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Employment Roundtable of Southern California's 2009 Annual Conference

November 5, 2009 - The Employment Roundtable of Southern California ("ERTSC") will hold its 2009 Annual Conference on November 5, 2009, at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel in downtown Los Angeles. The address is: 404 S. Figueroa St, Los Angeles, CA 90071.  Mr. Friedman will appear on a panel discussing disability discrimination with Erica Jones, Director, Pacific Disability & Business Technical Assistance Center and prominent defense counsel Anthony J. Oncidi of Proskauer Rose LLP.  Click here for more information about the 2009 Annual Conference.
 

Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Filed By Ukrainian Woman Against Security Marketing Concepts And Clifford Crane

October 29, 2009 - Today, a former employee of Security Marketing Concepts, Inc. and Apollo Security Sales filed a sexual harassment, fraud and wrongful termination lawsuit against the two companies and their CEO, Clifford Crane. She also asserted an additional claim against Mr. Crane and another company in which he is a principal (KMA International Marketing Corp.) for sexual harassment in housing by a landlord or property manager.  Click here for more information about this lawsuit or a copy of the conformed complaint.  
 

2009 Labor and Employment Law Section's Annual Meeting

October 23 & 24, 2009 - Andrew H. Friedman to speak on "Annual Update" at the 27th Annual Meeting of the Labor and Employment Law Section of the State Bar of California which will be held at the Claremont Resort and Spa, Berkeley, CA.  Mr. Friedman will be co-presenting this topic with prominent defense counsel Anthony J. Oncidi of Proskauer Rose LLP. Mr. Friedman will also moderate a panel on "Religion, God in the Workplace" with speakers: Jeffrey A. Berman of Sidley Austin LLP,
Carol L. Gillam of The Gillam Law Firm, and Anna Y. Park, Regional Attorney for the Los Angeles District Office Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Los Angeles. Click here to register for the Annual Meeting of the Labor and Employment Law Section of the State Bar of California.
 

Court Preliminarily Approves $1.5 Million Settlement In Class Action Lawsuit Against U.S. Remodelers

September 25, 2009- U.S. District Court preliminarily approves $1.5 million class action settlement.  To see a copy of the Court's Notice of Class Action Settlement, Claim Form and Procedures, Exclusion Procedures, and Final Approval of Settlement Hearing, click here.  If you are a current or former Sales Associate or Manager of U.S. Remodelers, Inc. (U.S. Home Services) and/or U.S. Home Systems, Inc. who was employed in California at any time between the dates of July 3, 2003 and August 24, 2009, you are a member of the class and should have received a copy of the Court's Notice.  If you have not received this document, please contact the Claims Administrator as soon as possible to request copy of this document and the Claim Form:

 U.S. Remodelers Litigation
c/o CPT Group, Inc.
16630 Aston Street
Irvine, California 92606
Toll free number: (888) 844-3063

 In order to make a claim and potentially receive a settlement award, you must complete and return the Claim Form you should have received, which must be post-marked no later than November 7, 2009. If you fail to complete and return the Claim Form within the foregoing time, you will be barred from participating in the settlement. To see a copy of the Claim Form, click here.
 

Nationwide Wage and Hour Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Citibank

March 5, 2009, Los Angeles, California - Helmer Friedman LLP and The Lewis Law Firm filed a nationwide class action lawsuit against Citibank for alleged unpaid overtime and other alleged violations of wage and hour laws. The lawsuit alleges that Citibank failed to pay its nationwide Bank at Work Relationship Managers overtime and that it also failed to provide its California Bank at Work Relationship Managers with meal and rest periods and itemized wage statements as required by California law. Anthony Lewis of The Lewis Law Firm and Andrew Friedman of Helmer Friedman LLP invite witnesses with any information to contact us. Click here for a copy of the class action complaint.
 

