On Tuesday afternoon, more than 100 students walked out of Harvard professor John L. Comaroff’s class, protesting his return to campus after being accused of sexually harassing and assaulting his female students. Last year, three female graduate students filed a lawsuit in Boston federal court against the university, alleging that the institution ignored reports about Dr. Comaroff’s inappropriate behavior. The plaintiffs claim that the professor forcibly kissed and groped students without their consent and threatened to sabotage students’ academic career if they reported him to the university board. John Comaroff is not named as a defendant in the lawsuit against Harvard.

Therapist and former consulting psychologist for the San Antonio Spurs, Dr. Hillary Cauthen settled her lawsuit against the team and ex-player Josh Primo, over the team’s handling of her allegations of the player intentionally exposing himself to her on several occasions. The therapist settled her lawsuit with the former San Antonio Spurs player and the […]

A report by The Financial Times has been released about Apple’s toxic culture of apathy and retaliation against employees’ serious complaints of colleague and employer misconduct, including reports of sexual assault. In a company that boasts of its inclusiveness and its boost in diversity, these allegations cast a shadow on the company.  Multiple women have […]

Shirazi Law Firm is thrilled to officially announce that we have been recognized as one of the top employment and labor law firms in Los Angeles and nationally by UpCity!  From wrongful termination to discrimination to harassment, we handle all types of employment law cases. We have helped past clients achieve significant results against some […]

Patty was a wonderful professional who performed her job exceptionally. Patty had complained to her Employer about fraud that was being committed by her boss in violation of the USA Patriot Act. Instead of taking action to address the fraud, the company let the fraud continue unabated. Moreover, management retaliated against Patty by bullying and […]