Labor/Employment,
California Courts of Appeal
May 11, 2022
Panel mulls caste argument for anonymity
“This is an unusual case where proceeding anonymously is necessary to protect the safety of Doe and his family and to further the public interest in the ... enforcement of civil rights laws,” stated Michelle Lee, counsel for the state and a partner at Rudy, Exelrod, Zieff and Lowe LLP.
Outside counsel for the state and Cisco battled in oral arguments Tuesday before the 6th District Court of Appeal over whether a whistleblower, who called attention to caste discrimination in Silicon Valley, should remain anonymous because he fears retaliation for his caste identity as an “untouchable.”
Michelle Lee, counsel for the state and a partner at Rudy, Exelrod, Zieff and Lowe LLP, and David Axelrad, partner at Horvitz & Levy LL...
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