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What is an employment class action lawsuit?

In the employment contacts a class action law suit is most often times involving wage and hours issues - where your employer hasn’t paid you overtime, or hasn’t paid you time and a half for that overtime, or in the state of New York hasn’t offered you the lunch break and certain deals that you’re entitled to. If that employer has treated a certain group of employees, say all of the secretaries who are paid hourly, the same way you can take certain of those employees and have them be representative of a class, which is the group of secretaries. And that is essentially what an employment related class action is. It can also arise in the discrimination context. But you need to have a class. In other words you need to have a large group of similarly situation people. My name is Walker Harman. I am the managing attorney of the Harman Firm. If you believe that you’ve been the victim of illegal employment discrimination, we are eager to speak to you! Please give us a call.

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attorney: The Harman Firm, P.C.

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How do I join a class action employment lawsuit?

If you want to become part of a class action lawsuit, you should consult with the attorney or law firm that is representing the class. If you are part of a class, you will likely get a notice in the mail. You should contact the attorney or law firm that is on the notice and consult with them. They will advise you with respect to your rights to a participants in the class and your rights pursuing your claim individually. My name is Walker Harman. I'm the managing attorney of the Harman firm. If you believe you've been the victim of illegal employment discrimination, we are eager to speak with you. Please give us a call.

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attorney: The Harman Firm, P.C.

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What is a typical employment class action lawsuit?

In the employment context, a typical class-action lawsuit would be one where the employer has failed to, and in some cases deliberately, knowingly failed to pay employees, hourly employees, overtime and time-and-a-half and also violated other rights that are available under New York statue such as your right to, for instance, take a lunch break. If your employer has done that to you and to a group of similarly situated people, say all dispatchers in a company...all phone dispatchers...or all people who clean in the building and work for the same company. If that employer has violated any of those rights that I have described, that would be a typical class-action lawsuit. My name is Walker Harman. I'm the Managing Attorney of the Harman Firm. If you believe you have been the victim of illegal employment discrimination, we are eager to speak with you. Please give us a call.

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attorney: The Harman Firm, P.C.

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Why should I file a class-action lawsuit against an employer?

You would participate as an employee or former employee in a class action lawsuit if an attorney determined that there was a group large enough to constitute a class. A judge also has to certify a class, an attorney would file a lawsuit with representatives and ask the judge to certify it as a class. Um, you as an individual wouldn't have that right but you would often be advantaged by participating in a class, and if you were offered that opportunity you should certainly consult with an attorney about your rights participating in the class, and then your rights opting out and pursuing your claim individually. My name is Walker Harmon, I'm the managing attorney of the Harmon firm. If you believe you've been the victim of illegal employment discrimination. We are eager to speak with you. Please give us a call.

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attorney: The Harman Firm, P.C.

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Why be part of a class action employment lawsuit?

The advantages of being a part of a class-action lawsuit, in simple terms, are that there are power in numbers. And whether you are a 60-year-old vice president at an investment bank, or whether you are a hourly employee who is in charge of serving food at a cafeteria, there are power in numbers. And if you have one competent attorney representing a group of people, that group is a more powerful force against a corporation than one individual. My name is Walker Harmon. I am the managing attorney of The Harmon Firm. If you believe you have been the victim of illegal employment discrimination, we are eager to speak with you. Please give us a call.

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attorney: The Harman Firm, P.C.

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How expensive to file a class action lawsuit?

Most class action lawsuits are initiated on a contingency basis. The vast majority of them are contingency, meaning that the client doesn't have to pay any money up front, that the attorneys representing the class get paid when the lawsuit is resolved or settled or tried before jury in some manner. My name is Walker Harman; I'm the managing attorney of the Harman Firm. If you believe you've been a victim of illegal employment discrimination, we are eager to speak with you. Please give us a call.

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attorney: The Harman Firm, P.C.

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What is the purpose of the hot gas class action lawsuit?

The real purpose of the "Hot Gas Class Action" is for you. I'm not kidding you on this one. You see, let's suppose someone's been cheated out of two hundred dollars a year by these gas stations, or five hundred dollars a year. Obviously, you could never go and file a lawsuit for two hundred dollars, it would cost more than that to file the case. So, the only way that this works is a class action lawsuit in which all the people who've been wronged, namely everybody who buys gas warmer than sixty-two degrees, that there is some remedy for them and that's what this case is all about. To get a remedy for them and I think we're going to do well. My name is Tom Girardi. I'm the senior partner of Girardi-Keese. For the past forty-four years we have helped people in California who have been seriously harmed. I'm very proud of the work we've done and the role that we've played.

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attorney: Girardi & Keese Lawyers

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Why a class action suit, can't I just sue the oil companies myself for hot gas ripoffs?

The fact of the matter is, in many cases, the only way injustice can be changed is with a class action. Let’s suppose in this particular hot gas case, that you have been cheated out of $500 a year, $1,000 a year. There’s no way you can go bring a lawsuit to get that kind of money back because the lawsuit would cost many times that. The only way you can get justice, is with lawyers – class action lawyers, who then will represent you to change this harm and to make it right. My name is Tom Girardi. I’m the senior partner of Girardi Keese. For the past 44 years we have helped people in California who have been seriously harmed. I’m very proud of the work we’ve done and the role that we’ve played.

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attorney: Girardi & Keese Lawyers

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Can I get money from the hot gas class action lawsuit?

this litigation which is referred to as the hot gas class action litigation the best benefit that can come to you is they don't do it anymore. you know there are millions of dollars right now that you're writing checks for, you're putting on credit cards, which you don't wont have to do if were successful. that's the biggest benefit of this litigation. and that's what were aiming for. were also trying to get a break for the taxes that they've taken, that they didn't give to any government, that you paid and that they put in their pocket. were trying to get that back too. My name is tom girardi. I'm the the senior partner of Girardi Keese. for the past 44 years weve helped people in california whove been seriously harmed. i am very proud of the work we've done and role that we've

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attorney: Girardi & Keese Lawyers

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How many people are involved in the hot gas class action lawsuit?

The people that are part of this action are really all the people who buy gas. In other words, that's what the class action is aimed to help. That group of people in all the warm states, the southern states: California, Arizona, Nevada, who purchase gas because they're the ones that are harmed. Because here, obviously, we have a lot of days where it's warmer than sixty-two degrees outside. And if we can get these devices on these, on these pumps, it's going to save everybody thousands of dollars during the period of their car's lifetime. My name is Tom Girardi. I'm the Senior Partner of Girardi/Keese. For the past forty-four years, we have helped people in California who've been seriously harmed. I'm very proud of the work we've done and the role we've played.

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attorney: Girardi & Keese Lawyers

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What is the hot gas class action lawsuit?

