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A Recent California Court of Appeals Decision Should Remind Employees to be Wary of Signing Arbitration Agreements

Many employers ask new employees to sign a binding arbitration agreement, which requires an employee to give up their right to sue their employer in court for violations of employee rights.  In signing a binding arbitration agreement, employees instead agree to resolve any legal disputes through arbitration.  Employers typically prefer arbitration instead of court to…

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Workplace Justice Advocates Commemorates 56 Years Since the Historic “I Have a Dream” Speech Which Prompted Federal Anti-Discrimination Legislation

August 28, 2019 marks the 56th year from Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, a defining moment of the civil rights movement.  The march prompted the federal Civil Rights Act of 1964, a landmark civil rights and labor law in the U.S. that…

Court Decides Whistleblower Retaliation Claim May Proceed To Trial

California’s whistleblower statute, Section 1102.5 of the California Labor Code, is designed to protect whistleblowers from retaliation in the workplace.  Section 1102.5 prohibits retaliation against any employee for disclosing information, or because the employer believes that the employee disclosed or may disclose information, to a government or law enforcement agency, or to a manager in…

New California Law Bans Hairstyle Discrimination

On July 3, 2019, California became the first state to prohibit hairstyle discrimination in workplaces and schools. The law, known as the “CROWN Act,” expands California’s anti-discrimination statute—the Fair Employment and Housing Act—to explicitly protect African American hairstyles and textures. Under the CROWN Act, hairstyles such as braids, locks, and twists, are considered characteristics of…

Verdict Report: Snead v. CVUSD

Verdict: $550,000 For Disabled Custodian

We are pleased to report that our firm, Workplace Justice Advocates, PLC, has obtained a $550,000 jury verdict on behalf of our client, Joseph Snead, against his former employer, the Chino Valley Unified School District (“District”). Below, We’ve organized the facts of the case, a breakdown of what happened at trial and a few closing notes regarding the jurors’…

Verdict Report: Snead v. CVUSD

Verdict Report: Mayo v. CDC

Victory! We’re overjoyed to report that our firm, Workplace Justice Advocates, PLC, has obtained a $1.37M verdict on behalf of our client, Huron Mayo, against her former employer, the Community Development Commission of the County of Los Angeles (“Commission”). Below, We’ve organized the facts of the case, a breakdown of what happened at trial and a…

Former Employee Gets $5.6M For Standing Up for Ex-Wife

Employee Gets $5.6M After Standing Up for His Ex-Wife

Chivalry isn’t dead, especially when it pays-off like this. A Sacramento, CA jury came back today with a gross verdict of $5,653,604.38 in favor of a former claims adjuster, Robert “Bob” Sallustio, a 28-year employee who was defamed and terminated by Kemper Independence Insurance Co. after he tried to stop Kemper management from harassing his ex-wive, who…

President Signs Order to Ban LGBT Discrimination

President Signs Order to Ban LGBT Discrimination in the Workplace

President Barak Obama signed executive order 13762 today, which operates to prohibit LGBT discrimination against employees of the federal government and federal government contractors. LGBT stands for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender individuals. The president did so by amending two previous executive orders (the Equal Employment Opportunity from 1965 and Equal Employment Opportunity in the Federal Government from 1969)  by adding “sexual orientation” and “sexual identity” to…