Downtown Los Angeles, slightly east of our office, can be an exciting and dynamic place. Let us navigate you through the worries about suing a large employer and bringing a case in court.

#LosAngelesemployeelawyer

After representing hundreds of women who were sexually harassed I have formed two opinions: 1) Sexual harassment is often about power; 2) Sexual harassers know how to find their victims. They generally find victims who have been molested as children, are afraid to complain to management about the sexual harassment, and take the harassers' threats of retaliation literally. Don't be a victim! Stand up for your rights and do not be ashamed to be explicit in complaining in writing about each form of harassment, no matter how terrible it is, to management. Words of wisdom from a lawyer licensed in California, Texas, Massachusetts, and Washington D.C.

#sexualharassmentlawywer #sexualharassmentadvice

View of downtown Los Angeles looking South from the big conference room in my downtown LA office. I am here today in this office mediating an interesting wrongful termination lawsuit. Here, the Plaintiff complained he was not being paid proper overtime, prevailing wage rates, for time between jobs. He began experiencing retaliation. He was not paid for his work and then he quit.

#losangeles #WRONGFULTERMINATIONLAWYER

Ready for some current statistics on the wage gap? Women earn 78% of what men earn African American women earn 44% of what white men earn Hispanic women earn 64% of what white men earn Los Angeles Unpaid Wages Lawyer | 8 examples of Unpaid Wages

View of Downtown Los Angeles from the 63rd Floor of the US Bank Building. I am here today for a class representative's deposition on a wage and hour case in which janitors were not paid minimum wage.

#DowntownLosAngeles

Workplace religious discrimination is wrong. Within the last six months we took two separate cases in which the employer refused to allow an employee time off for religious observance. For more information about religious discrimination at work see: worklawyerca.com/religion-discrimination

#religiousdiscrimination #discrimination

View of West Hollywood; taken from the 4th Floor of the location of the middle school debates, 2nd tournament,. I judged two debates today. One of the debaters in the first round I judged was the son of an employment defense lawyer I have opposed since the 1990s. Next, he ended up being the judge on a team my son was on. Overall, a fine crop of future lawyers who could end up applying for work in 12-13 years.

#WestHollywood

Century City in Uptown Los Angeles. On my way to the second day of a male-on-male sexual harassment arbitration at ADR Services, Inc. today.

As of October of 2014 there were 133,400 legal jobs in the State of California. December 6, 2014 The Los Angeles Times reported there are 250,000 lawyers in California, and these numbers have been flat. These statistics are interesting for two reasons: 1) There must be many inactive lawyers because the legal profession statistics from the EDD (133,400 jobs) include non-lawyers; 2) There is not any growth in the California legal profession. This news, coupled with news of a decline in bar passage rates in California presents the unfortunate conclusion that perhaps spending in excess of $150,000 to become a lawyer is not a good investment. BTW, $150,000 would barely cover the tuition and real and digital books for an ABA accredited law education today. Flip side, being a lawyer is a wonderful and noble profession notwithstanding its high rates of alcoholism and depression. My personal take, I incurred $80,000 in law school debt in the early 1990s, paid it off within four years of graduating, and would not trade my bar card for anything!

#California #Lawyer

Los Angeles Superior Court, Central in downtown Los Angeles. Thought to be one of the most liberal courthouses in the country. This is where I file all Los Angeles County employment lawsuits. The courthouse was named after Justice, Stanley Mosk of the California Supreme Court. Justice Mosk went to my law school. My mother claims he, like my grandmother, was a founding (or early) member of Temple Beth Hillel in North Hollywood.

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Downtown Los Angeles from the window of an employment defense firm where my client was deposed on a sexual harassment case. employeesettlements

Taken from 221 North Figueroa looking south towards Central City Downtown Los Angeles. Yes, I do love L.A. and take every opportunity to memorialize its beauty. employeesettlements

Today I was on a disability discrimination mediation at 221 North Figueroa and took a moment to step outside to catch this image from the other side of downtown Los Angeles. employeesettlements

Ever wonder what the rooms look like where a binding arbitration is held? I had a binding arbitration in this Century City office room last year, and won about $246,000 for my client. Perhaps not the best picture, but I was at ADR Century City today and decided to share what one their rooms looks like where they hold binding arbitrations.