If you pull up to a gas station and get ten gallons of gas and it's warmer than sixty-two degrees, due to the fact that the gas in the tank expands at Chevron or Exxon or whatever, you get ten gallons, but you don't get ten gallons of energy. As a matter of fact, if it's eighty-four degrees outside and you get ten gallons of gas and you usually get thirty miles to the gallon, you're only going to get twenty-six, so that's kind of the case. However, watch this, when Exxon goes to pay the state the gas tax, the feds the gas tax, say on ten-thousand gallons, they say you know we didn't really sell ten-thousand gallons. Temperature adjusted we only sold nine-thousand-six-hundred. They pay taxes on nine-thousand-six-hundred and then they simply keep the rest of it. And the whole idea here is that we want to get all of these gas stations to put in a gauge so you get a full ten gallons. My name is Tom Girardi. I'm the senior partner of Girardi-Keese. For the past forty-four years, we have helped people in California who have been seriously harmed. I'm very proud of the work we have done and the role that we have played.

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attorney: Girardi & Keese Lawyers

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Do I need to sign up to be a part of the hot gas class action lawsuit?

You know, the good news is that you are already part of the Hot Gas lawsuit. You're already part of it if you buy gas in California. And if, in fact, we are successful in this case, the benefits of this case are gonna flow to you. The primary benefit we're looking for is to make them change it. So, from now on, when you pay for ten gallons, you get ten gallons. You know, I don't think that's asking too much, do you? My name is Tom Girardi. I'm the Senior Partner of Girardi/Keese. For the past forty-four years we have helped people in California who've been seriously harmed. I'm very proud of the work we've done and the role that we've played.

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attorney: Girardi & Keese Lawyers

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What is being done to remedy gas ripoffs from hot gas?

Right now there are several class actions in which the people who live in the hot states, the southern states, California, Arizona, Nevada, Florida, are all part of a class that is before the court and the court has combined all of those cases of the 28 hot states together. And the idea would be that therefore there'll be one trial with everybody represented in the hot states to try and stop this massive injustice. My name is Tom Gerardi. I'm the senior partner of Gerardi Keys. For the past forty-four years, we've helped people in California who've been seriously harmed. I'm very proud of the work we've done and the role that we've played.

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attorney: Girardi & Keese Lawyers

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How can lawyers help me avoid getting ripped off at the pump from hot gas?

We all see hits on lawyers who handle these class-actions. This may come as a big surprise to you, but the people making the hits are those who defrauded, by and large, the community. You and me, when we're buying goods. For example, in this hot gas case, lawyers are working basically around the clock for you to try to get these companies who are overcharging you to make them stop doing it. You know, lawyers aren't so bad, by the way. My name is Tom Girardi. I'm the senior partner of Girardi/Keese. For the past forty-four years, we have helped people in California who have been seriously harmed. I'm very proud of the work we've done and the role that we've played.

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attorney: Girardi & Keese Lawyers

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Why don't gas stations in California regulate the hot gas problem?

California gas stations don't have pump regulators because they don't want to. They can claim that, "Oh my goodness, we can't do this because of the weights and measures," or whatever the song and dance is. And as a matter of fact is, this particular matter has been brought to the attention of some legislators. They are standing there in the background saying, "You guys better correct this, Girardi, with this class action or we are going to have to do something." My name is Tom Girardi. I am the senior partner of Girardi Keese. For the past 44 years we have helped people in California who have been seriously harmed. I am very proud of the work we have done and the role that we have played.

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attorney: Girardi & Keese Lawyers

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What laws protect against sexual orientation discrimination?

Yes, there are laws in the state of New York that protect against sexual orientation discrimination. Sexual orientation is a protected class, a specific protected class, under the state Anti-Discrimination laws. There are also laws in New York that, for instance, prohibit discrimination based on one being transgendered. If you believe that you are discriminated against, you have been discriminated against, because of your sexual orientation or because you're transgender, you should seek out the advice of an attorney in order to better assess your case. My name is Walker Harman. I'm the Managing Attorney of the Harman Firm. If you believe you've been the victim of illegal employment discrimination, we are eager to speak with you. Please give us a call.

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attorney: The Harman Firm, P.C.

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How can US lattorneys take on large overseas corporations in the flat-panel price fixing scheme?

The question arises once again of how can United States attorneys be involved in litigation like this which is focused on the manufacturers of flat panel screens, all of which are basically in the Asian countries. All nine of them. And the way it works is that lawyers band together in which they can focus on the harm that is created, asking the judge to certify this class to stop the injustice of their fixing prices. And we have evidence that they've had some 50 some meetings; every single one of these manufacturers was involved in these meetings, in which the only purpose of the meetings was fixing prices to sell the product to the United States consumers. My name is Tom Girardi. I'm the senior partner of Girardi Keese. For the past 44 years we have helped people in California who've been seriously harmed. I'm very proud of the work that we've done and the role we have played.

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attorney: Girardi & Keese Lawyers

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What is workplace discrimination in New York?

Workplace discrimination in New York is governed by statute and you have been or are being discriminated against if you fall within a protected class. In New York, fortunately, the list is rather long. It includes gender, national origin, race, disability, sexual orientation. And within those categories, among others, there are subsets. New York law affords quite broad protection, but you must, however, fall within one of those categories in order to be discriminated against. My name is Walker Harman. I'm the managing attorney of the Harman firm. If you believe you've been the victim of illegal employment discrimination, we are eager to speak with you. Please give us a call.

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attorney: The Harman Firm, P.C.

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How much money could I receive in a Byetta lawsuit?

Sometimes people say, "How much money am I going to get if I were injured by Byetta for example?" And the answer is, "I don't know." The truthful answer is that you are going to get the money that is permitted under the law. And that's going to depend upon various things. It's going to depend upon the disability that you are left with. It's going to depend upon what happened to you because of the Byetta, and the losses that you have sustained. And you know what good lawyers do? They want to get you everything you are entitled to. You know what good lawyers do? They don't want to get you anything you are not entitled to. My name is Tom Girardi. I am the senior partner of Girardi Keese. For the past 44 years, we have helped people in California who have been seriously harmed. I am very proud of the work we have done and the role that we have played.

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attorney: Girardi & Keese Lawyers

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Is there anything that can help me from being cheated at the pump by hot gas?

You know there's a device that's in existence right now that can totally cure the problem. Doesn't cost very much, per pump it costs about 800 bucks. And what that would do is to make sure that no matter what the temperature was, you would get a full 10 gallons if you were buying 10 gallons. Now then, they refuse to use it, and you won't believe this, except in Canada where it's cold. Then they can use that device, because they can only give your baby 9.7 gallons and charge you for 10, because there it's cold and the gas molecules are closer together. My name is Tom Girardi, I'm the senior partner of Girardi/Keese. For the past 44 years, we have helped people in California who have been seriously harmed. I'm very proud of the work we've done and the role that we've played.

