Orange County Employment Lawyer

California Chief Justice Ronald George recently ruled to legalize same-sex marriages in California.  In the May 15th decision, overturning the previous state marriage law that did not allow gay and lesbian couples to marry, George made comparisons to the time period when California struck down its ban on interracial marriages.  Although the decision will be […]

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A former PPG Industries engineer, Amarendra Mishra, has filed a federal lawsuit against the company for racial and age discrimination.   He claims the company has systematically discriminated against people of Indian race or national origin and instead promoted younger, white candidates with less experience.  Mishra has worked for the company over 16 years as a […]

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Morgan Stanley’s recent $16 million racial discrimination settlement has been questioned by several former and current financial advisors of the firm.  Last February, the settlement won preliminary approval in a northern California Court.  The objectors contend that the settlement should not receive class action status and final approval until plaintiffs are more involved in the […]

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A recent study, by the Employment Law Advisory Services, revealed more than half of bosses consider the chance of a potential employee getting pregnant before employing them by weighing in factors such as age and marital status.  More than three-quarters of employers said they would not hire a woman if she was going to get […]

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According to statistics released by the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, over 82,700 cases of job discrimination were reported in the United States during fiscal year 2007, up 9% from the previous year. This recent jump marked the largest increase in 14 years.
Of the recorded complaints, race was the biggest factor, accounting for some 30,000 […]

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