Downtown Los Angeles from the Trimana window on the ground floor of Los Angeles' highest building until the new Korean hotel is built where the Wilshire Grand once was, and where I celebrated my swearing into Federal Court in 1993. The building in the middle is the Los Angeles library. I couldn't resist the photo op as I am here on a Labor Code 2699 case for meal and rest break violations against a large retailer.

Here is a quote from a 1996 California appellate case on prevailing wages I came across while prepared to speak at a seminar. Here, in 1996 the 2nd Appellate District directly denigrates my first residence which of course was demolished: "The Mar Vista project involves demolishing 647 deteriorated 40–year–old units on UC land near, but not on, the UCLA campus, and replacing them *584 with 912 new units and related facilities, including a 170–person child care facility, and greater security. Like the Westchester Bluffs project, no direct or indirect state appropriated funds are being used to finance the project. " Actually, I was always led to believe these "Married student housing units" were dilapidated during my rein from 1969-1971. At least the pictures my parents took of me had that effect.

Gear up employers. Minimum wage in California rises to $9.00 an hour in only four more days! This, of course, presumes a special ordinance does not apply. There are so many special ordinances in the works as well as those that have passed employment lawyers will be in business for years fighting cases in which hourly employees are paid the wrong minimum wage in California. LABOR LAW ADVISORY ON FEDERAL MINIMUM WAGE | Los Angeles Wrongful Termination, Sexual Harassment, Discrimination Lawyers

In order to serve South Bay clients, and because I had such a good time at the Hermosa Memorial Day Fiesta Festival, we are now able to meet clients at: 879 West 190th Street, Suite 400, Gardena, California 90248 Our new South Bay/Long Beach website is: https://jobterminationlaw.com/

Our new downtown Los Angeles address is 445 South Figueroa, 27th Floor in Los Angeles, California 90071. For you LA history buffs our new downtown digs, the Union Bank Building, is one of the early high rises of the new downtown. It is also the 21st highest building in Los Angeles. For a year, right before I was born, it was the tallest building in Los Angeles.

Hate to say it, but being in Denver on Christmas makes me appreciate the diversity of Los Angeles. The entire town here is closed for Christmas. Very unlike the religious and ethnic diversity of Los Angeles. Can't wait to be back in Los Angeles!

This week the Supreme Court made two rulings in the area of employment discrimination that are very important. However, employment cases using Federal Law are diffrent than employment lawsuits in which California employment laws are used. Whenever possible, for my California employment law clients, I use Caifornia state employment laws under the Fair Employment and Housing Act. While retaliation may now be a higher standard in Federal discrimination cases, the standard is not as high in employment cases that make use of California state employment laws. If you happened to read about Vance v. Ball State University, its logic does not at this time apply if you have a discrimination lawsuit based on California State discrimination law. Nor do any U.S. heightened standards for proving who a supervisor is in a harassment case. California has its own statutory definition of what a supervisor is for the purpose of sexual harassment and harassment based upon other discrimination laws such as race harassment. If you would like to talk to me about the various standards for winning employment discrimination cases, I and my associate attorneys are available at +1 (323) 525-1600

Paid to sleep? That is the right that some workers have when they work extensive hours. Find out more on the following article link. If you are a worker it is important to make sure that your rights are looking out for, including if you have to work long hours. Don't be taken advantage of, speak with a member of the staff at the Employment Lawyer's Group to learn about your rights. Employees Paid for Sleeping: Understanding California Law

When an employer wishes to fire their employee in the state of California, they can do so at any time and for almost any reason. They may do so for a reason that is not viewed as fair, but a terminated worker may have nothing that they can do about it. Fortunately the law does step in during certain situations and penalizes employers that are believed to have terminated the worker for an illegal reason. It is a violation of the law to fire those that are involved in a whistleblower case, as well as for any reasons of discrimination. You can read more on our firm's blog or call our office directly and set up an appointment. https://worklawyerca.com/category/blog/

Discrimination can change a person's life at work and home. It can also harm the company they work for when a qualified candidate is overlooked due to a bias. Find out more about this issue through the following link, or call our office for more information. https://worklawyerca.com/wrongful-termination-lawyer-los-angeles/

#losangeles #WRONGFULTERMINATIONLAWYER

Shot from the 19th Floor of 915 Wilshire. I am here today at a sexual harassment mediation. The Wedbush building is right next to the Korean Hotel being built. It looks like they are up to floor 25 out of 73. I hear jack hammers from where I am sitting.