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attorney: Girardi & Keese Lawyers

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How is it that I'm getting cheated at the gas pump due to hot gas?

You know, let me tell you how you're being cheated. If you get say, 30 miles to the gallon, when it's hot outside, you get ten gallons of gas but you don't get ten gallons of energy. And if you get 30 miles to the gallon, you're only going to get 26. On the other hand, all they would have to do is put a little device on the pump and that would then give you a full ten gallons of real gas. And then you would get 30 miles for the ten gallons. Let me tell you this -- you won't believe this. They refuse to use those here. They use them in Canada however. Because it's cold in Canada and in Canada they can give you less than ten gallons and charge you for ten gallons. How about that? My name is Tom Girardi. I'm the senior partner of Girardi Keese. For the past 44 years, we have helped people in California who have been seriously harmed. I'm very proud of the work we've done and the role that we have played.

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attorney: Girardi & Keese Lawyers

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What is the status of the hot gas lawsuit?

You know, let me tell you a little bit about the status and progress of the case. The case is moving along very well. All these defendants came in and made a motion to dismiss the case, a hundred and seventy three of them, I think, and this courageous judge said no, that people are being harmed. This case is going forward. So that, that was a massive step. And you know what, it's one of the things that makes you very proud as a lawyer. You know, you're doing some good here. If we win this case, you won't really know it, except all of a sudden, maybe you're going to get a full ten gallons, how about that? My name is Tom Girardi. I'm the Senior Partner of Girardi Keese. For the past forty-four years, we have helped people in California who've been seriously harmed. I'm very proud of the work that we've done and the role that we've played.

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attorney: Girardi & Keese Lawyers

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How do hot gas ripoffs affect our California gas taxes?

When you pay the gas tax, you pay a certain portion for the state on every gallon, certain portion to the feds on every gallon. However, when the Chevrons of the world and Shell and everybody else, they're all the same, when they go pay the state and they go pay the feds, say on ten thousand gallons, they say, "You know we really didn't sell ten thousand. We're gonna temperature adjust it. We only sold 9,400." Then you know what they do with that tax money? They keep it. They keep the differential. I know you don't believe me, but I promise you that's the case. This is not a situation where a lawyer is saying, "This is what happened" and the oil company is saying, "Oh no, this is what happened", the fact of the matter is, they've agreed that that's exactly what they do. My name is Tom Giradi. I'm the senior partner or Giradi/Keese. For the past forty four years, we have helped people in California who have been seriously harmed. I'm very proud of the work we've done and the role that we've played.

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attorney: Girardi & Keese Lawyers

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Can I be arrested for drug paraphernalia but no drugs in Arizona?

In Arizona, you can be arrested for having drug paraphernalia, even if you don't have the actual substance. What the police and what the state will intend to prove is that there is some amount of residue of the actual substance on the drug paraphernalia, that can be included on a pipe, that can be as little as a very small amount of marijuana in a marijuana cigarette. The state will charge a drug paraphernalia charge as a class six felony or a class one misdemeanor, both of which could carry anywhere of a sentence from six months in jail to a year in prison. Arizona takes these crimes very seriously. My name is Mike Baker of the Baker Law Firm. We serve individuals and families all over the state of Arizona in criminal law matters such as drug possession, domestic violence and assault.

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attorney: The Baker Law Firm LLC

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If I purchased a flat-panel TV or monitor, am I part of the lawsuit?

You're part of the, what we call the, flat-panel anti trust case, the price fixing case fo-, for flat-panels right now. You're going to have the option sooner or later to opt out if you so desire. But the whole purpose of this is to stop it from happening in the future. That's really our main focus. And, the focus is to pay back the people that have been the victims of the price fixing of the flat-panel screens. And if you bought one then you're a victim, because they all did it. How about that? My name is Tom Girardi. I'm the senior partner of Girardi Keese. For the past 44 years we have helped people in California who have been seriously harmed. I'm very proud of the work we've done and the role that we've played.

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attorney: Girardi & Keese Lawyers

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Can I get money back from the flat-panel monitor price fixing lawsuit?

The question arises, “If I bought one of these flat panel monitors, am I entitled to get any money back?” And the answer is, “We have to win the case for you.” If we do win the case for you, I think there’s a darn good chance you’re going to get money back. And if we do win this case, they’re not going to do it anymore. So those are the two things that we’re focused on in this case that is before a terrific judge, Sue Elston up in San Francisco. My name is Tom Girardi. I’m the senior partner of Girardi Keese. For the past forty-four years, we have helped people in California who have been seriously harmed. I’m very proud of the work that we’ve done and the role that we’ve played.

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attorney: Girardi & Keese Lawyers

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Is the government involved in the flat-panel screen price fixing case?

Why are lawyers involved in this? Why wouldn't the government be involved in it? Well, you know, as luck would have it, the government is involved as well. There are criminal prosecutions going on, grand jury going on, as we speak, about the flat-panel screens that are the subject of this price-fixing movement. On the other hand, the government is working for the government. The government isn't necessarily working for the people. They're interested in fines, perhaps, for the price fixing. We're involved in changing it for the people. And, hopefully, to get money back for the people who purchased these flat-panel screens. My name is Tom Girardi. I'm the Senior Partner of Girardi/Keese. For the past forty-four years, we have helped people in California who've been seriously harmed. I'm very proud of the work we've done and the role that we've played.

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attorney: Girardi & Keese Lawyers

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Do I have any recourse if I bought a flat-panel TV or monitor?

You know, here's what this flat-panel case is all about. Once again, the most important part of it is the future, to stop doing it because we want to protect those people that are going to buy flat-panel screens tomorrow and hereafter. On the other hand, there is also a request to try to make them pay back the money that they took illegally by fixing prices of these flat-panel screens. And that's the money we're very hopeful, if we're successful, that we're going to get back to you. You know what, lawyers aren't all bad men. You can imagine a case like this, you didn't even know what happened to you. You're just down there, putting it on your credit card, going forward. The fact of the matter is nine manufacterers of this stuff have been meeting in a garage some place saying 'This is what we're going to charge. How about that?' My name is Tom Girardi. I'm the Senior Partner of Girardi / Keese. For the past 44 years, we have helped people in California who have been seriously harmed. I'm very proud of the work we've done and the role that we've played.

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attorney: Girardi & Keese Lawyers

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How are lawyers helping me if i am a victim of the flat-panel screen price fixing scheme?

