May 21, 2015
Legal Team
Alexia Daskalakis began working for a Forever 21 store in New York in 2011 as a sales associate…and a man. Three years into Alexia's tenure, she began her physical transition from male to female, and thus the harassment and discrimination began.Though she had identified as female previously, in January 2014, Alexia began presenting herself...
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May 19, 2015
Legal Team
Recreational Equipment Inc. (more commonly known by its woodsy acronym REI), is being sued by two former employees on behalf of a class of similarly situated past and present employees. “Alison M.” and “Justin Q.” filed the class suit, alleging violations of overtime laws in the state of California.Employees who worked from November 21,...
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May 14, 2015
Legal Team
Kathleen G. Kane, Attorney General to the state of Pennsylvania, is being accused of ignoring sexual harassment complaints from within her own department. Ms. Kane allegedly ignored several recommendations to fire her Chief of Staff, Jonathan Duecker, whom she had recently appointed to the position.The Office of Professional Responsibility submitted a report to Ms. Kane,...
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May 4, 2015
Legal Team
In 2009, an emergency room nurse at the Ventura County Medical Center encountered a violent and frightening patient who was only subdued after an equally violent counter. Around 2 am, a man entered the ER, brandishing a pair of scissors as a weapon. He was naked and drunk, covered in blood. He confronted and laughed...
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April 30, 2015
Legal Team
Texas State Trooper, Billy Spears, was working an off-duty security job last year at the Austin Music Festival. During one of the shows, Snoop Dogg (birth name Calvin Broaddus) posed for a photo with Spears, the rapper's arm slung over guard's shoulder. Snoop posted the photo online with the caption, “Me n my deputy dogg.”Spears'...
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