#downtown #losangeles

Our new downtown Los Angeles office is located in the Penthouse of 1055 West 7th Street. This building originally housed Arco when it was completed in 1989.

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Today is Workers' Memorial Day. This holiday started in Canada more than twenty years ago. It is a holiday to remember workers who died on the job. Workers' Memorial Day has spread around the world, and is now observed in many countries. Continue blowing the whistle about unsafe and unhealthy work practices. It may save lives. I'll be there to represent you if you get wrongfully fired, or are the victim of a workplace injury.

#WorkersMemorialDay

Looking towards Mid-Wilshire, Bullock's Wilshire (Southwest Law School) from the Central Civil West courthouse where I am appearing on a prevailing wage class action. Note the fenced off area. These were the two Central Civil West parking lots. They are always making it more convenient for attorneys to use Los Angeles County Courthouses.

#LosAngelesCourts

Comin' into Los Angeles, and not bringin' in a couple of geese.

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I had to step away from the awkward architecture of the US Bank building and see a little deco. That's the Edison Building on 5th Street in downtown.

View from the 35th Floor of 707 Wilshire Boulevard in downtown Los Angeles. I am here at a mediation in which my client was injured doing his warehouse work, had Family Medical Leave, and was fired notwithstanding because he called into work late the day he got probably the 10th doctor's note excusing him from work.

Downtown Los Angeles on South Grand Street. Shot while on break at a wage and hour mediation. These telecommunication technicians were on-call 24/7 and were not paid for it.

#losangeles #wageandhour

Downtown Los Angeles, looking south, from JAMS, where I was mediating a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit.

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One of the most disgusting stories to emanate from the Los Angeles area, as late as 1958, concerns a woman who was denied the opportunity to ride in the Pasadena Rose Parade in 1958 when it was discovered she was actually, image all things, Black! Next, her friends whom were municipal employees stopped speaking to her. In recent interviews Joan Williams mentioned this was the first time her came to understand what racism was. As a youngster, these sort of tales about race discrimination motivated me during law school to pledge to myself I would use my law license to fight discrimination. By the early 1990s, the most prevalent examples of discrimination had moved into the workplace. Today, at 82 Joan Williams got an apology from the Mayor of Pasadena and rode on a Rose Parade float.

#Discrimination #roseparade2015

Rose Parade 2015: Woman to ride float 60 years after she was denied because of African-American heritage pasadenastarnews.com

This picture represents employment discrimination's undertone of dark murk, and the occluded ability to predict the trial outcome of an employee lawsuit. But seriously...I took this picture before 9 A.M. after a vigorous installment of middle school debate powwow amongst us middle school debate judges and parent food service volunteer coordinators.

#Employment #Discrimination

The newer Federal Court building in downtown Los Angeles. I appeared there today on a two employee lawsuit involving controlled standby pay. The employees were always on call, frequently called, and ultimately not paid minimum wage or overtime for every hour they worked.

#unpaidwages

In the study of cultural history one method of dating pictures and postcards is to date the vehicles in the picture. Some years back I picked up this rare postcard of UCLA at a vintage postcard convention. It doesn't have a suggested amount for a stamp, or any indication when the picture was taken. The number 37 can be seen on the bottom. I need your help! If you look closely there are a number of parked vehicles above the field. What are the years of these cars? After we make the deduction what years the cars are we then have to ask what would be the typical age of a UCLA student's car during this period? Don't assume this was taken in 1937. So if somebody is telling you that you spend too much time looking at cars tell them these skills are needed for archeological purposes.

Yes, this is actually a real picture; not an image of what a 70s building will look like once built. This is Los Angeles Superior Court, Central Civil West known to Los Angeles lawyers as CCW. It used to be reserved for long cause trials over three weeks. These days it is primarily a courthouse for class actions. Technically, any complex litigation can land in CCW. Complex is usually defined as many parties. Central Civil West's building was completed in 1972. It is 19 floors and is 78.33 meters high. It houses other Los Angeles County operations. It was originally called the CNA building. In 1972 many insurance companies were still in this area. I appeared in the CCW court today on a class action. The California Judicial Council ordered a hearing be held to determine if my prevailing wage class action should be coordinated with an earlier filed class action. CCW is located in what is now known as Koreatown. This area used to be known as Mid-Wilshire or Westlake (now MacArthur Park, a place primarily to buy fake IDS). The Los Angeles complex courthouse is located close to where I went to law school.

