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Advanced Strategies for Resolving Even The Toughest Employment Cases in Mediation

May 21, 2014 – Andrew H. Friedman, prominent plaintiff-side employment attorney, and well known defense-side employment attorney, Anthony J. Oncidi, as well as distinguished retired judge/mediator, Hon. Michael D. Marcus, will reveal their best strategies and tactics (along with a few tricks) for successfully resolving employment lawsuits. The panelists also will address common ethical pitfalls in mediation that can befall the unwary. Dinner program will be held on Wednesday, May 21, 2014, 6pm to 7:30pm at Beverly Hills Bar Association Center. Register Now!

2024-01-04T10:38:08-08:00May 21st, 2014|Andrew Friedman, employment law, speaking engagements|Comments Off on Advanced Strategies for Resolving Even The Toughest Employment Cases in Mediation
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Andrew H. Friedman and Tony Oncidi to Speak at the Santa Clara County Bar Association

January 31, 2014 – Andrew H. Friedman and Tony Oncidi (of Proskauer Rose LLP) will take their annual employment law update on the road for the Santa Clara County Bar Association on Tuesday, January 31, 2014.

2023-06-22T07:42:13-08:00January 31st, 2014|Andrew Friedman, employment law, speaking engagements|Comments Off on Andrew H. Friedman and Tony Oncidi to Speak at the Santa Clara County Bar Association
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Super Lawyers Eight Consecutive Years

January 23, 2014 – Law & Politics Magazine and the publishers of Los Angeles Magazine have selected Gregory D. Helmer and Andrew H. Friedman as 2014 Southern California “Super Lawyers” in the category of Labor and Employment Law. This is the eight consecutive year that both Mr. Friedman and Mr. Helmer have been selected as “Super Lawyers.”

2015-02-28T19:29:59-08:00January 23rd, 2014|employment law, employment law publications|Comments Off on Super Lawyers Eight Consecutive Years
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Andrew H. Friedman To Appear On Your Legal Rights With Chuck Finney

October 2, 2013 – Andrew H. Friedman to appear from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. this evening on Your Legal Rights hosted by Chuck Finney on KALW San Francisco Public Radio at 91.7 on the FM dial. Listen to a recording of the program here.

2018-04-12T13:45:59-08:00October 2nd, 2013|Andrew Friedman, employment law, speaking engagements|Comments Off on Andrew H. Friedman To Appear On Your Legal Rights With Chuck Finney
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Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel – Helmer Friedman LLP’s Discrimination Lawsuit Chivas USA

2018-04-12T13:45:59-08:00July 23rd, 2013|discrimination, Front Page News, race discrimination, wrongful termination|Comments Off on Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel – Helmer Friedman LLP’s Discrimination Lawsuit Chivas USA
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Former Youth Coaches Accuse Chivas USA of Discrimination

Greg Helmer, Helmer Friedman LLP, discusses discrimination lawsuit filed against Chivas USA on NBC News.

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2018-04-12T13:45:59-08:00May 29th, 2013|Front Page News, race discrimination, retaliation, wrongful termination|Comments Off on Former Youth Coaches Accuse Chivas USA of Discrimination
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Coaches Sue Chivas USA Professional Soccer Organization

Coaches Sue Major Soccer League

May 29, 2013 – Coaches Sue Chivas USA Professional Soccer Organization, Allege Discrimination Against Non-Latinos. Two former members of the coaching staff of Chivas USA have filed a lawsuit against the Major League Soccer organization, saying they were fired “because they were neither Mexican nor Latino.” The filing was announced today by Gregory D. Helmer, of the Los Angeles law firm of Helmer Friedman, LLP, who represents the two coaches. Daniel Calichman and Theothoros Chronopoulos, both of whom were former professional soccer players and members of the U.S. National Team before being hired by Chivas USA, are suing in Los Angeles Superior Court. The men, described in the complaint as “Caucasian, non-Latino Americans,” allege discrimination, harassment, retaliation and wrongful termination by Chivas USA based on national origin, ethnicity and race.

2024-05-31T06:43:52-08:00May 29th, 2013|national origin discrimination, race discrimination|Comments Off on Coaches Sue Chivas USA Professional Soccer Organization
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Helmer Friedman LLP file a gender discrimination and harassment lawsuit against CSC

April 18, 2012 – Today, a former employee of Computer Sciences Corporation (“CSC”) filed a gender discrimination and harassment lawsuit against CSC. The Complaint, filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court (Case No. BC482993), alleges that CSC, a multi-billion dollar company that provides information technology and business services to companies throughout the world, routinely paid women less than men and denied them higher-paying and more prestigious positions. According to the Complaint, CSC has a practice of retaliating against women who complain by demoting or removing them from their positions, withholding their pay, and/or firing them.

Unfortunately, the glass ceiling really does exist at many companies. Hopefully, lawsuits like this one will shatter that ceiling and enable women to reach the same levels in corporate America occupied by men.