A lot of times people don't really understand what lawyers do, and the fact of the matter is in almost all of these cases good lawyers put in thousands of hours to help the people. You don't even know we're doing it, you don't even know we're working 16 hours a day for you on the flat panel TV screen price fixing case that's going on. On the other hand, that's what we are doing. So the next time you see some ad about corporate America that says how terrible plaintiff lawyers are, think about this- there are a lot of plaintiff lawyers out there that are doing their utmost for you. And that's the truth. My name is Tom Girardi, I am the senior partner of Girardi-Keese. For the past 44 years, we have helped people in California that have been seriously harmed. I'm very proud of the work we've done and the role that we've played.

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attorney: Girardi & Keese Lawyers

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What is the flat-panel TV and monitor price fixing scheme lawsuit?

you know, another case that,um, we're very proud of that I think that we're going to do some good with, um, is the price fixing case with respect to LCD flat monitors if you would both the t.v. monitors and notebook monitors. There are 9 manufaturers Korean, Tiawanese, Chinese, Japanese that manufacture all of these and what we've now found out is that what they've been doing is not competing with each other but fixing the prices of all these screens. We've disvovered they've had 57 meetings with upper management some of them ceo to ceo the primary purpose in fact to fix the prices and we're after them, man and we're going to do some good here. My name is Tom Girardi I'm the senior partner for Girari Keese.For the past 44 years we've helped people in California who have been seriously harmed. I'm very proud of the work that we've done and the rules that we've made.

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attorney: Girardi & Keese Lawyers

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What is the status of the flat-panel screen price fixing lawsuit?

I'd like to bring you up to date on what the status of this case is with respect to price-fixing of flat panel screens. Two things have gone on. One, the civil case is proceeding. The civil case is the case in which we represent the people who bought these screens. Almost more importantly, the government is proceeding. They're proceeding, and they've actually gotten two pleas of criminal conduct by two of the manufacturers, and we think there are more to come. With that sort of pressure on these people, sooner or later they're going to have to do the right thing. One, they're not going to do it anymore, and secondly, they're going to have to pay for the amount of overcharges that they have charged you, who bought one of these things over the last three years. My name is Tom Girardi. I'm the senior partner of Girardi/Keese. For the past 44 years, we have helped people in California who have been seriously harmed. I'm very proud of the work we've done and the role that we have played.

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attorney: Girardi & Keese Lawyers

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What should I do if I purchased a flat-panel TV or monitor?

The question arises as what sort of person do you put under the flat screens. And the answer is right now nothing. This case is proceeding, and you are already a part of it, and we are going see, what happens;if you are successful in the case, two things are going to happen. First, well no I am not going to do any more. That’s the most important part. Secondly, you are going to be given, perhaps the opportunity to send in receipts and to get a repayment to you for the overcharges that took place when you buy a flat panel screen. My name is Tom Girardi. I am the senior part of the “Girardi Keese”. For the past 44 years we have helped the people in California who have been seriously harmed. I am really proud of the work we have done, and the role that we have played.

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attorney: Girardi & Keese Lawyers

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Why is sexual harassment in college so damaging?

Sexual harassment on a college campus, particularly if the student is the victim of the harassment, can be so damaging because college is oftentimes the beginning of someone's career, and more importantly in a sense the beginning of one's adult life. If your college career is destroyed by a professor who's out of control, and pursuing you sexually, and you don't make the grades that you should have gotten, or you don't get the special honors degree that you should have gotten, your whole life can change. My name is Walker Harman. I'm the managing attorney of the Harman Firm. If you believe you've been the victim of illegal employment discrimination, we are eager to speak with you. Please give us a call.

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attorney: The Harman Firm, P.C.

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Who's the #1 sexual harassment victim in college?

In my experience, the most common victim of sexual harassment on a college campus is a student. And the harasser is oftentimes the person in power whether it be a professor, or administrator, or researcher. And the scenario arises when the person in power, the professor, is spending great deals of time alone with the student. Say there’s a mentoring program or you’re doing an independent study. So with a great deal of time alone creates a situation where the person in power can take advantage of the powerless person, the student. I find that that’s a very common scenario on a college campus. My name is Walker Harman. I am the managing attorney of the Harman Firm. If you believe that you’ve been the victim of illegal employment discrimination, we are eager to speak to you! Please give us a call.

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attorney: The Harman Firm, P.C.

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How is sexual harassment in college defined?

There is a specific statute that prevents sexual harassment on a college campus that receives federal funds. It's a federal statute. It applies in the state of New York as well. And if your particular college or university receives federal funds (the vast majority of them do,) your particular college or university will fall under the statute and it prevents any type of sexual harassment on a college campus and if the college doesn't take immediate action to prevent further sexual harassment or address or redress the sexual harassment it can be held liable for it under the federal statute. My name is Walker Harman. I'm the managing attorney of the Harman Firm. If you believe you've been the victim of illegal employment discrimination, we are eager to speak with you. Please give us a call.

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How much money in a college sexual harassment case?

The compensation in a college sexual harrassent case is more difficult to assess. It depends often on the emotional injuries that the particular student, for instance, has suffered. So it would depend on how bad, for instance, the sexual harrasment was. Was there forced sexual activity? That would be a case where there might be higher emotional injuries and therefore higher damages. So it's really difficult to assess that. And I would recommend to anyone that believes they're being sexual harrased on a college campus seek the advice of an attorney so that they can help you assess whether you have a case, in the first instance and also what kind of damages could could evolve out of that case. My name is Walker Harmon. I'm the managing attorney of the Harmon Firm. If you believe you've been the victim of illegal employment discrimination, we are eager to speak with you. Please give us a call.

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Is my professor guilty of sexual harassment?

If your not certain whether the attention you're receiving from your professor is sexual harassment, you should first talk to the professor and explain that the attention you're receiving, whether it be an invitation to dinner or whether it be just merely sitting too close, is not the kind of attention you want. If the professor, for instance, doesn't stop you need to follow your schools procedures and make a formal written complaint regarding the professor's conduct. And you should do so expeditiously and you should put it in writing and as I always say, keep a copy of it. My name is Walker Harmon. I'm the managing attorney of the Harmon Firm. If you believe you've been the victim of illegal employment discrimination we are eager to speak with you. Please give us a call.

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How does sexual harassment happen in college?

Sexual harassment on college campuses is primarily understood to be sexual harassment by a professor perpetrated against a student. That is the most common type of sexual harassment on a college campus. But it’s not limited to that; it could be student on student sexual harassment. It could be an administrator of a college. It could be a research assistant of a professor. So it’s really not just limited to the commonly understood scenario, where you have a professor and a student. And I think that everyone on a college campus should be aware of that. My name is Walker Harman. I am the managing attorney of the Harman Firm. If you believe that you’ve been the victim of illegal employment discrimination, we are eager to speak to you! Please give us a call.

