again Selected for The Best Lawyers in America

August 15, 2017

Posted in Appellate Practice, Awards, Employment Law, Government Enforcement

Grunfeld and Stone-Manista in The Recorder: “The Consequences of Not Responding to Sexual Harassment Allegations”

April 4, 2017

Posted in Employment Law, Feature on Homepage, Uncategorized Tagged Sexual Harassment

SHN Security Guard Suit re Overtime Pay Moving Ahead

March 23, 2017

Posted in Employment Law, Feature on Homepage Tagged Employment Law, Wage and Hour

RBGG’s Stone-Manista Speaks on Disability Employment Law

December 6, 2016

Posted in Employment Law Tagged Disability Rights

“Best Law Firms” Ranks RBGG in First Tier Nationally for Appellate Practice – Firm is Also First Tier in San Francisco in Four Litigation Categories

November 2, 2016

Posted in Appellate Practice, Awards, Commercial Litigation, Constitutional & Civil Rights Law, Employment Law, Feature on Homepage Tagged Awards

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“Best Law Firms” Ranks RBGG in 1st Tier Nationally for Appellate Practice in 2026 and 1st Tier in SF in 4 Litigation Categories
NBC Reports: Nation’s Largest Senior Living Operator Agrees to Renovate, Change Policies as Part of Settlement
Residents with Disabilities Obtain Ground-Breaking Settlement With Brookdale Senior Living to Remediate Widespread Violations of the ADA and Address Other Practices
RBGG’s Janssen Speaks to Washington Post About How the Firm Stands Up for Justice
Motion for Preliminary Injunction Filed to Limit Solitary Confinement for People with Serious Mental Illness in San Diego Jails
Bien and Grunfeld Named Again to DJ’s Top 100 California Lawyers List
RBGG’s Lisa Ells Elected to California Academy of Appellate Lawyers
Judge Grants Preliminary Injunction to Transgender Women In Suit Against Bureau of Prisons; Blocks Trump Executive Order
Rosen, Bien, Galvan and Grunfeld Named to Best Lawyers for 2026
Court Denies Defendants’ Motion for Summary Judgment in San Diego Jails Litigation

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