University of California Researchers File Class Action Lawsuit Against the Trump Administration for the Illegal and Unconstitutional Termination of Critical Research Grants

Thursday, June 5, 2025 (SAN FRANCISCO)—A group of six University of California faculty and other researchers have filed a class action in federal court against the Trump Administration on behalf of all UC researchers whose previously approved agency grants were terminated pursuant to Executive Orders or other directives of President Trump, as implemented through the

2025-06-05T18:00:07+00:00June 5th, 2025|Discrimination, Employment Law, Public Good|
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Court Upholds Gender Discrimination Lawsuit Against Vassar College

On Friday afternoon, a federal judge of the U.S. District Court in White Plains, New York, denied a motion by Vassar College to dismiss the equal pay claim in a class action lawsuit challenging long-standing gender-based pay disparities between Vassar’s male and female full professors.  The order followed a longer ruling from the bench, which

2024-09-16T17:13:51+00:00September 16th, 2024|Employment Law|
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Lieff Cabraser and Burgess Law Offices File Harassment and Retaliation Lawsuit Against Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (“SpaceX”) and Elon Musk in California Superior Court

The eight plaintiffs in this suit challenged Musk’s “dark ages” mentality and the shockingly improper workplace culture at the company in an Open Letter to SpaceX and were terminated for doing so. Los Angeles, CA–(BUSINESSWIRE)–On June 12, 2024, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein LLP and Burgess Law Offices filed an eight-count complaint against SpaceX and

2024-06-12T17:59:09+00:00June 12th, 2024|Employment Law|
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Supreme Court Upholds Seventh Circuit Ruling that McDonald’s Employee Mobility Restriction Litigation Should Move Forward

Lieff Cabraser represents employee plaintiffs in class action litigation against fast food chain McDonald’s over the company’s so-called “no-poach” employee pay and mobility restrictions which prohibit employees from seeking opportunities at other establishments within the vast McDonald’s chain. In August of 2023, the Seventh Circuit overturned a lower court’s dismissal of

2024-03-19T14:44:33+00:00March 18th, 2024|Antitrust, Employment Law|
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Plaintiffs Defeat Stryker’s Attempt to Dismiss Overtime Pay Class Action Lawsuit

On Tuesday January 30, 2024, plaintiffs won a series of procedural victories in the overtime pay lawsuit filed against medical device giant Stryker Corporation when U.S. District Judge George Wu of the Central District of California denied a summary judgment motion filed by Stryker on multiple issues seeking to dismiss the litigation. The lawsuit was filed by Lieff

2024-02-02T21:17:51+00:00February 2nd, 2024|Employment Law, Firm News|
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Lieff Cabraser Named an Employment Law “Practice Group of the Year” by Law360 for 2023

Law360 (subscription) has published an in-depth profile on Lieff Cabraser’s Employment Law practice group as part of its recognition of the firm as a 2023 “Employment Law Practice Group of the Year.” Law360’s piece spotlights Lieff Cabraser’s work advocating for thousands of clients in workers’ rights disputes, including in securing a landmark $215 million settlement in a

2024-02-01T18:47:15+00:00February 1st, 2024|Employment Law, Firm News|
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