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How expensive to file a college sexual harassment case?

If you're a college student and you feel you've been sexually harassed, you might feel you don't have the funds to seek a lawyer's device. Many lawyers will consult, if ever so briefly, with you for free. Many lawyers will take on cases on a contingency basis. There are also free legal services both on campus and off campus in many college environments. I recommend that you use the internet, and you use your school resources to seek out the advice of an attorney who will offer their services, at least initially, for no charge so that you can determine whether or not you have a case against your college. My name is Walker Harman, I'm the managing attorney of The Harman Firm. If you feel you've been the victim of illegal employment discrimination, we are eager to speak with you, please give us a call.

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When do I have to return to work after my pregnancy?

When you need to return to work after your pregnancy depends on many factors. Different leave laws have different requirements. For example, the most common leave law, the Family and Medical Leave Act, requires that you have worked for your employer for at least a year, that you've worked at least 1250 hours in that year, and that your employer has at least 50 employees working within a 75-mile radius of your job site. If your employer meets those requirements and you meet those requirements, you can take up to 12 weeks of bonding leave with your child. My name is Sarah Schlehr of the Schlehr Law Firm. I work to protect California employees from discrimination and harassment in the workplace.

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Can I breast feed my child at work?

In California, your employer must accomodate breastfeeding at work. They should try to give you a private area to either pump breast milk or breast feed your child, and this private area should not be a bathroom stall if at all possible. While that space may be used for other purposes during the regular work day, during the time that you are breastfeeding you should have a private space to do that. My name is Sarah Schlehr of the Schlehr Law Firm. I work to protect California employees from discrimination and harassment in the workplace.

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What if my pregnancy prevents me from doing my job?

If your pregnancy prevents you from doing your job, you have two remedies. One is to see if there's a reasonable accommodation in the workplace. Is there a way for you to do your job if your employer helps you in certain ways? If there is no reasonable accommodation, then in California a woman is entitled to take up to four months of leave because she's disabled because of pregnancy, child birth or a related medical condition. My name is Sarah Schlehr of The Schlehr Law Firm. I work to protect California employees from discrimination and harassment in the workplace.

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What to do if I'm a victim of pregnancy discrimination?

"The first thing that you should do if you believe that you are a victim of pregnancy discrimination and you are still employed, is to make a formal, written compliant to your supervisor, or the HR department, or whomever is in control in your working environment. If you are no longer employed, you can still make a formal, written complaint but you should probably seek the advice of an attorney because it is unlikely if you have been terminated because you are pregnant that an employer is going to rehire you simply because you have made a written, formal complaint. My name is Walker Harman. I am the managing attorney of the Harman Firm. If you believe you have been the victim of illegal employment discrimination, we are eager to speak with you. Please give us a call."

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What is employment discrimination?

Employment discrimination is when your employer has subjected you to an adverse employment action with discriminatory animous. Meaning they had a discriminatory reason why they did something to you that made your workplace worse. They could demote you. They could terminate you. They could cut your pay, not give you your bonus. Put you deliberately in a hostile work environment. If any of those things happen to you and its coupled with discriminatory animous meaning its because you're a women, it's because you are of color, it's because you're from another country, it's because you have a disability, that's employment discrimination. My name is Walker Harmon. I'm the managing attorney of the Harmon Firm. If you believe you've been the victim of illegal employment discrimination, we are eager to speak with you. Please give us a call.

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Is there such a thing as age discrimination in New York?

There's absolutely age discrimination in New York, and it's illegal. It's protected by several statutes. It is one of the protected categories under the anti-discrimination statutes, and if you believe that you're a victim of age discrimination (i.e. You're over the age of 40), and you believe that you've been subjected to an adverse employment action, such as a demotion or termination, you should immediately make a formal written complaint about it to your company and contact an attorney. My name is Walker Harmon. I'm the managing attorney of the Harmon Firm. If you believe you've been the victim of illegal employment discrimination, we are eager to speak with you. Please give us a call.

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What laws protect me from workplace harassment in New York?

There are no laws in New York that prevent an employee from being harassed in the state of New York. It's a common misunderstanding that many employees have, they believe that if their boss is being rude to them, is being hostile to them, is giving them more work than someone else, that that is legal. I often receive phone calls by people who believe that they have a cause of action for wrongful termination. There's no such thing as wrongful termination in New York, it's a broad term that is used to describe employment discrimination, but it does not protect someone who is just merely being harassed in the workplace. My name is Walker Harman, I'm the managing attorney of the Harman Firm. If you believe you've been the victim of illegal employment discrimination we are eager to speak with you. Please give us a call.

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How experienced are you with pregnancy discrimination?

My firm has, surprisingly, a great deal of experience handling pregnancy discrimination, and when I discuss with my colleges the amount of pregnancy discrimination cases we have had on our docket in the last couple of years, they're often surprised. I hear 'I can't believe that still goes on.' It does. My name is Walker Harmon. I'm the managing attorney of the Harmon Firm. If you believe you've been the victim of illegal employment discrimination, we are eager to speak with you. Please give us a call.

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What if my pregnancy prevents me from doing my job?

In the state of New York if your pregnancy prevents you from doing your job and you have a doctor's certification that your pregnancy is preventing youf rom doing your job, then you should immediately inform your employer of your doctor's orders whatever they might be. Whether it be shorter work hours or time away form work. If your employer does not accomodate you, you could potentially, not in every instance, but you could potentially be the victim of disability discrimination. Because if your pregnacy has caused you to develop some sort of condition that requires bedrest or time away from work, that could be a temporary dissability. My name is Walker Harmon I'm the managing attorney of the Harmon Firm. If you believe that you have been the victim of illegal employment discrimination, we are eager to speak with you. Please give us a call.

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How much money in gender discrimination cases?

Damages in gender discrimination cases are assessed in much the same way damages are assessed in race discrimination cases or age discrimination cases. You get your lost pay, so if you're demoted and you prove that you've been discriminated against because of your gender, you get the difference between what you should have been paid and the pay you were demoted to. You're terminated and you prove that you've discriminated against because of your gender, you get a stream of lost income going into the future, not indefinitely but up until you get a job, for a reasonable period of time. You're also entitled to emotional injuries and other types of injuries such as, perhaps, in certain instances punitive damages and attorney's fees. My name is Walker Harman. I'm the managing attorney of the Harman Firm. If you believe you've been the victim of illegal employment discrimination, we are eager to speak with you. Please give us a call.

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What to do if I'm the victim of gender discrimination?

