Recently, in a Los Angeles Superior Court Chatsworth division trial, O’Hagan Meyer Partner, David Nusz represented a construction company employer and two of their supervisors/managing agents. We successfully defended against baseless claims of disability and racial discrimination, whistle blower retaliation, wrongful termination, breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, wage and hour claims for unpaid […]

Can AI Discriminate? A Litigation Update. By: Kevin L. Golden It seems a day cannot go by without some news about how artificial intelligence (AI) is, or will, impact the workforce. There are developments on the federal, state, and local levels with regard to how AI platforms can be used, what disclosures must be made […]

O’Hagan Meyer is excited to announce the expansion of its San Francisco office. We have added several extraordinary litigators to our team in San Francisco. Dennis Strazulo and Joe Lordan will serve as Co-Managing Partners and are joined by Partners Julie Azevedo, Daniel Cravens, Vincent Fisher, Sumy Kim, Jessica Pliner, Daniel Qualls, Erica Rocush, Kaa […]

  O’Hagan Meyer is excited to announce the opening of our new offices in Las Vegas, Nevada and Portland, Oregon. Our Las Vegas office will be led by Managing Partner, Marcus Lee. Marcus is joined by Associates Inku Nam and Holly Walker. Our Portland office will be led by Managing Partner Brad J. Krupicka. Brad […]

O’Hagan Meyer  is excited to announce the opening of our new office in Denver, CO. Led by Managing Partner Alice Powers, our Denver office includes Partners Ben Hase, John Michels, Meredith McDonald, Meryl Mills, and Associate Brian DeMocker. These exceptional employment lawyers and trial attorneys have a proven track record of success in representing our […]

O’Hagan Meyer is thrilled to share that we have successfully achieved Mansfield Rule Certification! The goal of the Mansfield Rule, administered by Diversity Lab, is to increase and sustain diversity in law firm leadership through proven and carefully considered changes to the internal processes which provide growth opportunities to all our attorneys. O’Hagan Meyer understands […]

By: Kevin L. Golden Recently, there has been much attention paid to the potential that artificial intelligence (AI) might soon replace large swaths of the workforce. But a recent class action lawsuit filed in California claims AI is already preventing at least one individual from entering the workforce based on his protected characteristics. Concerns about […]

By: Eileen R. Geller, Lilias Gordon, and Charles Meyer Recently, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) dealt another blow to the rights of employers and employees to enter into severance agreements which prevent the parties from disparaging each other and from disclosing the confidential terms of those agreements. In McClaren Macomb, 372 NLRB No. 58 […]

After an epic four plus year battle, Hermosa Beach Partner Theodore (“Ted”) Peters celebrated a full defense verdict in a California Superior Complex Court following a 17-day jury trial. The trial brought finality to a complicated fact pattern involving no less than six sets of defendants, 20 courtroom attorneys, and sweeping claims of fraud, deceit, […]

We have already covered two of the most significant new laws for CA employers that are going into effect January 1, 2023, in separate articles. Unfortunately, that’s not all. Here is a brief review of some more laws California employers must be ready to implement in their practices and policies. Minimum Wage/Salary Requirement Increases All […]