The plaintiff, Anne Roeser, was a high-level executive at CSC who, according to the Complaint, was subjected to pervasive gender discrimination and harassment by some of the Company’s Indian male executives who did not want to work with women and who openly stated that women should stay at home, take care of their husbands and raise their children. These Indian male executives, the Complaint alleges, were openly hostile to women, they made sexist and derogatory remarks about women (calling them “girl,” “blonde,” and “white woman”), and they demeaned the jobs held by women (saying, for example, that one high-level female executive’s job was merely to take clients out to lunch and go shopping with them), they refused to communicate with women about substantive work-related issues, and they behaved toward women in an aggressive, condescending and intimidating manner.

According to the Complaint, when Ms. Roeser complained about the gender discrimination and harassment and the illegal conduct in which some of these executives were involved, she was demoted, denied earned wages, otherwise retaliated against, and told to stop complaining. When she continued to complain, she was fired. The Complaint alleges that, among other illegal conduct, Ms. Roeser complained that the Company’s off-shore Indian employees engaged in over 6,000 instances of illegally accessing the private health and financial information of the patients of one of the Company’s largest health care clients in violation of HIPAA, the California Confidentiality of Medical Information Act, and the privacy rights of these patients.

Commenting about these allegations, Ms. Roeser’s attorney, Andrew H. Friedman of Helmer Friedman, LLP, said, “Unfortunately, the glass ceiling really does exist at many companies. Hopefully, lawsuits like this one will shatter that ceiling and enable women to reach the same levels in corporate America occupied by men.”

Ms. Roeser’s other attorney, Michael D. Seplow of Schonbrun DeSimone Seplow Harris, Hoffman & Harrison, LLP, commented, “At a time when our nation is debating the role of women in the workplace and the issue of gender equality, Ms. Roeser’s lawsuit addresses the challenges faced by women employees, including the biases and stereotypes that exist in many companies.”

For a PDF copy of Ms. Roeser’s Complaint, click here

For additional information or to report unlawful conduct on the part of CSC, contact:

Andrew H. Friedman (afriedman@helmerfriedman.com)

Helmer * Friedman, LLP, (310) 396-7714
(www.helmerfriedman.com)

Michael D. Seplow (mseplow@gmail.com)

Schonbrun DeSimone Seplow Harris Hoffman & Harrison, LLP (310) 396-0731

2022-08-22T11:14:08-08:00April 12th, 2012|employment law|Comments Off on Helmer Friedman LLP file a gender discrimination and harassment lawsuit against CSC
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Wage & Hour Lawsuit Against Tatitlek & US Marine Corps

The United States District Court for the Central District of California has given its final approval to the class action settlement in this case. Class member settlement checks will be issued on January 27, 2012.

The United States District Court for the Central District of California has preliminarily approved a class action settlement in this case. The official website regarding the settlement is http://www.tssisettlement.com/. The Court has entered an Order certifying this lawsuit as a class and defined the Settlement Class as individuals who performed services as role players, foreign language specialists, civilians on the battlefield and the like (whatever the job title), whether as independent contractors or professionals, exempt or non-exempt employees, at the US Marine Corps Base at Twentynine Palms, California, or at any other site pursuant to contract between Tatitlek Support Services, Inc. and the United States Marine Corps between November 6, 2004 and January 24, 2011. The deadline to file a Claim is June 22, 2011. You may file a claim by at the official website regarding the settlement is http://www.tssisettlement.com/ Below are some answers to frequently ask questions.

 