If you believe you’re the victim of gender discrimination, as in most instances, the first thing you should do is put your complaint in writing and file it with the Human Resource department or some other supervisor or office manager within your company. The important thing about a complaint of gender discrimination is that you be as specific as possible. Why is it that you believe that you were subject to gender discrimination? You need to provide particulars. It’s a subtle type of discrimination and it will be more easily assessed by the company, and a potential attorney, if you provide as much detail as possible. My name is Walker Harman. I’m the managing attorney of the Harman firm. If you believe you’ve been a victim of illegal employment discrimination, we are eager to speak with you! Please give us a call.

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How do I prove pregnancy discrimination in New York?

In order to prevail in a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit, you must show that your demotion or your determination was at least impart because you got pregnant and took maternity leave. Or just because you got pregnant. If you could show that that was just one of the reasons that your salary was cut, you were demoted to a lower position, or you were terminated from your job, that's enough to prevail in a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit. My name is Walker Harman, I'm the managing attorney at the Harman firm. If you believe you've been a victim of illegal employment discrimination, we are eager to speak with you.

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Is pregnancy discrimination common in New York?

Pregnancy discrimination in the state of New York is more common than one would think. People are often shocked to know how many cases I've taken on where a woman has gotten pregnant, informed her employer and been terminated. If the pregnant woman has had a good work history and no poor performance evaluations and then gets pregnant and gets fired, that's discrimination in my opinion and that particular individual should immediately seek the advice of an attorney. My name is Walker Harman. I'm the managing attorney of the Harman Firm. If you believe you've been the victim of illegal employment discrimination, we are eager to speak with you. Please give us a call.

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How should I tell my employer that I'm pregnant?

The best thing that an employee can do with respect to becoming pregnant is to be as candid and forthright and timely as possible. That is true of, i think, many contacts in the workplace, but, if you get pregnant you should let your employer know right away. "I'm pregnant". And you should also let your employer know what your intentions are with respect to maternity leave. Your candidacy and your timeliness should, and in the best world, absent illegal discrimination and gender a response of an appropriate accomidation involving maternity leave,a time away from work in order for you to take care of your child. My name is Walker Harman. I'm the managing attorney of the Harman Firm. If you believe you've been the victim of illegal employment discrimination, we are eager to speak with you. Please give us a call.

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Do employers have to accomodate my pregnancy in NY?

I’m often asked by a woman who’s become pregnant what her rights are in the state of New York. And there’s not a simple answer to that question. It’s governed by state statutes and federal statutes, and most importantly by the employer’s guidelines as well. What an employer can’t do is treat you differently because you are pregnant. A common misconception is that if you have complications because of your pregnancy you are also, under New York State Law, temporarily disabled. So, for instance, if you have thrombosis you are not only pregnant but you are also temporarily disabled which would trigger both gender discrimination laws in the state of New York as well as anti- discrimination laws based on disability. So, my best advice to a woman who has become pregnant and believes she is suffering adverse treatment in the workplace is to seek out the advice of an attorney as soon as possible. My name is Walker Harman. I am the managing attorney of the Harman Firm. If you believe that you’ve been the victim of illegal employment discrimination, we are eager to speak to you! Please give us a call.

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Must employers in California accomodate my pregnancy?

Employers must reasonably accommodate pregnancies in California. These accommodations can range from allowing an employee to go to their doctors' visits, whether they be routine visits or visits with a specialist. They also need to accommodate any special needs in the workplace. So, whether there's a restriction to not lift over a certain number of pounds or an employee needs additional breaks to eat consistently or an employee has morning sickness and needs time to come in to work late, employers must accommodate those needs. My name is Sara Schlehr of the Schlehr Law Firm. I work to protect California employees from discrimination and harassment in the workplace.

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Are there pregnancy leave laws in California?

There are several laws that relate to pregnancy and leave from work in California. Some of these laws are federal laws like the family and leave act. Some are State laws like the Pregnancy Disability Leave Law in the California Family Rights Act. Each of those laws entitles the woman to take protective from work. In addition to that California has something called Paid Family Leave. This does not protect your job while you take leave from work but it does provide for partial wage reimbursement when you take another form of leave. My name is Sarah Schlehr of the Schlehr Law firm, I work to protect Californian employees from discrimination and harassment from the work place.

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Is pregnancy discrimination common in the workplace?

Pregnancy discrimination is common in the workplace. There are definitely employers who are accommodating to pregnancy, but there are too many employers who will discriminate against women who become pregnant. There are many women who have successful careers who after pregnancy will either be demoted, terminated or hit a glass ceiling in their careers because of their pregnancy. My name is Sarah Schlehr of The Schlehr Law Firm. I work to protect California employees from discrimination and harassment in the workplace.

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How much money can I recover in a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit?

The damages that you can receive in a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit include any back wages you may be entitled to. You may be entitled to future lost wages if you’re unemployed for a period of time. You’re also entitled to your emotional distress damages and to your attorney’s fees. In some cases you may also be entitled to punitive damages. My name is Sarah Schlehr of the Schlehr Law Firm. I work to protect California employees from discrimination and harassment in the workplace.

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How experienced are you with pregnancy discrimination?

I have a lot of experience helping women who've been discriminated against because of their pregnancy. My law practice focuses primarily on representing women who are pregnant or who are seeking leave to bond with a newborn child or newly adopted child. I care very passionately about my clients and ensuring that they have a job to support the new child that is coming into their life. My name is Sara Schlehr of the Schlehr law firm. I work to protect California employees from discrimination and harassment in the workplace.

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Are there laws in California that protect me from pregnancy discrimination?

The main law in California that protects women against pregnancy and sex discrimination is the California Fair Employment and Housing Act. In this law provides that employers cannot treat a woman differently because she is pregnant. My name is Sarah Schlehr of the Schlehr Law Firm. I work to protect California employees from discrimination and harassment in the workplace.

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Does my employer have to continue my health care coverage when I'm on pregnancy leave?

During your pregnancy, your employer must continue your healthcare coverage when you are taking twelve weeks of leave under the Federal Family and Medical Leave Act or the California Family Rights Act. During this time, you may have to pay the employee contribution just as you would if you were actively employed in the workplace. But your employer needs to continue your group health coverage and pay the employers portion of your health benefits. My name is Sarah Schlehr of the Schlehr Law Firm. I work to protect California employees from discrimination and harassment in the workplace.

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What pregnancy leave laws apply in California?

In California, several different laws apply and it also may depend on the size of the employer and the length of one's employment. Under California's Pregnancy Disability Leave Law, which is the most inclusive, women can take up to four months of leave if they are disabled because of pregnancy, child birth or a related medical condition. In addition they may be entitled to bonding leave under the California Family Right's Act. My name is Sarah Schlehr of the Schlehr Law firm. I work to protect California employees from discrimination and harassment in the workplace.

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How should I tell my employer that I'm pregnant?

