- Restraining OrderGranny Goose Foods, Inc. v. Teamsters Local No. 70 (U.S. Supreme Court 1974). District Court held a labor union in criminal contempt for violating temporary restraining order, and the union appealed. The Supreme Court affirmed reversal by Court of Appeals, holding that the restraining order issued by California state court before removal of case to federal district court expired long before alleged contempt approximately six months after the removal of case.
- Workers Compensation
- Wrongful Termination
- Employment DiscriminationHarassment on any of the bases enumerated in the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), is a form of employment discrimination, and it is illegal. If you have been injured by harassment, economically or emotionally, you may be able to recover for your damages. The law prohibiting harassment in California covers all employers that have at least one employee.
- Severance AgreementOn February 21, 2023, an NLRB majority overturned a pair of Trump-era rulings that made it easy for employers to use severance agreements to limit the legally protected union rights of former employees. In their… Read More
- Sexual HarassmentOne of the most common types of harassment is sexual harassment. Below are frequently asked questions about sexual harassment specifically and harassment in general, as well as questions regarding the process for obtaining relief if you have been a victim of any kind of unlawful harassment.
- Disability DiscriminationWright v. Walnut Creek School Dist. (2001). Contra Costa Sup. Ct., Case No. CO1-04870, and Wright v. Contra Costa County Schools Insurance Group (2002) Contra Costa Sup. Ct, Case No. C02-02449. Instead of providing an elementary school teacher any effective reasonable accommodation for her physical disability, the district took the advice of her insurer and removed her from her job. The teacher filed a disability discrimination lawsuit against the district under the Fair Employment and Housing Act and against the Schools Insurance Group that insured the district. The teacher accepted a large monetary settlement resolving the dispute that included lost wages, retiree health benefits until age 65, and other relief, including disposition of her workers compensation claim.
- BankruptcyBeeson, Tayer & Bodine represents unions and employee benefit plans as creditors in bankruptcy cases. Depending upon the needs of our client, our representation may include the following...