California Employment Law
<h2> <center> United States of America v. Alma Patricia Contreras Villafana </h2> </center>
Los Angeles,, California criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendants charged with five counts of wire fraud, one count of use of a false and forged certificate of naturalization, one count of aggravated identity theft, and one count of false claim to United States citizens. Alma Patricia Contreras Villafana, 54, of South Los Angeles, secured r employment at a South Bay aerospace manufac... More...
$ (09-20-2026 - CA)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Joyce Turner </h2> </center>
Los Angeles, California, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with fraudulently obtaining FEMA disaster relief money. Reported by <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28729&z=74119&s=OK" target="_new">Kent Morlan</a> Joyce Turner, 56, of Rosharon, Texas, submitted a fraudulent disaster benefits application to FEMA, falsely claiming she li... More...
$ (06-19-2026 - CA)Robert Shane Salley v. Outfront Media, LLC
Los Angeles, California employment law lawyers represented the Defendant on failure to pay earned commissions, failure to provide meal and rest periods, waiting time penalties, and unfair competition. Robert Shane Salley sued his former employer, Outfront Media, LLC (Outfront), for 10 causes of action arising from his employment and termination. Outfront successfully moved for summary judgment.... More...
$ (02-27-2026 - CA)<H2> Gildardo Lugo Cerbantes v. Equifax Information Services, LLC., et al.
Oakland, California, consumer credit lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a Fair Credit Reporting Act violation. The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) is a U.S. federal law regulating how consumer credit information is collected, used, and shared, promoting accuracy, fairness, and privacy for consumers. It gives consumers rights to access their credit reports, dispute inaccuracies, know ... More...
$ (01-16-2026 - CA)<H2> asmene Jarrett v. UNUM Life Insurance Company of America, et al.
Santa Ana, California employment law lawyers represented the Plaintiff on a E.R.I.S.A.-Employee Benefits claim... More...
$ (01-18-2026 - CA)<h1> United States of America v. Roosevelt Gulley III </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Sacramento, Ca criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Wire Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Sacramento Man Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft in Connection with Covid-Related Unemployment Insurance Fraud Scheme</h2></center></b></b></center>... More...
$0 (09-15-2025 - CA)John Doe, et al. v. Twitter, Inc.; X Corp.
San Francisco, California employment law lawyers represented the Plaintiffs who sued Defendant claiming that it hosted illegal content -- namely, child porn.<br> <br> When Plaintiff John Doe #1 was 13 years old, he communicated on Snapchat with an individual who Doe #1 thought was his classmate. The Snapchat user requested nude images from Doe #1 and his friend, Plaintiff John Doe #2, who both com... More...
$0 (08-07-2025 - CA)Robert Platt v. Sodexo, SA and Sodexo, Inc.
Santa Ana, California employment law lawyer represented the kPlaintiff under ERISA § 502(a)(1)(B)<br> and § 502(a)(3), and a breach of fiduciary duty claim on behalf of the employer-sponsored health insurance plan<br> ("the Planâ€) for losses under ERISA § 502(a)(2). <br> <br> Robert Platt sued his employer, Sodexo, Inc. and Sodexo, S.A. (collectively, "Sodexoâ€), claiming that... More...
$0 (08-07-2025 - CA)United States of America v. John Harvey Comeau
San Jose, California criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with Willful Failure to Account for and Pay Over Federal Employment Taxes.... More...
$0 (07-08-2025 - CA)United States of America v. Miklos Daniel Brody
San Francisco, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with for (1) unauthorized access to a protected computer in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1030(a)(2)(C) and (c)(2)(B); (2) intentional damage to a protected computer in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1030(a)(5)(A) and (c)(4)(B)(i); and (3) false statement to a government agency in March 11, 2020, FRB terminated Brody's... More...
$0 (07-07-2025 - CA)<h1> United States of America v. Selena Stewart </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Los Angeles, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with Scheme to Fraudulently Obtain $1.3 Million in COVID-19 Jobless Benefits </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> <br> Inglewood Woman Arrested on Federal Indictment Alleging Scheme to Fraudulently Obtain $1.3 Million in COVID-19 Jobless Benefi... More...
$0 (07-03-2025 - CA)Joanne Allison v. Dignity Health
San Francisco, California employment law lawyers represented the Plaintiff on a class action case relating to wages, hours, and benefits.<br> <br> Joanne Allison, a former registered nurse, filed a class action lawsuit against her former employer, Dignity Health, alleging unpaid work, meal period, and rest break violations. She sought class certification for registered nurses at three Dignity hosp... More...
$0 (06-25-2025 - CA)The People of California v. Pedro Alexxander Aviles
Monterey, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sexual abuse of a child.<br> <br> In January 2023, police in Tulare County investigated a report of sexual abuse made by a 10-year-old girl, Jane Doe. Doe told the police that Aviles began sexually abusing her when she was six years old, and the last incident of sexual abuse occurred in King City (Monterey County) ... More...
