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I am sorry to hear about your discrimination. Despite all the advancements that have been made legally in protecting the rights of gays and lesbians, discrimination still occurs. Sometimes that discrimination occurs in the workplace, which is illegal. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 makes discrimination based on certain characteristics, including sex, illegal. In 2011 and 2012, the EEOC ruled that job discrimination against lesbians, gays, bisexuals, and transgendered individuals was discrimination based on sex and is therefore illegal. In addition to protections under federal law, state law in California also outlaws harassment and discrimination in employment …

A Lyft rider stabbed his pregnant driver, which killed the woman and her unborn child. He then stole her car and drove almost 150 miles before being arrested near the California border in Arizona. The female driver was 39 and was at the end of her pregnancy. She had two other young children. The man was being held at a local jail on suspicion of two counts of first-degree murder and one count each of kidnapping and armed robbery. According to reports, the woman was working very early on a Sunday morning as a Lyft driver when she received a …

I’m so sorry to hear about the plane crash you experienced. Fortunately, most commercial air travel is extremely safe in the U.S. However, smaller private planes do crash under some circumstances. In most cases, the passengers and pilot suffer extreme injuries or are killed. If you have been injured in a small plane accident or if a loved one has been killed, you should consult with an attorney. However, small plane crash cases can be extremely difficult. There is a great deal of federal legislation surrounding plane crashed that can make it tough to obtain compensation after an accident. One …

Knee injuries can be very debilitating. Patients suffering from a knee injury often decide to get the knee replaced in the hopes to get rid of the pain and in order to lead active lives. The Zimmer Persona knee replacement is a system that was marketed to patients who want a solution to knee injuries that is fairly versatile. Unfortunately, the Zimmer Persona knee replacement was later found to have some serious design flaws after it was implanted in countless patients. Although it was promised that the knee replacement would address the needs of patients with a variety of conditions …

I’m sorry to hear about your issues with Xarelto. You are not alone. Since the drug came on the market, patients have been suffering from serious side effects. You may wish to speak with an attorney about your issues with the drug. Xarelto is produced by Bayer Pharmaceuticals and is marketed by Johnson & Johnson. It was designed to work on blood clot prevention and blood thinning. Patients who took Xarelto were supposed to benefit from it within hours. In 2011 it was granted approval to be used in hip and knee replacement surgeries in order to prevent embolisms and …

Uber and Lyft have been in the news in recent years because of the prevalence of assaults on female passengers by male drivers. However, drivers may also encounter difficulties. Many female drivers for Uber and Lyft have reported terrifying encounters with passengers. Some drivers say that they regularly face harassment by male passengers, many of whom are drunk. Sexual assaults against drivers have occurred. When a scary incident happens, not only does it affect the driver emotionally, it can also affect her paycheck. When female drivers experience a scary incident, they often take days off of driving or may choose …

In a class action lawsuit brought by amputee attorney Conal Doyle, the federal district court granted class certification, finding that United Healthcare engaged in nationwide common claims handling practices that can be challenged on a class wide basis. The lawsuit challenged United’s practice of denying covered prosthetic component parts, and failing to inform amputee patients that an alternative prosthetic device would be approved when denying claims. A trial on the merits of the case, that is, whether United’s claims practices are unlawful, is scheduled for April 2019. The lawsuit seeks to reform United’s claims practices and to require a re-processing …

It is absolutely not legal to fire someone in Los Angeles because they are pregnant or are planning to become pregnant. Under both federal and California law, pregnant women are protected from discrimination in the workplace. This means that an employer cannot fire, refuse to hire, demote, or fail to accommodate a woman because she is pregnant or is planning to become pregnant. In spite of these protections offered by law, women face discrimination in the workplace due to pregnancy regularly in California and in the U.S. Some common examples of pregnancy discrimination include refusing to hire a pregnant woman, …

A confidential internal memo from Uber that was obtained by CNN shows that there is a team of investigators whose job it is to keep Uber safe. According to the memo, those investigators are overworked, underpaid, and at times traumatized as they work with a very heavy workload. The 26-page memo was prepared by an outside risk management consultant. It shows that Uber’s Special Investigations Unit is handling hundreds of cases a week. It has 60 investigators and 15 team leaders. The Unit’s job is to handle the most serious incidents reported to Uber, including assaults, rapes, thefts, serious traffic …

I’m sorry to hear about the death of your loved one. Under California law, a wrongful death claim arises when a person dies because of the wrongful act or negligence of another person or business. A wrongful death claim is filed in civil court by survivors of the deceased individual or by the personal representative of the deceased person’s estate. Under California law, only certain people are allowed to file a wrongful death lawsuit in California. The people who can sue for wrongful death include the deceased person’s surviving spouse, children, or domestic partner, or a family member who would …

I’m sorry to hear about your issue at work. Under state and federal law, treating someone differently in the workplace because of his or her religion is illegal. In California, such discrimination is illegal under the Fair Employment and Housing Act. Under federal law, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 makes religious discrimination at work illegal. Specifically, two types of behavior are illegal in the workplace when it comes to an employee’s religion. First, it is illegal to discriminate against someone because of their religion when it comes to any aspect of employment, including hiring, firing, pay, …

Legally, no one has to hire an attorney to help with a personal injury case. Anyone can represent themselves. However, in many personal injury cases it’s very important that the accident victim have legal representation in order to maximize the value of their recovery. Victims of accidents involving slipping, tripping, and falling typically have the legal right to seek financial compensation if the accident occurred on someone else’s commercial or residential property. Immediately after the accident, if it occurred at a commercial business, it is important to contact the manager to make sure the incident is recorded. The victim should …