Attorney Fired for Blowing Whistle on Bay Area Non Profit

August 12, 2012


Attorney Robert Fordiani is currently representing former Positive Resource Center (PRC) attorney Jane Gelfand in a whistleblower retaliation case. After bringing the non-profit agency’s attention to a potentially harmful contract involving the agency’s Ticket to Work program, Gelfand maintains that she was constructively terminated as a result of her concern for her clients. Meanwhile, PRC […]

Read More

Jury Awards Punitive Damages to Nurse in Whistleblower Case

July 24, 2010


Representing a former operating nurse for ValleyCare Health Systems, Mr. Organ worked to secure a decisive verdict in a whistleblower case that would serve to expand employee rights in the future. Resigning in distress after reporting numerous patient safety and state regulatory violations to hospital managers, 15-year veteran Kristeen Klaas filed a lawsuit against the […]

Read More

Reservist Discriminated Against Based on Military Status

September 08, 2009


In a landmark case, Mr. Organ represented a reservist in the first-ever discrimination lawsuit in California to be brought against an employer for discriminating against an employee due to his military status. In the first case of its kind in the state of California, Army Reserve Captain Steve Lively filed a discrimination lawsuit against his […]

Read More

Bill Mandates Sexual Harassment Training for CA Supervisors

May 03, 2005


After the California legislature passed and former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed AB1825, requiring supervisors in the state to receive sexual harassment training every two years, Mr. Organ was consulted by the San Francisco Chronicle regarding the effects of the new law. The bill, which applies to companies that employ 50 or more workers, was said […]

Read More