$0 (05-19-2025 - CA)<h1> United States of America v. Kari Marie Russo </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> San Francisco, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with submitting numerous fraudulent unemployment insurance claims using stolen identities </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Oakland Woman Who Made Multiple Fraudulent Unemployment Insurance Claims Using Stolen Identities Sentenced To 33 Mo... More...
$0 (03-31-2025 - CA)Kelly Rose v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc.
Oakland, California employment law lawyers represented the parties in a violation of the "suitable seating" requirements of California Industrial Welfare Commission Wage Order No. 72001 order.<br> <br> The workspaces for cashiers at Hobby Lobby stores, called "cashwraps" or "cash wraps," do not provide seating for cashiers.[2] Hobby Lobby manufactures its own cashwraps, which have a uniform desig... More...
$0 (03-25-2025 - CA)<h1> United States of America v. Michael Andrew Scott </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Sacramento, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Fraud in Connection with Medical Device Sales </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Sacramento County Man Sentenced to 33 Months in Prison for Fraud in Connection with Medical Device Sales </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <... More...
$0 (02-19-2025 - CA)<h1> United States of America v. Jonathan Christopher LaRoche </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> San Diego, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Using Unreasonable Force and Making a False Statement </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Former Navy Detective Sentenced to 15 Months for Using Unreasonable Force and Making a False Statement</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br... More...
$0 (02-12-2025 - CA)Albert Villareal v. LAD-T, LLC, dba Toyota of Downtown Los Angeles, et al.
Los Angeles, California employment law lawyer represented the Plaintiff.<br> <br> LAD-T, LLC, dba Toyota of Downtown Los Angeles (LAD-T), and its parent company Lithia Motors Inc. (collectively, defendants) appealed from a June 2022 order denying their motion to compel arbitration of Albert Villareal's claims brought under the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA; Gov. Code, § 1290... More...
$0 (02-04-2025 - CA)<h1> United States of America v. Vamsikrishna Naganathanahalli </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Oakland, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Damaging Former Employer's Computers </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Dublin Man Sentenced To 18 Months In Federal Prison For Damaging Former Employer's Computers </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Dublin resident Vams... More...
$0 (01-17-2025 - CA)Clayton Dezan, et al. v. Dignity Health, et al.
San Bernardino, California employment law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on breach of employment contract theory.<br> <br> Plaintiffs Clayton Dezan, Cathy Rhinehart, and Shelley Wardrop worked as registered nurses at Community Hospital Of San Bernardino (Hospital), operated by Dignity Health (together, Defendants). They were members of the California Nurses Association (CNA) union and ... More...
$0 (01-17-2025 - CA)United States of America v. Jefferson Joshue Sandres Martinez
San Francisco, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant seeking release from detention.<br> <br> On December 20, 2024, the defendant, Jefferson Sandres Martinez, made an initial appearance after being indicted by a Grand Jury in the above-captioned case; he was arrested on December 19, 2024. The government moved for the defendant's pre-trial detention at his initial appearance... More...
$0 (12-27-2024 - CA)Toiah Gordon v. Continental Casualty Company
<h2><br> Los Angeles, California insurance law lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sought a declaratory judgment interpreting an insurance policy.<br> </h2><br> The Gordon plaintiffs, Shen, and Xin sued Continental for breach of contract and related claims. Continental moved for summary judgment on the basis subsections (a) and (b) of the abuse or molestation exclusion in the insurance policy ap... More...
$0 (12-06-2024 - CA)<h1> United States of America v. Mark William Anten </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Los Angeles, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Sending Emails in Which He Threatened to Bomb FBI's L.A. Office </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> San Fernando Valley Man Sentenced to More Than 1 Year in Prison for Sending Emails in Which He Threatened to Bomb FBI's L.A. Office</h2>... More...
$0 (11-25-2024 - CA)Jesus "Jesse" Fonseca v. WalMart
San Bernardino, California employment lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a defamation theory claiminng that he was falsely accused of fraud before firing him while he was on medical leave.<br> <br> Jesus "Jesse†Fonseca worked as a truck driver for Walmart's Apple Valley Distribution Center for 14 years before he was hurt on the job when another vehicle rear-ended his truck on a hi... More...
$0 (11-22-2024 - CA)Farshad Oreizi v. County of Frenso
<h2><br> Fresno, California fair labor standards act violation lawyer represented the Plaintiff.<br> </h2><br> <br> The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) is a federal law that sets standards for wages, overtime, child labor, and recordkeeping for most private and public employees. The FLSA was passed by Congress in 1938 to improve working conditions for employees. <br> Here are some of the FLSA's re... More...
