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Wrongful Termination After Complaining About Race Bias or Equal Pay in Pasadena

Wrongful Termination After Complaining About Race Bias or Equal Pay in Pasadena

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While this sounds too blatantly illegal to be true, it happens more often than you’d expect—a worker brings up concerns about racial discrimination or unequal pay. Shortly afterwards, they are terminated. Sure, the company has a reason that seems valid, but everyone knows what really happened. When this occurs, it raises questions about whether terminations […]

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When Reporting Unlawful Conduct Costs You Your Job: Is Non-Renewal a Form of Retaliation?

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You reported harassment at work. Shortly after, your contract wasn’t renewed. You weren’t formally terminated; there was no dramatic confrontation, and your employer didn’t say anything about your harassment complaint—although your non-renewal would not constitute wrongful termination, it could still be illegal. Under California law, non-renewal may qualify as unlawful retaliation. At Riggins Law, we

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Christa Riggins Represents Woman In Lawsuit Against Harvey Weinstein

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Riggins Law Files Lawsuit For Woman Alleging Sexual Assault by Harvey Weinstein On March 25, 2021, Riggins Law filed a lawsuit in the Los Angeles Superior Court on behalf of a woman claiming she was sexually assaulted by Harvey Weinstein. The lawsuit was reported on by the Los Angeles Times and NBC News. The LA

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