California State University Sued for Gender Discrimination and Sex Harassment
On this 2023 Equal Pay Day, Courtney Abrams of Courtney Abrams, PC & Andrew H. Friedman of Helmer Friedman LLP, announced today the filing of a lawsuit against the Board of Trustees of the California State University (“CSU”), the President of CSU’s San Bernardino campus, Tomás Morales, and the Dean of the Palm Desert Campus…
New Lawsuit by California Alleges Rampant Discrimination at Tesla, Inc.
New Lawsuit Alleges that Tesla is Moving to Texas to “Avoid Accountability” Last week, after a 32-month investigation, California’s Department of Fair Employment and Housing sued Tesla, Inc. alleging that “rampant racism [at the Company went] unchecked for years.” The lawsuit further alleges that: Segregation at the Fremont factory, along with the absence of Black…
Senate Ends Forced Arbitration for Sexual Assault and Harassment Claims
Sen. Kirstin Gillibrand, D-N.Y., a sponsor of the bill, and Courtney Abrams at a March 2019 reception. Today, the Senate passed a monumental piece of legislation for employment law cases, banning the mandatory arbitration of sexual assault and sexual harassment claims. Instead, the bill, the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act,…
