I often write on popular issues in employment law, but this time the issue is the employment lawyers themselves.  A local Los Angeles employment lawyer who represented one of the masseurs accusing John Travolta of sexual battery/sexual harassment is now suing “famous TV attorney” Gloria Allred.  The lawyer has sued Allred claiming that she poached […]

Sharon Stone’s former nanny has sued her in Los Angeles Superior Court for, among other things, paying her overtime.  Yes, you read this right, suing for getting paid overtime.  The lawsuit alleges that the high-profile actress from Basic Instinct and Casino paid the nanny overtime, but then terminated the nanny because she accepted the overtime.  Not making […]

Two African Americans are suing the long-running show “The Bachelor” for race discrimination.  The two men say that they—like many other African Americans—were not chosen by the show’s producers because of their race. This case brings up two points.  First, most people think of race discrimination as being outlawed only by employment laws.  It seems […]

Former Desparate Housewife co-star Nicollette Sheridan sued her production company for wrongful termination.  Sheridan alleged she was terminated (her character killed off the show) in retaliation for complaining about the show creator striking her.  The Los Angeles jury deadlocked and could not make a decision of whether she was retaliated against or her character was […]

A journalist recently asked me if making comments behind someone’s back can be sexual harassment? Most people think that sexual harassment needs to involve some kind of touching or at least a direct verbal proposition – but this isn’t necessarily the case.  Sexual harassment includes things like: If someone in the workplace is exhibiting unacceptable […]