Civil Litigation,
Labor/Employment,
Civil Rights
Oct. 31, 2018
LAUSD discriminated against in-house lawyer, jury finds
In what the plaintiff's attorneys are calling the largest payout by the Los Angeles Unified School District to a sexual abuse victim, a young woman who was assaulted in her teens by her math teacher was awarded $5 million on the eve of trial.
LOS ANGELES -- The Los Angeles Unified School District retaliated against its assistant general counsel after he raised concerns about LAUSD employment and pay discrimination against Latinos, a superior court jury found.
On Oct. 22, the jury awarded $210,833 to Jesus Melendez , who has worked as an attorney in the LAUSD's Office of General Counsel for more than 30 years. As part of the verdict, the court will award attorney fees an...
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