Category: Employee Rights

We are pleased to report that a 3.5M settlement has been reached in a sexual harassment lawsuit against an Irvine-based call center, Alorica, Inc. What makes this EEOC-related settlement unusualRead MoreSexual Harassment Lawsuit

California Whistleblowers’ Most Lethal Tool against Retaliation – Health and Safety Code 1278.5 – Developments in 2018 Brief overview and Unresolved issues The State of California provides the most protectionRead MoreCalifornia Whistleblowers Health and Safety Code 1278.5

False Claims Act cases filed by whistleblowers are an important way to keep companies accountable when they defraud the government and consumers, and also compensate the whistleblower for their effortsRead MoreFalse Claim Act Cases Result in Lucrative Awards for Whistleblowers

What California Employees Should Know about Workplace Accommodation in 2018: Leaves of Absence, Transfers, Telecommuting and Mental Health Issues By: Steve Danz, Esq. What is the status of workplace accommodationRead MoreCalifornia Employees Leaves of Absence, Transfers, Telecommuting and Mental Health Issues

What California Employees Should Know about Workplace Accommodation in 2018: Reasonable Accommodation vs. Undue Hardship By: Steve Danz, Esq. How do the courts interpret “undue hardship” to employers in exemptionRead MoreWhat California Employees Should Know about Workplace Accommodation in 2018

UCLA Oncologist Wins $13 Million Sex Discrimination case A Los Angeles Superior Court jury found that a female cancer researcher, Dr. Lauren Pinter-Brown, was treated unequally by her male colleagues.Read MoreUCLA Oncologist Wins $13 Million Sex Discrimination case

Whistleblowers Help the Government Collect $3.7 Billion in False Claims Act Cases in 2017 The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that they were able to collect $3.7 billion inRead MoreWhistleblowers Help the Government Collect $3.7 Billion in False Claims Act Cases in 2017

Sexual Harassment in the Workplace: The Problem with Reporting it to HR As all of us at Stephen Danz & Associates look forward to 2018, with new employment laws, rules and priorities.Read MoreSexual Harassment in the Workplace

Article for Immediate Release- Stephen Danz & Associates | FCA Settlement Issues for Relators Settlement of a Federal False Claims Act case (“FCA”) presents a number of interesting issues whenRead MoreFCA Settlement Issues for Relators

Stephen Danz & Associates Blog Topic: California Employment Trials Trending Downward Salvador Long (not his real name) was expecting a jury trial right here in Los Angeles County when heRead MoreEmployment Trials Trending Downward