Senate Bill 396 Does Not Go Far Enough
February 06, 2018
Many new California labor and employment laws took effect as of January 1. Among the changes is Senate Bill 396, which has three primary components: first, it seeks to update sexual harassment training in the workplace; second, it requires that companies display a poster discussing transgender rights; and finally, it expands the definition of an […]
Read MoreUpdate on Tesla Lawsuit
January 28, 2018
California Civil Rights Law Group is announcing a status update in the recently filed lawsuit against Tesla, Inc. on behalf of current and former African-American employees. The announcement is that the Court has approved preliminary class action designation in race harassment class action against Tesla in Vaughn, et al. v. Tesla.
Read MoreSexual Harassment Lawsuit Filed Against San Francisco’s Four Barrel Coffee and CEO Jeremy Tooker by CCRLG
January 08, 2018
On Friday, the California Civil Rights Law Group filed a sexual harassment lawsuit in the San Francisco Superior Court against Four Barrel Coffee and its CEO Jeremy Tooker on behalf of two employees who were subjected to Tooker’s violent, harassing, and abusive behavior—a pattern witnessed and experienced by numerous other female employees at the company.
Read MoreFight the Frequency of Workplace Sexual Harassment
December 15, 2017
Sexual harassment is illegal; it violates California state law and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Still, at least one out of four women report having experienced workplace sexual harassment. And it can have significant, lasting physical, emotional, and mental health effects: anxiety, depression, headaches, fatigue, withdrawal, weight loss and gain, insomnia, […]
Read MoreWhat Happens When You’re Sexually Harassed by a United States Senator or Representative?
December 11, 2017
As we’ve seen in recent months, many sexual harassers have managed to escape repercussions and even public scrutiny for their actions for years—in some cases, this is simply because they are so powerful that their victims have been too intimidated to come forward. For example, according to the New York Times, Harvey Weinstein used his […]
Read MoreCivil Rights Lawyers File Race Harassment Class Action Lawsuit against Tesla
November 13, 2017
Today, the California Civil Rights Law Group, with Bryan Schwartz Law, filed a race discrimination class action lawsuit in Alameda County against Tesla, Inc. Attorneys at these firms maintain that, despite both verbal and written complaints to upper management and Human Resources of race-based harassment at the Tesla factory in Fremont, the company failed to […]
Read MoreThe EEOC and the DFEH: Compare and Contrast in the Employment Law Context
November 09, 2017
Introduction Are you being sexually harassed at work? Have you experienced sex-based or racial discrimination at the hands of your supervisor? Did your employer retaliate against you because you need workplace accommodations for your disability? Whenever someone in California experiences harassment or discrimination at work, they are barred from filing a lawsuit in civil court […]
Read MoreNavruz Avloni Garners Prestigious Designation for Young Attorneys
November 07, 2017
California Civil Rights Law Group, a San Francisco Bay Area law firm specializing in sexual harassment and discrimination law, is proud to announce that Navruz Avloni has garnered the prestigious designation of a “Top 40 Under 40” by the National Advocates. Top 40 Under 40 is a professional organization comprised of America’s top Family, Bankruptcy, […]
Read MoreCivil Rights Lawyers File Supreme Court Amicus Brief in Cake Shop Case
October 30, 2017
Over the course of the past month, our team has worked on a “friend of the court” brief to the Supreme Court in the case Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission. The Masterpiece Cakeshop case poses the question: Does the First Amendment allow a business refuse to provide service to someone for being gay? We do […]
Read MoreSupreme Court Hears Divided Oral Arguments in Case Involving Mandatory Arbitration
October 22, 2017
Editor’s Note. As discrimination attorneys representing people throughout the Bay Area – from San Francisco to Oakland, Berkeley to Palo Alto and between – we receive many complaints from employees concerning possible employment discrimination up to and including wrongful termination. In this blog post, we review some new actions of the Trump administration and various […]
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