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On “National Equal Pay Day,” President Obama Signs Two Executive Orders Designed to Cut into the National Gender Wage Gap.
Posted in Employment Litigation,Firm News on June 16, 2014

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…

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Amendments to California’s Whistleblower Statute Create New Protections for Whistleblowing Employees
Posted in Firm News,Retaliation,Whistleblower on June 10, 2014

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…

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Navid Soleymani received the prestigious Southern California Super Lawyer Rising Star award
Posted in Firm News on January 19, 2014

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.

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We are excited to announce Navid Yadegar and Pedram Minoofar were selected as Southern California Super Lawyers
Posted in Firm News on January 19, 2014

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…

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We are excited to announce our relocation
Posted in Firm News on January 6, 2014

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.

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Are Non-Competition Clauses Enforceable In California?
Posted in Employment Litigation,Firm News on August 23, 2013

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…

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Navid Yadegar was selected as a 2013 Top Rated Lawyer in Labor & Employment Law by American Lawyer Media
Posted in Firm News on August 14, 2013

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.

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We are proud to announce that Navid Yadegar and Navid Soleymani
Posted in Firm News on April 14, 2013

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.

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