You should inform your employer that you're pregnant in writing. While you may tell them verbally in an initial conversation, you want some sort of documentation just in case some sort of discrimination occurs afterwards. So, it doesn't have to be extremely formal. You can send a brief email saying, "as we discussed today, I am pregnant. Please let me know what my rights are." But you want something documented in writing. I'm Sara Schlehr of the Schlehr Law Firm. I work to protect California employees from discrimination and harassment in the workplace.

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Is it illegal for an employer to ask about a potential pregnancy during a job interview?

It is unlawful for an employer to ask about pregnancy or future family planning during a job interview. Employers cannot base their hiring decisions on whether a woman is pregnant or on whether she is intending to have a family. So typically we'll advise that if a woman is pregnant and she is not showing that she not tell her perspective employer of her pregnancy until she receives a job offer. My name is Sarah Schlehr of the Schlehr Law Firm. I work to protect California employees from discrimination and harrassment in the workplace.

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Is my job guaranteed after I return from a pregnancy?

Your job is typically guaranteed when you return from a pregnancy leave. If you've taken leave that you are legally entitled to under the California Pregnancy Disability Leave Law, then your employer must return you to the same position that you had when you started the leave. If you return from a bonding leave under the California Family Rights Act, then your employer must reinstate you to an equivilant position when you return from your bonding leave. My name is Sarah Schlehr of the Schlehr Law firm. I work to protect California employees from discrimination and harassment in the work place.

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Are pregnancy discrimination lawsuits common in California?

Pregnancy discrimination lawsuits are becoming more common in California. In part, this is because California has more expansive laws than federal law in regards to pregnancy discrimination in the workplace. In addition, more women are becoming aware of their rights in the workplace and are becoming more proactive about protecting and enforcing their rights by filing lawsuits in court when they're discriminated against because of pregnancy. My name is Sarah Schlehr of the Schlehr Law Firm. I work to protect California employees from discrimination and harassment in the workplace.

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How long of a pregnancy leave am I entitled to in California?

In California, the leave that you can obtain because of pregnancy, depends upon variety of factors. Typically, the maximum leave that you could obtain is 7 months, and that would be if you were disabled because of pregnancy, or child birth for up to 4 months. And than you are entitled to leave to bond with your child for 12 weeks. More typically, you are entitled to less leave than the 7 months, and it can be important to get appropriate information from your employer, to determine how much leave you could obtain. My name is Sarah Schlehr of the Schlehr law firm. I work to protect California employees from discrimination and harassment in the workplace.

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Are men eligible for leave from work after the birth of a child?

Many men can take leave from work to bond with their child, or to care for their wife if their wife is seriously ill or disabled because of her pregnancy. They can take that leave under the California Family Rights Act or under the Federal Family and Medical Leave Act. My name is Sarah Schlehr of the Schlehr Law Firm. I work to protect California employees from discrimination and harassment in the workplace.

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What is the biggest mistake people make when filing a pregnancy discrimination complaint?

The main mistake that people make when filing a pregnancy discrimination complaint in the workplace is that they wait too long. You want to make your complaint as soon as you feel that there is any sort of discrimination relating to your pregnancy. And you want to make sure that you complain in writing either to your manager or to human resources. The writing does not have to be extremely formal, but it should be written, whether via email or via a letter, to your employer to make clear your complaint. My name is Sarah Schlehr of the Schlehr law firm. I work to protect California employees from discrimination and harassment in the workplace.

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If I work for a company headquartered out of state, what rights do I have during pregnancy?

Many employees will have a human resources depatrmant that is located outside of Calafornia. Often times those human resources deparments will not understand Calafornia law. It is the employers obligation to provide women with information about the amount of leave and the types of leave they are entitled to take. But often times women wil need to educate themselves in order to advise their own human resouces department of their specific rights in Calafornia. My name is Sarah Schlehr of The Schlehr law firm. I work to protect Calafornia employees from discremination and herrasment in the work place.

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What is the Paid Family Leave law in California?

Paid family leave is a law in California that provides women with up to six weeks of partial wage reimbursement when they take leave to bond with their child. Unfortunately, paid family leave does not protect a woman's job, so women need to take protected leave under a different California law. But once they take that leave, they can receive partial wage reimbursement under the paid family leave statute in California. My name is Sara Schlehr of the Schlehr Law Firm. I work to protect California employees from discrimination and harrasment in the workplace.

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Does my employer have to pay my salary while I'm on pregnancy leave?

Employers do not have to pay your salary while you are on leave because of pregnancy. Many women will qualify for state disability when they're disabled because of pregnancy and childbirth. Also in California we have something called paid family leave, which is also a benefit, provided by the state, that will provide for partial wage reimbursement for up to six weeks while a woman or a father bonds with their child. My name is Sarah Schlehr of the Schlehr Law Firm. I work to protect California employees from discrimination and harrassment in the work place.

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How can I help to prevent pregnancy discrimination in the workplace?

There are a few ways to help prevent pregnancy discrimination in the workplace. One is to communicate clearly with your employer about your pregnancy. After you've informed them of your pregnancy, you want to ask what your rights are, and also insure that you're giving them notice when you need to leave for a doctors appointment or inform them about the leave that you want to take around the time of giving birth. You can also help prevent discrimination in the workplace by informing your supervisor when there is a problem, you want to let them know that immediately so that any further discrimination can be stopped and prevented. My name is Sara Schlehr of the Schlehr law firm. I work to protect California employees from discrimination and harassment in the workplace.

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What must be proved in order to win a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit?

In order to win a pregancy discrimination claim against your employer, you need to show that your pregnancy was a motivating factor in some sort of adverse employment action. So whether it be that you have been fired, demoted, or failed to receive a promotion, you need to be able to show that your pregnancy was a motivating factor in that bad action by your employer. My name is Sarah Schlehr of the Schlehr Law Firm. I work to protect California employees from discrimination and harassment in the workplace.

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Is there a statute of limitations on filing a pregnancy discrimination claim in California?

There is a statute of limitations for filing a pregnancy discrimination claim in California. There are actually several statutes of limitations because a woman must first file a complaint with an administrative agency, either the Federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission or with the State Department of Fair Employment and Housing. After filing a complaint with either of these agencies, a woman may request an immediate right to sue and after she receives that right to sue, she has one year to file a complaint in court. My name is Sarah Schlehr of the Schlehr Law Firm. I work to protect California employees from discrimination and harassment in the workplace.

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What qualifies as pregnancy discrimination in California?

There are many things that qualify as pregnancy discrimination in California. Primarily, pregnancy discrimination occurs when a pregnant woman is treated differently because of her pregnancy in the workplace. In addition, many of the pregnancy discrimination cases in California arise because women request accommodations because of their pregnancy or request leave from work because of their pregnancy or after they've given birth. My name is Sarah Schlehr of the Schlehr Law Firm. I work to protect California employees from discrimination and harassment in the workplace.

