Criminal Law

• Sex Crimes
  Hostile Work Environment Harassment: Unlike quid pro quo harassment, this form of sexual harassment does not require that the victim suffer loss of job benefits or actual injury. It may occur where verbal and physical conduct, of both a sexual or nonsexual nature, results in an abusive, intimidating, hostile or offense work environment. A hostile work environment can be created by verbal conduct (e.g., harassment, lewd remarks, slurs, insults, hostile words, sexual advances) physical conduct (e.g., sexual assault, impeding or blocking movement, offensive touching, persistent staring) and/or displays of visually offensive materials (e.g., pornography, cartoons, posters).
• Assault

Employment Law

• Wrongful Termination
  Employers should have uniform, written policies concerning COVID-19 vaccinations and strictly follow those policies. If exceptions are made to those policies or employees are treated differently, an employer could be exposing itself to discrimination, retaliation and wrongful termination claims. Likewise, employers should inform employees of vaccination requirements and their rights (and the procedures) to seek exemptions for disabilities and sincerely-held religious beliefs.
• Employment Discrimination
• Non-compete Agreement
  Last month, in Silguero v. Creteguard, a California Court of Appeal held that an employer could be liable for wrongful termination in violation of public policy for terminating an employee to honor a non-compete agreement between the employee and a…
• Sexual Harassment
  Employers and/or supervisors are generally liable for sexual harassment in the workplace. Both men and women can be victims of sexual harassment.

Property Law

• Construction Litigation
  Homeowners or business owners who have suffered property damage (e.g., due to fire, flood, earthquake, water intrusion, mold, construction defects)
• Property Damage
  Mr. Levy has represented property insurers in litigation involving over a billion dollars in property damage and business interruption, as well as liability insurers in complex environmental and asbestos coverage disputes involving billions of dollars.

Health Law

• Disability Discrimination
  The following is a brief discussion of several California and federal laws protecting employees affected by Covid-19. The application of these laws depends on the circumstances and requires a case-by-case analysis. DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION: Employers are prohibited from discriminating against employees…