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Plaintiff accuses former employer Orepac Holding Company of multiple labor law violations
A former employee has sued Orepac Holding Company for allegedly violating several labor laws in California under PAGA regulations.
Plaintiff alleges Jetty Extracts engaged in discriminatory practices leading to wrongful termination
Cheryl Troup has filed a lawsuit against her former employer Jetty Extracts for alleged discriminatory practices resulting in wrongful termination while on medical leave.
Judge in Meta class-action lawsuit: Expert's 'guesswork' must be excluded
A federal judge has rejected the certification of a class-action lawsuit against Facebook’s parent company that challenged how Meta uses people’s personal data, calling the arguments of the plaintiffs’ expert witness unreliable and inadmissible.
Appeals court: SF City Hall, fed judge wrongly crushed workers' religious Covid jab objections
A federal appeals panel has ordered an Oakland federal judge to issue an injunction sought by ex-city workers who say they wrongly lost their jobs for refusing the city's Covid shot mandate for its workers. The appeals panel said the city and a federal judge were wrong to gloss over the workers' 'crisis of conscience'
Joint Statement from 13 State Attorneys General: President Trump is Misleading the American People on Purpose of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility Initiatives
California Attorney General Rob Bonta and Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul, with the attorneys general of Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Washington, issued a joint statement addressing President Trump’s recent executive orders purporting to dismantle diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) policies and programs – collectively referred to below as “DEIA”.
LinkedIn Corporation accused by user Jacqueline Jackson over alleged privacy invasion
A new class action lawsuit has been filed against LinkedIn Corporation by Jacqueline Jackson in California's Superior Court.
Plaintiff Accuses La Playa Hotel Group of Wage Violations
A former employee has filed a lawsuit against La Playa Hotel Group alleging serious labor code violations under California law.
Community Building and Resources for Military Veteran Startups on February 6, 2025
Financial Services attorney Daniel Sylvester will moderate a panel on resources and community building strategies for military veteran startup companies at the Military Veteran Startup Conference.
Plaintiff Alleges Retaliation Against Former Employer Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority
Maria Stella Becerra has filed a lawsuit against her former employer Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority alleging workplace misconduct including retaliation after reporting compliance issues related to disadvantaged business enterprise...
Nine Reed Smith IP lawyers recognized as world class trademark practitioners in WTR 1000
Reed Smith lawyers in the United States and United Kingdom have earned the spotlight in the WTR 1000’s list of the world’s foremost trademark lawyers.
Plaintiff Alleges Restaurant Chain Violated Multiple Labor Laws
A former employee has filed a lawsuit against C & H 888 Inc., operating as IHOP in California courts over allegations including unpaid wages and failure to provide mandated breaks according to state labor laws.
Plaintiff alleges Prometheus Real Estate Group violated labor laws
A former employee has launched a class action lawsuit against Prometheus Real Estate Group for alleged violations of California labor laws including unpaid overtime and minimum wages.
LA school district gets new chance to shut down lawsuit over Covid vax mandate
The full Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals tossed out their colleagues' earlier holding that had allowed L.A. public school workers to sue L.A. Unified School District over its Covid shot mandate, because the Covid shots don't prevent infection. LAUSD said the effectiveness of the shot shouldn't matter to the court
California Residents Sue Volvo Car USA Over Defective Vehicle Lease
Bamboo Fish Inc., alongside Kyung Sun Kim has filed a lawsuit against Volvo Car USA citing multiple violations related to a defective leased vehicle.
American Tree Medics Inc., former employer accused of labor law violations
Katelyn Lanini has taken legal action against her former employer American Tree Medics Inc., accusing them of multiple labor law violations including failure to pay overtime wages and provide necessary breaks during her employment as a Utility...
Prometheus Real Estate Group accused of violating California labor laws by former employee
Anselmo Plancarte has filed a class-action lawsuit against his former employer Prometheus Real Estate Group in Santa Clara County Superior Court on January 24th.
Plaintiff Alleges Former Employer McLane Foodservice Violated Wage Laws
A former employee has filed a class action lawsuit against McLane Foodservice alleging multiple labor code violations including unpaid wages and failure to provide meal breaks.
Judge: Profs can't challenge CA community college DEI rules, because rules haven't been enforced yet
A federal judge has rejected, for now, a lawsuit brought by Fresno-area community college instructors challenging California's community college DEI regulations. The instructors said the rules are an unconstitutional threat vs professors who could be found to be insufficiently 'anti-racist'
Estonia Opens Honorary Consulate in San Francisco, Deepening Ties with the Bay Area
The Republic of Estonia announces the opening of its new Honorary Consulate in San Francisco, California, and the appointment of Ms. Christine Marie Morgan, an intellectual property and commercial trial lawyer at Reed Smith, as Honorary Consul of Estonia in San Francisco and the surrounding Bay Area.
Plaintiff Alleges Assault by Defendants in Violent Parking Lot Dispute
A violent confrontation over a parking dispute has led to serious allegations against two individuals in San Francisco.