$0 (10-18-2024 - CA)United States of America v. Jose Macario Ibarra
<h2><br> San Diego, California making false statement to a federal law enforcement office criminal Defense lawyer represented the Defendant.<br> </2h><br> (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, whoever, in any matter within the jurisdiction of the executive, legislative, or judicial branch of the Government of the United States, knowingly and willfully—<br> (1) falsifies, conceal... More...
$0 (10-18-2024 - CA)Raul Cuellar v. Wal-Mart Associates, Inc.
<h2><br> Sacramento, California civil rights employment discrimination lawyer represented the Plaintiff.<br> </h2>... More...
$1 (10-02-2024 - ca)Jose Escobedo v. La Haciendita Mexican Restaurant Incorporated, et al.
<h2><br> Fresno, California civil rights Americans With Disabilities Act lawyer represented the Plaintiff.<br> </h2><br> <br> The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a civil rights law that protects people with disabilities from discrimination in many areas of public life. The ADA's purpose is to ensure that people with disabilities have the same opportunities as everyone else. <br> <br> The ... More...
$0 (10-02-2024 - CA)<h1> United States of America v. John Warrington Kosolcharoen </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Los Angeles, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Faulty Stem Cell Products </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Former Executive at Irvine-Based Company That Marketed Faulty Stem Cell Products Sentenced to 3 Years in Federal Prison</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Jo... More...
$0 (09-30-2024 - CA)<h1> United States of America v. Kaymeisha Keyes </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Sacramento, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Fraudulent Scheme to Steal California Unemployment Insurance Benefits </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Tracy Woman Sentenced to 9 Years in Prison for Fraudulent Scheme to Steal California Unemployment Insurance Benefits</h2></center><... More...
$0 (09-18-2024 - CA)<h1> United States of America v. Kaymeisha Keyes </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Sacramento, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud and aggravated identity theft </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Tracy Woman Sentenced to 9 Years in Prison for Fraudulent Scheme to Steal California Unemployment Insurance Benefits</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><... More...
$0 (09-18-2024 - CA)<h1> United States of America v. David Constantin </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center>San Diego, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with $5 Million Unemployment Fraud Scheme </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Mastermind of $5 Million Unemployment Fraud Scheme and Accomplices Sentenced to Prison</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> David Constantin, masterm... More...
$0 (08-26-2024 - CA)<h1> United States of America v. Chanell Easton </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Sacramento, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with fraud and identity theft. </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Former Sutter County Church Administrator Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison for Fraud and Identity Theft</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> From 2013 to 2018, Cha... More...
$0 (08-20-2024 - CA)<h1> United States of America v .Mohamed Muriidi Mohamed </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> San Diego, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Stolen Childcare Benefits </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> President of UMI Learning Center Sentenced to 27 Months in Prison, Ordered to Pay $3.7 Million back in Stolen Childcare Benefits</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br... More...
$0 (08-21-2024 - CA)Brittany Wynn v. United Parcel Services, Inc., et al. </center
<h2><br> San Jose, California Fair Credit Reporting Action violation lawyer represented the Plaintiff.<br> <br> Wynn alleged that UPS's online consumer report disclosure violated the FCRA. The FCRA "forbids procurement of a consumer report for employment purposes unless 'a clear and conspicuous disclosure has been made in writing to the consumer . . . in a document that consists solely of the disc... More...
$0 (08-23-2024 - CA)<h1> United States of America v. Joshua Fischer </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Los Angeles, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Abusing Jail Inmate </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Former San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Deputy Sentenced to Seven Months in Federal Prison for Abusing Jail Inmate While on Duty</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br... More...
$0 (08-14-2024 - CA)Paul Edward Martignetti v. Southern California Healthcare System, Inc.
<h2><br> Los Angles, California civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on an employment discrimination theory.<br> </h2><br> <br> <br> Martignetti is a licensed vocational nurse. On March 12, 2014, the Hospital hired Martignetti to work at its behavioral health facility in Culver City, California. On the day he was hired, Martignetti and the Hospital mutually agreed to arbitrate a... More...
$0 (07-25-2024 - CA)Yonatan Calderon v. Federal Express Corporation
<h2><br> San Francisco, California civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on an employment discrimination theory.<br> </h2><br> <br> Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964: Makes it illegal to discriminate against someone on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin or sex. This law also protects employees against retaliation for going forward with a claim regarding di... More...
$0 (07-12-2024 - CA)Lisa Craig v. Travis Credit Union
<h2><br> Eureka, California civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on an employment discrimination theory.<br> </h2><br> <br> Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964: Makes it illegal to discriminate against someone on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin or sex. This law also protects employees against retaliation for going forward with a claim regarding discrimin... More...
$0 (07-12-2024 - CA)Richard Sepulveda v. Richmond Food Center, Inc.
<h2<br> Oakland, California civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on an Americans with Disabilities Act violation.<br> </h2><br> <br> The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities in several areas, including employment, transportation, public accommodations, communications and access to state and local government' programs and ... More...
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