Los Angeles has always been a mecca for artists, actors, and singers who participate in sometimes under-funded productions. With a new minimum wage hike prospect, smaller Los Angeles Theater houses are worried about what effects are in store.Since 1989, smaller theaters that contain 99 seats or less have been allowed to operate outside of minimum...

Luz Hessler worked in the Los Angeles County Department of Health until April 2012. Her story of disability discrimination, racial discrimination, and harassment began in September 2008 after she sustained a work-related injury.Hessler alleged that her manager slammed a door into her knee that resulted in necessary knee surgery. She further alleged that there...

Today is a symbolic day for those who continue to fight for equal pay. Women typically earn $.78 to a man's $1.00. April 14th marks the time of year when women catch up to men's salaries from the previous calendar year. Why is that? There are plenty of answers: hours worked, discrimination in the workplace, job choice, etc....

Another employment bill is working its way through the state legislature, but this time, it may not be so helpful to plaintiff litigation. Assembly Bill (AB) 1470 serves as an amendment to Labor Code by adding section 510.5 regarding overtime exemptions.Generally, if an employee is a high wage earner making six figures annually, it is...

After decades of thinking, “this is just the way things are” the defeat of Ellen Pao ignited a new sensitivity to possible gender discrimination, especially in Silicon Valley. Thus far, two new lawsuits have been filed in the technology mecca, both by women complaining of discrimination and bias based on sex.Elisabeth Sussex, former counsel for...