Andrew H. Friedman & Gregory D. Helmer "Super Lawyers" by Law & Politics Magazine

February 1, 2009 -"Super Lawyers" Law & Politics Magazine and the publishers of Los Angeles Magazine select Andrew H. Friedman and Gregory D. Helmer as a 2009 Southern California "Super Lawyers" in the category of Labor and Employment Law.  This is the fourth year that both Mr. Friedman and Mr. Helmer have been selected as "Super Lawyers."
 

Wage and Hour Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Tatitlek Support Services, Inc.

November 6, 2008 Helmer-Friedman LLP Employment Class Action Specialists and The Cowan Law Firm filed a class action lawsuit against Tatitlek for alleged unpaid wages and missed meal periods and rest breaks regarding the personnel that it provided to the Marine Corps at Twentynine Palms. Jeffrey W. Cohen of The Cowan Law Firm and Andrew H. Friedman of Helmer Friedman LLP -- 310-396-7714 -- Andrew Friedman invites witnesses with any information to contact us.
 

Stipulated Settlement Reached In Fontana v St. Joseph Hospital of Orange Class Action

March 19, 2008, Los Angeles, California - The parties in the Fontana v. St. Joseph Hospital of Orange class action have reached a stipulated settlement. Click here to read the settlement documents.
 

Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against U.S. Remodelers, Inc.

July 3, 2007, Los Angeles, California Former employees of U.S. Remodelers, Inc. file a statewide class action lawsuit against the company for alleged unlawful wage and hour practices. Click here to learn more.

 

California Pet Owners File Class Action Lawsuit In Pet Food Contamination Case

Pet Food Contamination caused deaths and injuries across the Country.March 27, 2007, Los Angeles, California pet owners file a statewide class action lawsuit against the manufacturer and distributor of pet food that has caused numerous pet deaths and injuries across the Country. The proposed class consists of all California pet owners whose dogs or cats died or suffered injuries from eating Menu Food contaminated pet food. Learn more by clicking here.

Read news article about the case by clicking here.

 

Religious Hospital Forcing Job Applicants to Divulge Constitutionally Private Matters

February 5, 2003, Helmer-Friedman LLP Files Lawsuit Against St. Joseph Hospital for forcing job applicants to divulge reproductive dysfunctions, infertility, pregnancy, venereal disease, still born births, miscarriages. Click here to learn more.
 

Helmer Friedman LLP Successfully Appeals Denial of Class Certification

Successful appeal in denial of class certification in Lawsuit Against Religious Hospital for Forcing Job Applicants to Answer Unlawful Questions About Reproductive Dysfunctions, Infertility, Pregnancy, Venereal Disease, and Other Constitutionally Protected Matters. Click here to learn more.

Class Action Certified

Helmer Friedman LLP's Motion to Certify Class Action Against Religious Hospital for Forcing Job Applicants to Divulge Reproductive Dysfunctions, Infertility, Pregnancy, Venereal Disease, Still Born Births, Miscarriages, and Other Constitutionally Protected Matters is Granted. Click here to learn more.
 

Religious Discrimination, Harassment in the Workplace

July 2007 Helmer Friedman LLP Attorney Publishes Law Review Article on Religious Discrimination, Harassment, and Accommodation in the Workplace. Click here to learn more.
 

Helmer  Friedman LLP is pleased to congratulate Andrew H. Friedman on the publication of the 2009 Supplement to his two-volume employment law treatise - Litigating Employment Discrimination Cases (James Publishing, 2009).

Distinguished insurance/employment lawyers John L. Barber and Gordon J. Calhoun of Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP join Andrew H. Friedman's Litigating Employment Discrimination Cases as Contributing Authors. 

Nationally known management-side attorney, Anthony J. Oncidi of Proskauer Rose LLP, prominent Southern California mediator, Lisa Klerman, and pre-eminent bankruptcy attorney, Theodore A. Cohen of Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, continue on Litigating Employment Discrimination Cases as Contributing Authors. 

 

September 2007 - Rave Review Given to Andrew H. Friedman's Litigating Employment Discrimination Cases

2005 - Glowing Review Given to Andrew H. Friedman's Litigating Employment Discrimination Cases by the California Labor & Employment Law Review

 


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