We represent retail employees who were denied rest breaks at the statutorily-mandated minimum rate of 10 minutes for every four hours, or a major fraction of four hours. The case is ongoing, and plaintiff will attempt to certify the case for class treatment in the near future.

Alameda Superior Court No. RGO 8425516

We represented a group of special education assistants who were compelled to waive their right to a lunch break allegedly by the nature of their work. We successfully moved to certify the class and obtained a settlement that was 100 cents on the dollar for class members' meal break claims.

United States District Court Case No. 3:10-CV-04141

We represent pharmaceutical sales people across California who were misclassified as exempt and denied overtime pay wrongfully.

United States District Court Case No. CV 09-04114

We represent personal bankers throughout California who were forced to work overtime in order to meet sales quotas but were not allowed to record the overtime and were not paid for it. The case was coordinated as part of a multi-district litigation in the District of Kansas, where we continue to pursue class claims on behalf of nonexempt Bank of America employees across the United States.

Alameda Superior Court Nos. RG 05246866 and RG 08421015

We represented restaurant managers who had been misclassified as exempt and denied overtime as well as rest and meal breaks and thereby achieved a substantial settlement. We won the case at trial.

United States District Court Case No. C-02-02065

We sued on behalf of commission salesmen for failure to pay wages due. The case settled at mediation.

San Francisco Superior Court Case No. 413025

We sued on behalf of employees of an internet start-up for failure to pay wages. The case settled without the need for class certification with payment in full to the employees.

We represent a former Cisco worker and a potential class of workers who were classified as independent contractors but (we allege) should have been classified as employees and entitled to overtime and other employee benefits.

Alameda Superior Court Case No. RG10504139

We represented a nurse who was harassed on the basis of her perceived sexual orientation. The employer eventually terminated the harasser, the case settled before trial, and plaintiff continued to work for the hospital.

San Francisco Case No. 03-421699

We represented victims of sex discrimination. The case settled after witnesses corroborated discriminatory statements by management.

Alameda Superior Court Case No. RG 04176367

We represented the victim of pregnancy discrimination. The case settled after the discovery of incriminating emails from her supervisor.

Santa Clara Superior Court Case No. 18CV323651

We filed a lawsuit alleging that Ms. Lee was the victim of sex harassment, including inappropriate sexual behavior and lewd remarks, in Google's male-dominated "bro-culture".

United States District Court Case No. CV-09-2726

We sued the university affirmative action office on behalf of an employee for race discrimination and retaliation for the employee’s complaints about discrimination. The case settled before trial and the employee now works in a different department with higher pay.

Santa Clara Superior Court Case No. CV 787323

We sued the City to enjoin further discrimination in public contracting. The case was settled and the City changed its bid process.

Santa Clara Superior Court Case No. 107CV099700

We represented a pharmaceutical sales representative in a case of race discrimination and retaliation. The client had some of the best sales numbers nationwide, and yet was counseled for "poor communications skills"–code words for a strong accent. When he objected to the discrimination, he was fired. The case settled before trial.

Santa Clara Superior Court Case No. 1-03-CV-000675

We represented victims of national origin discrimination. The case settled after statistics proved that it was virtually impossible that discrimination was not involved in the lay-off.

United States District Court Case No. 2001-035654

We represented representatives in a class action for race discrimination at the Lawrence Livermore Lab. The case settled after class certification.

Alameda Superior Court Case No. RG11579191

We represented a teacher's assistant who was terminated for "job abandonment" while she was on medical leave. The case settled after we discovered documents showing the employer was actually aware of plaintiff being on medical leave.

San Francisco Superior Court Case No. CGC 09 485484

We represented an employee whose serious medical condition was exacerbated by the defendant’s failure to accommodate. As a result of the disability discrimination, plaintiff was rendered unable to work permanently. The case was settled during litigation.

Solano Superior Court Case No. FCS034322

We represented a long-time employee who was passed over for a promotion in favor of a younger, less qualified candidate because the decisionmaker was concerned about plaintiff retiring soon and because the younger candidate was "more energetic." The case settled before trial, and plaintiff was able to retire early.