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Santa Cruz and Fresno Attorneys at Peck-Law Win $2,600,000 Verdict in Sexual Harassment, Discrimination and Retaliation Case
On March 8, 2018 a jury in Santa Cruz county entered a verdict in favor of Cole Hudson for $2.6 million. Mr. Hudson worked for 8 years as a truck driver for Beverly Fabrics, Inc., a retailer of fabrics, arts & crafts. Mr. Hudson was an exemplary…
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Fresno and Los Angeles Employment Attorneys Win $7.8 Million Judgment
In July 2016 the Fresno County Superior Court entered judgment in favor of a class of over 4,000 current and former Behavioral Interventionists working for Comprehensive Educational Services, Inc. (aka “ACES”) in the State of California.…
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Fresno and Santa Cruz Attorneys Win $914,500 Verdict in Defamation, Retaliation and Wrongful Termination Case
On July 2, 2016 a jury in Oakland, California returned a verdict for $914,500 in favor of Henry Duong, a former Department Chair of the Electronics Department of ITT Technical Institute’s campus in Clovis, California. Mr. Duong worked for ITT f…
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Evidence of Sabotage is Compelling in Winning Wrongful Termination Cases
Wrongful termination cases involving sabotage are probably the most difficult to prove but also the most likely to result in massive, multi-million dollar damage awards, including an award of punitive damages. Sabotage can come in many forms –…
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How to Win Discrimination, Retaliation and Wrongful Termination Cases
If I had a dollar for every time I have asked a potential new client, “How are you going to prove motive?” I would be very rich. No matter what kind of case, motive is difficult to prove in law. Employment discrimination and wrongful termination…
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California Wage and Hours Violations Can Lead to Liability for Wrongful Termination
Employers in California who do not pay their workers lawfully are exposed to even greater liability than they may think. In Phillips v. Gemini Moving Specialists, the employee filled a company truck with the wrong type of gasoline, and the employer h…
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How To Report Sexual Harassment at Work
If your employer provides an internal mechanism for reporting sexual harassment, you must take reasonable steps to report the harassment to your employer. Follow the following steps: Review Your Employee Handbook and/or Collective Bargaining Agreemen…
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CASE ANALYSIS: Nazir vs. United Airlines
Employment discrimination cases generally differ from other kinds of cases. The reason for this is because employers, especially large employers, such as United Airlines, have nearly unlimited resources, while employees generally have very limited re…
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Why Employers Get Sued for Wage & Hours Violations
It would be impossible to list all the reasons employers get sued for wage and hours violations in a few short paragraphs. My intention is to summarize the main reasons employers get sued for wage and hours violations and provide general advice to em…
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