In what is being viewed as a push toward gender equality in the workplace, President Obama signed two executive orders on April 8, 2014, relating to fair pay for women. The actions, which were signed on what Obama commemorated as “National Equal Pay Day,” were enacted in an attempt to bridge the national wage gap…
California Labor Code Section 1102.5 was enacted in 1984 to protect employees who report violations of state and federal laws by their employers. Under this law, employers are prevented from enforcing policies which prohibit employees from reporting the illegal activities of employers to governmental agency, essentially “blowing the whistle” on the employer’s violations of the…
Navid Soleymani received the prestigious Southern California Super Lawyer Rising Star award — an honor bestowed upon the top 2.5% of the outstanding emerging lawyers who are under 40.
We are excited to announce that Navid Yadegar and Pedram Minoofar were selected as Southern California Superlawyers. Super Lawyers selects attorneys using a patented multiphase selection process. Peer nominations and evaluations are combined with third party research. Each candidate is evaluated on 12 indicators of peer recognition and professional achievement. Selections are made on an…
We are excited to announce our relocation to the Watt Plaza Century City, Located at 1875 Century Park East, Suite 1240, Los Angeles, CA 90067. Please swing by and visit us if you are in the neighborhood.
With Limited Exceptions, Non-Compete Clauses Are Not Enforceable in California California Has a Strong Policy in Favor of Open Competition “California has a settled public policy in favor of open competition.” Kelton v. Stravinski, 138 Cal. App. 4th 941, 946 (2006). The general rule, as embodied in section 16600 of the California Business and Professions…
Navid Yadegar was selected as a 2013 Top Rated Lawyer in Labor & Employment Law by American Lawyer Media, a leading provider of news and information to the legal industry. We congratulate Navid on this achievement.
We are proud to announce that Navid Yadegar and Navid Soleymani obtained a $480,000 jury verdict on behalf of an employee in a disability discrimination/failure to accommodate case. The employee is also entitled to recover his attorneys’ fees from his former employer.