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

  1. What is this lawsuit about?
    The lawsuit alleges that Tatitlek Support Services, Inc. (“TSSI”) initially improperly classified individuals as independent contractors and thereafter as salaried exempt employees (instead of non-exempt hourly employees) and, accordingly, failed to pay them overtime in violation of Federal and California law and otherwise failed to comply with California’s wage and hour laws applicable to non-exempt hourly employees. Plaintiffs further allege that TSSI breached oral employment contracts with individuals. TSSI denies any and all of the allegations made by Plaintiffs in the Litigation.
  2. Why did I receive this Notice?
    There is now pending in the United States District Court for the Central District of California, a class action and TSSI’s employment records indicate that you are a member of the Settlement Class.
  3. What is the description of the Class?
    All persons who performed services as role players, foreign language specialists, civilians on the battlefield and the like, whatever the job title, whether as independent contractors or professionals, exempt or non-exempt employees, at the United States Marine Corps base located at Twentynine Palms, California or at any other site pursuant to contract between Tatitlek Support Services, Inc. (“TSSI”) and the United States Marine Corps between November 6, 2004 and January 24, 2011.
  4. What are my options?
    You can file a claim and receive a Settlement Award. You can dispute the employment information in the claim form. You can exclude yourself from the Settlement and Class. You will be excluded from the Settlement Class, will not receive a settlement award, and will not be bound by the settlement. You can do nothing. If you do nothing, you will be bound by the settlement agreement and you will not receive any money from the Settlement Fund. You can object to the Settlement.
  5. What are the settlement benefits for Class Members?
    The Settlement Fund is in the amount of Two Million Four Hundred Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($2,400,000.00). After other expenses are deducted from the fund, the Net Settlement Fund is estimated to be $1,635,000.00. The distribution will occur on a pro-rata basis based on the number of days worked by each Settlement Class member.
  6. How do I file a Claim?
    You may complete, sign, and return the Claim Form that was enclosed in the Notice packet mailed to you by the filing deadline of June 22, 2011. Alternatively, you may use the official website regarding the settlement — http://www.tssisettlement.com/ to file a claim, by following the instructions after selecting the File Claim tab in the upper right hand menu.
  7. What if I disagree with the either the Number of Days Worked or the Last Day Worked?
    If you dispute the Number of Days Worked or Last Day Worked, you must provide documentation (such as pay stubs) showing the different number of days you worked.
  8. What if I want to exclude myself from this Class Action?
    To be excluded, you must timely deliver a written request for exclusion to the Claims Administrator postmarked no later than June 22, 2011. Such request must refer to John Joseph Saint John, Julio Cesar Flores, Antonio Aguilar v. Tatitlek Support Services, Inc., Tatitlek/Force Preparedness Training Services, Inc., et al., U.S. District Court, Central District of California, Case No. ED CV08-01909 JZ (RZx), provide the name, address, telephone number and last four digits of the social security number of the person requesting exclusion, and clearly state that such person requests exclusion from the Settlement Class. If you request exclusion, you will be responsible for handling your own case (to the extent the statute of limitations does not bar the prosecution of your claims in a new lawsuit) and/or securing your own legal representation.
  9. What if I want to file an Objection with the Court?
    You may object to this settlement by delivering a written statement objecting to the settlement to the Claims Administrator at the address noted above, and attorneys for both no later than September 30, 2011. Such objection must refer to John Joseph Saint John, Julio Cesar Flores, Antonio Aguilar v. Tatitlek Support Services, Inc., Tatitlek/Force Preparedness Training Services, Inc., et al., U.S. District Court, Central District of California, Case No. ED CV08-01909 JZ (RZx), provide the name, address, telephone number and last four digits of the social security number of the person objecting, and clearly state why you object to the settlement and whether you intend to appear at the Final Settlement Approval Hearing. You may not object to this settlement if you exclude yourself from the Settlement Class. You must still submit a Claim Form if you wish to participate in the settlement, even if you object.
  10. Who are the attorneys representing the Class?
    HELMER • FRIEDMAN, LLP
    723 Ocean Front Walk
    Culver City, California 90291
    Telephone: (310) 396-7714
    Facsimile: (310) 396-9215
    E-Mail: info@helmerfriedman.com
    www.helmerfriedman.com

THE COWAN LAW FIRM
Jeffrey W. Cowan (S.B. # 157474)
1541 Ocean Avenue, Suite 200
Santa Monica, CA 90401
Telephone: (310) 394-1420
Facsimile: (310) 394-1430
E-Mail: jeffrey@cowan-law.com
www.cowan-law.com

  • Who are the attorneys representing the Defendant?
    BROWN GITT LAW GROUP, LLP
    Thomas P. Brown IV and Sherry B. Shavit
    300 North Lake Avenue, Suite 200
    Pasadena, California 91101
    Telephone: (626) 229-1919
    Facsimile: (626) 229-1917
    E-mail: sshavit@browngitt.com
  • When and where is the Final Approval Hearing?
    A Final Settlement Approval Hearing is scheduled at the U.S. District Court, Central District of California, located at 312 N Spring St #G8, Los Angeles, CA 90012-2095, on October 21 2011, at 10:30 a.m.

 

2018-04-12T13:46:00-08:00January 27th, 2012|class actions, employment law, Misclassified Independent Contractors, Wage & Hour Violations|Comments Off on Wage & Hour Lawsuit Against Tatitlek & US Marine Corps
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Two Former Patients Allege that Their HMO referred to Doctor Despite Knowing of Alleged Propensity.

June 8, 2011 – Today, two former patients of physician who performs breast examinations filed a lawsuit against the physician and his clinic, alleging that he engaged in inappropriate, unprofessional and offensive conduct during breast examinations. The patients also asserted claims against their HMO, alleging that the HMO referred them to the doctor despite knowing that he had a pattern, practice and/or history of engaging in such conduct. Among other things, they allege that the HMO had received complaints from other female patients and that HMO knew, or should have known, that the doctor had been sanctioned by the Medical Board of the State of California for engaging in unprofessional conduct during a breast examination.

2018-04-12T13:46:00-08:00June 8th, 2011|employment law|Comments Off on Two Former Patients Allege that Their HMO referred to Doctor Despite Knowing of Alleged Propensity.
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