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The former basketball coach for a San Diego area University has filed a lawsuit claiming she was wrongfully terminated in retaliation for pointing out the unfair treatment of the female athletes at the school.

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A consultation with an experienced Costa Mesa employment lawyer can help determine if you have been wrongfully terminated.

The women’s basketball coach left suddenly in April after a phenomenal season in which her team won 27 games, more games than any coach in the history of the program. The coach claims that she was forced to choose between retirement, resignation or termination due to a video tape that caught an alleged instance of workplace violence.

In a negative decision for advocates of employee discrimination law, the California Court of Appeals recently mandated that a case be retried because of improper jury instructions.

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A California wrongful termination can be filed with the assistance of an experienced attorney who is aware of developments like these in areas of employment law.

The case Mendoza v. Western Medical Center Santa Ana. G047394 (2014), involved a gay nurse who was fired following an investigation of his employer about a claim of sexual harassment by his gay supervisor. At trial, the jury awarded $238,328 to the employee in damages. However, the case has been sent back to the trial court for a retrial due to jury instructions.

A DNA Diagnostics center has reached a settlement agreement in a wrongful termination suit filed last year.

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Our Costa Mesa wrongful termination lawyers know that employers are sometimes willing to settle a case to avoid a long drawn out trial but it will really depend on the employer and the facts of the specific case.

The Diagnostics center agreed to pay $25,000 in liquidated damages and lost wages when it unlawfully denied an employee leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act.

A senior sales manager who once worked for Oracle Corporation is filing a wrongful termination lawsuit

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A consultation with an experienced Costa Mesa wrongful termination lawyer can help you decide if your employer has retaliated against you or terminated you in violation of California or federal law.

A former sales manager has filed a wrongful termination suit claiming that actions by his employer violated California labor law and federal employment law.

A former power line worker has been awarded over $1 million in a recent lawsuit.

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Our wrongful termination attorneys can represent clients who have been fired in a variety of employment lawsuits.

The employee, a line worker, worked for the electric company for about eight years when he and his crew were asked to replace a damaged electrical pole.

A former emergency room employee has filed a wrongful termination lawsuit against a California hospital.

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Our Costa Mesa wrongful termination attorneys know that employers can be very aggressive towards employees who raise concerns about the work environment. Employers may go so far as to fire an exceptional employee due to complaints they file.

The California emergency room employee is suing her former employer due to the actions taken by a doctor at the hospital.

The Orange County Register reports that the City of Huntington Beach will pay approximately $70,000 to settle a library clerk’s lawsuit against the city for wrongful termination.

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A consultation with an experienced Costa Mesa wrongful termination lawyer could be the first step in filing an employment lawsuit. At NASSIRI LAW, we will take a careful look at your situation and aggressively pursue potential claims to assist you in making the fullest recovery.

The report stated that the library clerk, who has cerebral palsy and is deaf, allegedly yelled, made inappropriate hand gestures to, and threw a book.

A woman previously employed by a nonprofit Christian ministry group has filed a wrongful termination lawsuit, alleging her employer fired her because she was going through a divorce. wedding

Costa Mesa wrongful termination lawyers know that while the courts have broadly backed religious institutions with regard to employment actions – sometimes even those that would otherwise be deemed discriminatory – this woman alleges there is a clear double standard. While she was not allowed to keep her job, two men in the same ministry who had also endured divorce – and subsequent remarriages – were allowed to stay.

The woman, who had worked for the organization since the late 1980s, served as a spiritual director. IN that capacity, she helped to initiate student-led ministries at colleges throughout the country.

The terms of California employment contracts are increasingly finding their way into courtrooms, as companies sue former workers for violation of “non-compete agreements.” papercrumple

Our Costa Mesa employment lawyers recognize that such agreements are serving to limit entrepreneurial growth, with businesses defending the practice as a simple protection of their own investments and interests.

Really, it’s a way to stifle potential competition (which could prove harmful to consumers). It may also serve to keep workers tethered to a potentially toxic work environment because they fear the legal ramifications if they leave to seek other related employment or strike out on their own.

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