Engineering executive worked approximately 1.5 years and resisted unethical practices, terminated on pretext of behavioral misconduct.
Result: Prelitigation settlement of $418,000 severance plus substantial stock options
Office employee v. Bay Area firm
Longtime employee lost job after going on medical leave. Also alleged overtime violations.
Result: $500,000 settlement after a moderate amount of litigation.
Whistleblower v. Bay Area Employer
Whistleblower employed for 6 months alleged retaliatory firing after external whistleblowing.
Result: $500,000 settlement after litigation.
Employee v. Tech Company
Sales rep alleged unpaid wages.
Result: Post-trial settlement award totaling $798,000.
Employee v. Tech Company
Female HR manager alleged pregnancy and gender discrimination in pay and promotion.
Result: Prelitigation settlement of $450,000
Casteel v. Alaska Airlines, Inc.
Multi-million dollar Private Attorney General Act relief and programmatic relief to improve the ability of workers to speak freely about their working conditions, achieved without litigation.
Brooke v. Aurora Behavioral Healthcare-Santa Rosa, LLC and Signature Healthcare Services, LLC
Multi-million dollar Private Attorney General Act outcome and programmatic relief relating to workplace health and safety at the Santa Rosa behavioral hospital and substantial whistleblower settlement.