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Lieff Cabraser Announces Major Race Discrimination Case by Black Surgeon Challenging Bias Against Black Doctors and a Racially Toxic Workplace at Sutter Health and Palo Alto Medical Foundation

The national plaintiffs’ law firm Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein announces the filing of a major race discrimination lawsuit in San Francisco Superior Court on behalf of internationally recognized Black pediatric surgical ophthalmologist Dr. Omondi Nyong’o against Sutter Health, Palo Alto Medical Foundation, and Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group (collectively,

LieffCabraser2023-04-19T19:24:02+00:00June 22nd, 2021|Discrimination, Employment Law|

Daniel Hutchinson in Law360 About the Mixed Wage-and-Hour Legacy of Wal-Mart v. Dukes

On the 10th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark ruling in Wal-Mart v. Dukes, Law360 (subscription) has published a feature including commentary from some of the nation’s top employment attorneys on how the Dukes decision has shifted litigation strategies for wage and hour cases.

LieffCabraser2021-06-17T20:55:22+00:00June 16th, 2021|Employment Law, Firm News|

California Judge Certifies Class of 11,000 Former Female Employees in Google Gender Pay Bias Lawsuit

On May 27, 2021, a California superior court judge issued an order certifying a class of nearly 11,000 former female Google workers who allege the tech giant engaged in systemic and pervasive pay and promotion discrimination against its female employees in California, at times paying women thousands of dollars less than their male counterparts. Filed

Artemis2021-05-27T23:07:38+00:00May 27th, 2021|Employment Law, Firm News|

Plaintiffs’ Counsel and Kaiser Permanente Announce $11.5 Million Equal Pay & Promotion Race Discrimination Class Action Settlement: The Settlement Provides Money Benefits and New Workplace Programs for African American Employees

San Francisco, California, [April 22, 2021] — Prominent Plaintiffs’ law firms Medina Orthwein LLP and Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein LLP announced today that Plaintiffs have reached an agreement with Defendants Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc., Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, The Permanente Medical Group, Inc., and the Southern California Permanente Medical Group (collectively, “Kaiser Permanente”), in

LieffCabraser2024-02-22T22:23:17+00:00April 22nd, 2021|Employment Law, Firm News|

Daniel Hutchinson In Law360: Common Mistakes Employers Can Avoid

Law360 (subscription) has published a piece examining common employee management mistakes employers can avoid. The publication spoke with some of the nation’s top employment attorneys to gain insight on how companies can side-step wage and hour violations during the pandemic and beyond.

LieffCabraser2021-06-16T17:58:26+00:00April 19th, 2021|Employment Law|

Lieff Cabraser Partners to Speak at ABA Annual National Conference on Equal Employment Opportunity Law

Lieff Cabraser partners Kelly Dermody and Anne Shaver will be speaking at the American Bar Association’s 2021 National Conference on Equal Employment Opportunity Law Midwinter Meeting taking place April 7, 2021—April 9, 2021. Kelly and Anne serve as leaders on the ABA Section of Labor and Employment Law; Kelly is the

LieffCabraser2023-03-14T17:10:18+00:00April 2nd, 2021|Employment Law, Firm News|

Anne Shaver in The Verge on Gender Discrimination and Pay Equity

As part of an in-depth piece on pay equity, The Verge focused on former Microsoft engineer Katie Moussouris, who sued the software giant for pay discrimination. When that lawsuit stalled, Moussouris began dedicating her career to closing the enormous gender pay gap in the tech industry.

LieffCabraser2023-03-14T17:10:39+00:00March 17th, 2021|Employment Law|

North Carolina’s Live Oak Bank and Two Tech Spin-offs Accused of Unlawful “No-Poach” Agreement in Class Action Suit

Lieff Cabraser has filed a class action labor antitrust “no-poach” lawsuit against Live Oak Bank and its two tech spin-offs, Apiture and nCino, on behalf of a former employee of two of the companies and at least seven hundred potential class members. As reported by the Triangle Business Journal, the lawsuit alleges that Live Oak’s

LieffCabraser2021-05-10T23:17:25+00:00March 16th, 2021|Antitrust, Employment Law|

Rachel Geman to Moderate Wage and Hour Panel at National Employment Lawyers Association Spring Seminar

Lieff Cabraser partner Rachel Geman will be moderating a panel entitled “Corporations Are Deponents, My Friend: Taking 30(b)(6) Depositions In Wage & Hour Cases” at the National Employment Lawyers Association Spring Seminar: New Issues, Creative Solutions: Emerging Issues In Wage & Hour Law taking place March 18-19, 2021.

LieffCabraser2021-05-10T23:18:50+00:00March 15th, 2021|Employment Law, Firm News|

Daniel Hutchinson Named New Chair of Lieff Cabraser’s Employment Law Practice Group

We are proud to announce that Daniel M. Hutchinson has been named Chair of the firm’s Employment Law Practice Group. Daniel has demonstrated his leadership and vision in the field of employment law by litigating and settling complex employment class actions. As a partner at Lieff Cabraser, Daniel served as lead

LieffCabraser2022-09-21T16:46:41+00:00February 5th, 2021|Employment Law, Firm News|

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