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Employment Law

SCOTUS Rules 6-3 That Title VII Civil Rights Law Prohibits Anti-LGBTQ Discrimination

June 15, 2020

Posted in Appellate Practice, Constitutional & Civil Rights Law, Employment Law, Feature on Homepage Tagged Employment Discrimination, Employment Law, LGBTQ Rights

Lawsuit Alleges Lime Misclassifies Workers as Independent Contractors

November 15, 2018

Posted in Employment Law, Feature on Homepage Tagged Employment Law, Independent Contractor

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

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

Stone-Manista to Speak on New Developments in Disability Employment Law

October 1, 2015

Posted in Employment Law Tagged Disability Rights, Employment Law

Former California Store Managers of ULTA Bring Class Action for Failure to Pay Overtime

September 10, 2015

Posted in Employment Law, Feature on Homepage Tagged Employment Law, Overtime

Judge Approves $950,000 Settlement for Truckers and Laborers of Ghilotti Brothers Inc. for Unpaid Wages

April 23, 2014

Posted in Class Actions, Employment Law, Feature on Homepage, Victories Tagged Class Actions, Employment Discrimination, Employment Law, Unpaid wages

Article by Grunfeld and Sallomi Highlights “Construction’s Wage and Hour Woes”

November 15, 2013

Posted in Class Actions, Employment Law, Feature on Homepage Tagged Construction Industry, Employment Discrimination, Employment Law, Unpaid wages

Court Preliminarily Approves Ghilotti Brothers Inc. Settlement

October 7, 2013

Posted in Class Actions, Employment Law, Feature on Homepage Tagged Class Actions, Employment Discrimination, Employment Law, Unpaid wages

Corte Aprueba Preliminarmente la Reconciliación en el caso de Ghilotti Brothers Inc.

October 7, 2013

Posted in Class Actions, Employment Law, Feature on Homepage Tagged Class Actions, Employment Discrimination, Employment Law, Unpaid wages

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Major Settlement to Improve EDD’s Broken Notification System for Unemployment Benefits
Ninth Circuit Upholds Contempt Finding Against State for Failing to Provide Adequate Mental Health Care in California Prisons

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