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When is the best time to contact a pregnancy discrimination attorney?

You should seek a pregnancy discrimination attorney to help you with your case when you first believe that there's any sort of discrimination in the workplace. You don't need to wait until you're fired from your job. You might want to seek guidance from an attorney before things get that far. You want to seek help when you first notice discrimination so that you can be informed about how to complain to your employer, and try to prevent further discrimination. My name is Sarah Schlehr of the Schlehr Law Firm. I work to protect California employees from discrimination and harassment in the workplace.

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When should I tell my employer that I'm pregnant?

You should tell your employer that you’re pregnant either when you experience complications from your pregnancy, whether it be morning sickness or you feel like you’re about to show. You definitely want to be the person that informs your employer that you’re pregnant. You don’t want them to guess or make assumptions before you tell them. You also don’t want to tell them right before you are up for a promotion or a raise. You want to know whether you’re going to receive that promotion or raise before you tell your employer that you’re pregnant. My name is Sarah Schlehr of the Schlehr Law Firm. I work to protect California employees from discrimination and harassment in the workplace.

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What's the wrong way to deal with workplace discrimination?

The number one mistake someone can make if they think they’re being discriminated against in the workplace is to, um, not immediately file a written complaint about it. Allowing it to persist even for a few days is a mistake. Uh, you should immediately go to a supervisor, or to the human resource department, or to an office manager, and put that complaint, um, about discrimination in writing and keep a copy of it. If you email it, send a copy to your home email address. Don’t assume that you’ll at some time later get a copy of it. Often times employer’s think to lose them. My name is Walker Harman. I’m the managing attorney of The Harman Firm. If you believe you’ve been the victim of illegal employment discrimination, we are eager to speak with you. Please give us a call.

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attorney: The Harman Firm, P.C.

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How common is race discrimination in New York?

I find that race discrimination in New York City is far more common than one would think. New York City is a perceived progressive environment. However, it's a collision of a variety of different people from all over the world. And what people don't realize is that race discrimination is not just a white or Caucasian person discriminating against a Black or a person of color. It could be a Puerto Rican person discriminating against a person from Jamaica solely because they are from Jamaica. So I find that more and more of my race discrimination cases are not your typical case where there is a Caucasian or white person discriminating against a person of color; but it's more hybrid scenario, and that's because there are so many different people colliding in New York from all different parts of the world. My name is Walker Harmon. I'm the managing attorney of The Harmon Firm. If you believe you have been the victim of illegal employment discrimination, we are eager to speak with you. Please give us a call.

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Can I be fired for no reason at all in New York?

You can absolutely be fired for no reason at all in the state of New York. New York, like many other states, has adopted the Actwell Employment Doctrine and that means exactly that...that you can be fired for any reason at all at any time. If your employer doesn't like what you wore that day you can be fired. If your employer doesn't like your attitude you can be fired. If your employer asks you to do something illegal and you decline to do that, shockingly, in New York you can be fired for that and your employer can't be held liable for that. My name is Walker Harman. I'm the Managing Attorney of the Harman Firm. If you believe you've been the victim of illegal employment discrimination, we are eager to speak with you. Please give us a call.

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attorney: The Harman Firm, P.C.

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How can I prove sexual orientation discrimination?

The best way to prove that you've been a victim of sexual orientation discrimination is to file a written, formal complaint with your employer specifically detailing why it is that you believe you are the victim of sexual orientation discrimination. You should also keep a log or a journal of the instances in which you believe you've been the victim of sexual orientation discrimination. Sexual orientation discrimination, like gender discrimination, can be very subtle. It's often the scenario of taking advantage of the perceived weak employee. I found it can take very, very subtle forms over long periods of time. I recommend to employees to write everything down. Every instance. The dates, the times, exactly what happened to them so that if you do need to file a lawsuit, that you have all of that documentation available to provide to your attorney. My name is Walker Harmon. I'm the Managing Attorney of The Harmon Group. If you believe you've been the victim of illegal employment discrimination, we are eager to speak with you. Please give us a call.

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attorney: The Harman Firm, P.C.

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Why does The Harman Firm handle discrimination cases?

I handle discrimination cases because I decided early on that if I was going to be a lawyer I wanted to represent individuals, and I wanted to champion the rights of the underdog. I believe that that’s, uh, would be the best use of my talent and my passion. And, um, it’s, uh, why I’ve developed, uh, my firm. Um, I’ve found that in the employment context in particular, discrimination can be pervasive and subtle, and people are less likely to assert their rights and say if they’ve been discriminated against, uh, out on the street or in a store. And so I became particularly passionate about discrimination in the workplace. My name is Walker Harman. I’m the managing attorney of The Harman Firm. If you believe you’ve been the victim of illegal employment discrimination, we are eager to speak with you. Please give us a call.

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How can I prove gender discrimination in New York?

Often various types of employment discrimination, gender discrimination, is often more difficult to prove. If you believe you are the victim of gender discrimination, you should in the first instance put your complaint in writing and file it with the human resources department or supervisor, and you should probably contact an attorney to, um, have a full assessment of, um, whether you are a victim of gender discrimination. Um, the important thing is that men and women can be the victim of gender discrimination, and, um, so it-, it’s a difficult thing for an individual I think to assess on their own and I really think you need to contact an attorney and have a consultation. My name is Walker Harman. I’m the managing attorney of The Harman Firm. If you believe you’ve been the victim of illegal employment discrimination, we are eager to speak with you. Please give us a call.

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attorney: The Harman Firm, P.C.

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Is my job guaranteed after I return from maternity leave?

It is a misconception that your job is guaranteed after you return from maternity leave. The issue is whether the termination of your employment or the elimination of your job was the direct result of discriminatory animus meaning someone decided that they didn't want you to work at your company anymore because you got pregnant and you'll probably get pregnant again. My name is Walker Harmon. I'm the managing attorney of the Harmon Firm. If you believe you've been the victim of illegal employment discrimination, we are eager to speak with you. Please give us a call.

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How experienced are you handling discrimination cases?

My firm has a lot of experience with discrimination cases. Because we've seen so many different types of discrimination cases and we've handled it for so many years. We have a unique prospective and a unique compassion for the employees that have been discriminated against. And because we've done this for so long, we have the tools and knowledge to jump right in and expeditiously deal with an employee that's been discriminated against. My name is Walker Harman. I'm the managing attorney of the Harman firm. If you believe you've been the victim of illegal employment discrimination, we are eager to speak with you. Please give us a call.

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attorney: The Harman Firm, P.C.