Labor/Employment,
Civil Litigation
Nov. 20, 2018
New law will boost workers’ chances in harassment and discrimination lawsuits
A key provision in a state law set to go into effect Jan. 1 will make it more difficult for attorneys to defend against some employment lawsuits, a plaintiffs’ attorney said at the Consumer Attorneys of California convention.
SAN FRANCISCO -- For attorneys defending harassment and discrimination claims, 1,300 could turn out to be a very unlucky number. That was the message from Genie E. Harrison at the "Shifting the Balance" panel at the Consumer Attorneys of California's 57th Annual Convention.
While several #MeToo bills made it through the Legislature this year, the founder of the Genie Harrison Law Firm APC in Los Angeles spent nearly half of her pre...
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