Experienced Results in Employment law.
Our client came to us with an urgent need to quickly and quietly conduct a sexual harassment investigation against a senior executive in the company with more than 4,000 employees. Through good organization and close communication with the client's Human Resources department, the investigation was completed in less than a week with minimal disruption to the company. We also coordinated post-investigation training and corrective action, and closed the investigation without the victim filing a lawsuit or complaint with government agencies.
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An employee sued a client's company for wrongful termination and violation of public policy based on alleged health & safety complaints. The employee was the CAL-OSHA supervisor, responsible for overseeing the precise safety issues she complained were being violated. The employee claimed she was forced to falsify data and was terminated when she balked and threatened to report the matter to government investigators. A jury determined the employee's claims were without merit.
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Our client laid-off an employee as part of a reduction force. Prior to the lay-off, the employer learned that the employee had misappropriated company assets. The employee, who was pregnant, filed a complaint with the EEOC and DFEH, claiming the lay-off was a pretext, and that the employer was discriminating. The employer then turned over evidence of the misappropriation to the police as part of a criminal investigation. The EEOC then claimed that the employer's actions were in retaliation for the original pregnancy discrimination complaint, and sought penalties. We were able to get the EEOC and DFEH complaints closed without payment of any penalties.