California Court of Appeal ruled in favor of Carney Shegerian’s client who had sued Rite Aid for wrongful termination — case will be retried. Carney Shegerian of Shegerian & Associates, Inc., a Santa Monica-based litigation law firm specializing in employee rights, last week successfully convinced the Court of Appeal of the State of California to […]

Attorney Carney Shegerian of Shegerian & Associates, Inc., a Santa Monica-based litigation law firm specializing in employee rights, spoke on the subject of employment litigation at the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles’ (CAALA’s) annual Las Vegas Convention last week. An experienced trial attorney, Shegerian has tried many jury trials to verdict in both state […]

Sexual harassment is a serious matter, and knowing your rights when a co-worker engages in indecent acts directed at you, or even at a co-worker of yours, can mean all the difference. Check this latest post for more info on important legal considerations when you feel threatened by sexual harassment at work. Is standing too […]

David Ruiz, The Recorder SAN FRANCISCO—A former in-house attorney at Apple Inc. has sued the company for alleged age and gender discrimination, alleging men were offered more-flexible work schedules and that her supervisors gave conflicting directions that put her in a “no-win” situation. Defending Apple is Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe partner Lynne Hermle, a prominent […]

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 25, 2016 — Carney Shegerian, founder ofLos Angeles-based employment discrimination firm Shegerian & Associates, recently commented on the $19.5 million settlement awarded to approximately 3,300 current and former workers of Qualcomm.  The women accused Qualcomm of only hiring and promoting men for upper level management positions, but the company has denied these allegations. […]

Carney Shegerian of Shegerian & Associates, Inc., a Santa Monica-based litigation law firm specializing in employee rights, is representing a woman, Kourtney Liggins, who claims she was wrongfully terminated by the Archdiocese of Los Angeles’ Transfiguration School. In her complaint, Liggins, who worked as an eighth-grade teacher from 2008 – 2013 at the school, claimed […]

Attorney Carney Shegerian of Shegerian & Associates, Inc., a Santa Monica-based litigation law firm specializing in employee rights, has been selected by his peers for inclusion in the 2017 edition of The Best Lawyers in America©, one the most highly regarded lawyer-rating publications in the United States. Shegerian was selected for his work in the […]

Carney Shegerian of Shegerian & Associates, Inc., a Santa Monica-based litigation law firm specializing in employee rights, received affirmation this week from the California Supreme Court that the $16.3 million wrongful termination and age discrimination jury verdict in favor of his client, Bob Nickel, against defendants Staples Contract and Commercial, Inc. and Staples, Inc. will stand. […]

LOS ANGELES, Aug 10, 2016 — Shegerian & Associates, Inc., a Santa Monica-based litigation law firm specializing in employee rights, has announced that the Los Angeles Times attempted to demand $300,000 in “legal fees” from its client, the cartoonist and author Ted Rall. Rall is currently suing the Times for defamation, blacklisting, wrongful termination and […]

The definition of sex discrimination is expanding to include sexual orientation issues. In fact, some federal courts have already rendered decisions in cases where employees harassed and fired for being gay were allowed success based on claims of sex discrimination. The significance of this is important. Prior to present times, sexual orientation discrimination had been […]