The doors to justice; at least for those who might have a case in Department 39 of the downtown Los Angeles Superior Court for civil cases. All of the courthouse doors inside of the 1958 courtroom look like this. Some claim the Stanley Mosk courthouse has the best jury pool in the world. I spent my morning in this courthouse building on an employee breach of contract case.

We have finally moved into fall in Southern California. As the year draws to a near, I am sure employers are thinking about who they will be laying off. Will they layoff those on medical leave? Will those over 40 be fired due to their age? It is amazing how many employers are back to the old, "Layoff" defense. Below is a picture to cheer you up and remind you on summertime wage violations.

The minimum wage at the federal level has been receiving attention and the Democratic Party has sought to raise the amount that is due to workers. Read the rest of this story on our firm's legal blog and call us to find out if you have a case regarding minimum wage standards, overtime or other wage issues. https://worklawyerca.com/los-angeles-wage-claim-attorney/

Our firm is proud to offer strong representation to those that have had to face some type of wrongful treatment at their place of work. We recently added a page on our sexual harassment site that is geared towards hostile work environments and those that are victimized by this unethical treatment. Read more on our site and call us directly if you have been caught in this situation. https://worklawyerca.com/category/sexual-harassment/

THIS IS A TEST. WHAT ARE THE BELOW LISTINGS? HILL ST NO 111 BUILDING 100* GOESER L MA6-7089 FL 9* CIVIC CTR CRTHSE CAF MA8-6623 Al18* HOLLYWOOD ATTY SERV MA4-1713 A118* SALAZAR LEO D MA8-9575 A421* CHAMPION-MARJORIE 628-2786 8421* DUNCAN B-CT TRNSCRBR 626-6045 G226* MC DOWELL SUE MA8-2795 G241* DALLUM JERRY A MA4-5068 R310* TOFF MARION H MA5-8455 R313* VAN VLECK CLAIR MA6-3734 R317* ALCOMBE FRIEDA G MA9-8274 R318* KNIGHT CAM CT RE MA6-6028 R413* CARREL BRIT-C S R 625-8765 R500* MINNICK JAS H MA6-4920 R512* LAWRENCE MADELIN MA9-8282 R515* JORDAN EVA S MA5-8430 R517* OSTROV D CT REPORTR 628-9675 R600* MEHLMAN MURRAY 626-4042 R630* RACKLIN M M MA5-8433 R633* RASMUSSEN ELENA MA6-3760 R733* WEIGEL WM A MA5-1932 R735* ROBERTS HELEN MA2-3205 R834* WARD LORRAINE MA6-2115 Note the following:

A mixed use of numeric phone numbers and phone numbers with letters. Apparently persons in the main Los Angeles courthouse were still adjusting to the change in numbers.
The 974 pre-fix had not yet been established for all public numbers in the downtown Los Angeles Central courthouse. MA6 is 626.
Attorney services still had space in the courthouse (although they still did during my career)

Some of you were probably wondering if this test was designed for members of the Los Angeles County Bar circa 1965 and earlier. Yes, I lifted this directly from a 1965 historic directory showing each listing number per street address in Los Angeles. If you are wondering who occupied your office or home at any earlier point in time, I may just have the answer.

Century City where I am on a good whistle blower case. We have pictures of the illegal conduct and some text messages but an officer of the company says he is personally affronted by the allegations because they are untrue. I suppose the 12 pictures of his employees engaging in the conduct are figments of somebody's imagination....And the text messages from him. Wow, and he's yelling at everybody.

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You can see the tallest building in Los Angeles starting to eclipse several highrises as its construction continues. Taken from a failed pregnancy discrimination mediation today. Sometimes employers have unrealistic views about case value. Because I tried and won three pregnancy discrimination jury trials and an arbitration, as of late, I know the value of pregnancy discrimination lawsuits.

#pregnancydiscriminationlawyer #LosAngeleshighriseconstruction