Employment Law

• Workers Compensation
  This was a Private Attorney General action against an auction company regarding Auctioneers the company treated as independent contractors. The Auctioneers claimed that they should have been treated as employees and that the company avoided paying workers compensation premiums and other benefits by improperly treating them as independent contractors. On December 13, 2018, the court approved a total settlement amount of $2.75 million.
• Wrongful Termination
  Jacqueline Treu practices in all areas of employment law and has handled a variety of matters including wage and hour class actions, executive severance negotiations, and discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and wrongful termination claims. She h... Read More View Jacqueline's Profile
• Employment Discrimination
  George v. Manheim, Case No. 16-56594 in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal, Plaintiff, an auctioneer, filed an action against his employer alleging the employer illegally terminated him on the basis of his age. The employer argued that auctioneers such as the Plaintiff were independent contractors, not employees entitled to protections against age discrimination. The District Court decided to stay the case pending the decision in
• Employment Litigation
  Ask your potential lawyer if she or he has experience working at one of the large firms that frequently represent defendants in employment litigation. When you bring a lawsuit against a large corporate employer, the company will almost always be represented by one of the nation’s largest law firms.
• Severance Agreement
  Executives who are terminated from their employment are frequently entitled to severance pay and associated benefits upon separation from the company. While receipt of a severance package offers a financial benefit to the departing executive, offering this compensation is not a charitable impulse on the part of the company. It is a calculated business decision.