Employment

56 YO African American female employee alleged she was subjected to discrimination in connection with salary classification and promotional opportunities while working for county agency. The county denied discrimination allegations, but conceded irregularities in connection with salary classification. Employee had been promoted during the disputed pay classification period. Case resolved with public entity's agreement to back-pay based on what employee would have received if promotion had been timely, and employee's agreement to drop discrimination claims.

Female restaurant employee alleged she was sexually harassed and propositioned by her male manager while at work. The manager denied the employee's allegations. The employee alleged that she was retaliated against by her employer for attempting to report the alleged harassment. The employee resigned and alleged constructive termination in addition to harassment and retaliation. The case settled without a concession of liability based on, among other things, the restaurant corporations financial circumstances which included sale to a third party before litigation commenced, which limited the pool of funds available to support litigation, pay creditors and pay a judgment.

Pre-litigation Mediation: Two employees of assisted living facility alleged wrongful termination, whistleblower, and Labor Code violations related to the recruitment, workplace conduct and termination of the employees. The employer denied all of the employees' claims. Case resolved with separation agreements and cash payments to employees.