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How To Know if You Need a Wrongful Termination Lawyer
July 20, 2022When you’ve been unjustly fired from your place of employment, you may feel a lot of powerful emotions: anger at the injustice, disappointment in your employer,
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What Is Wage Theft? 4 Things You Should Know
July 18, 2022Employers must adhere to state and federal labor laws, including paying their employees fair wages for their time and work. However, what happens when the business
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Is Your Male Colleague Paid More for the Same Work?
June 15, 2022The federal and California Equal Pay Acts require that men and women in the same workplace be given equal pay for equal work. Despite this requirement,
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Were You Affected by Hiring Discrimination in California?
June 9, 2022Federal and state laws provide protection against workplace discrimination for both current and prospective employees. Failure to hire is a type of discrimination that occurs during
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Matern Law Group Attorneys Selected to the 2022 Southern California Rising Stars List
June 7, 2022We are pleased to announce that nine attorneys at Matern Law Group have been selected to the 2022 Southern California Rising Stars list. Sydney Adams, Beatriz
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Satyagraha Alliance Launching New Microloan Program
June 1, 2022PRESS RELEASE MANHATTAN BEACH, CA (June 1, 2022) – The Satyagraha Alliance, the social corporate responsibility arm of Matern Law Group, has announced the launch of
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Female Tech Workers Sue Zendesk for Equal Pay and Equal Treatment
June 1, 2022 In September 2021, a woman filed suit against Zendesk after Matt Ingebrigtsen, Director of Enterprise Sales-West, announced on a videoconference, “We call your
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I AM my Hair!
May 25, 2022A Discussion of Race-Based Hairstyle Discrimination and How the CROWN Act is a Necessary Response A person’s hairstyle can say a lot without them uttering a
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Speaking Up
March 29, 2022Attorneys at Matern Law Group are Passionate About Providing a Voice for Employees By Shane Nelson Special to the Daily Journal About a year ago, longtime
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Class Action Challenges Vivint Solar Termination Fees
March 24, 2022On Friday, Judge William Alsup granted class certification for the first group of California consumers ensnared by Vivint Solar’s residential power purchase agreements. In her lawsuit
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Tesla Racial Discrimination Lawsuit Filed by Matern Law Group
February 4, 2022Shanel Dickson was the only African-American and the only female on her solar roofing crew. In July 2021, her Caucasian supervisor began calling her “nigga” and
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Matern Law Group Attorneys Selected to the California Super Lawyers List Yet Again!
January 20, 2022We are pleased to announce that five attorneys at Matern Law Group have been selected to the 2022 California Super Lawyers list. Launa Adolph, Josh Boxer,
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MLG Wins Sexual Harassment Verdict Against Famous Dave’s
December 16, 2021Matern Law Group: $445,000 Sexual Harassment Verdict Against Owners of Famous Dave’s Restaurants December 8, 2021 A Los Angeles County jury awarded an ex Famous Dave’s
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“Million Dollar Baby” – Pregnant Worker Files Discrimination Lawsuit against Zendesk
September 29, 2021September 29, 2021 “We call your baby the million-dollar baby because you lost out on a million dollars of wages since you took a full maternity
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Sexual Harassment in the Remote Workplace
The shift to remote operations over the past year and a half has reshaped work. Remote work has a great many advantages—most importantly, keeping workers and
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COVID-19 and Employment Law Developments
September 22, 2021The COVID-19 pandemic has caused major changes in our lives and workplaces. And with those changes have come new regulations. Cities, counties, states, and the federal
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(SPY) Highlights MLG in Their Recent SPY Corporate Spotlight
September 15, 2021Safe Place for Youth (SPY) has highlighted Matern Law Group in their “SPY Corporate Spotlight” for our nonprofit branch, The Satyagraha Foundation. Our foundation is volunteering
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California Law on Gift Cards and Gift Certificates
September 8, 2021Purchasing gifts for others is no easy task. Gift shoppers can spend hours, days, or even weeks brainstorming the perfect gift for someone based on their
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MLG – Employment Law Newsletter – August 2021
August 25, 2021Matern Law Group Spotlight This quarter we’re shining the spotlight on one of the first attorneys to join Matern Law Group, Tagore Subramaniam, selected to the
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What is California Equal Pay? Who Does it Include?
August 18, 2021Did you know that pay disparities cause working women in California to lose over $33 billion each year?1 This problem is even worse for women of
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Matern Law Group Attorneys Named to the 2021 California Rising Stars List
June 11, 2021We are pleased to announce that eight attorneys at Matern Law Group have been selected to the 2021 California Rising Stars list. Sydney Adams, Beatriz Alfaro,
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Meal Period Length Threatens Employee Wellbeing
May 24, 2021The California supreme court recently decided on two important wage and hour issues in Donohue v AMN Services, LLC. First, the court decided on whether rounding
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What is a Qui Tam Lawsuit, and How Does it Apply to an Employee?
March 30, 2021What is a qui tam Lawsuit? The term “qui tam” (pronounced kee-tam) finds its origin in a Latin phrase that roughly means “who as well for
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Proposition 22 (Prop. 22) & Gig Worker Classification
March 26, 2021In November, Californians voted in favor of Proposition 22 (Prop. 22), a measure which classified gig workers as independent contractors. Prop. 22 was met with controversy
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3M, Workers Get Initial OK For $1.5M Settlement In Wage Case Concerning Unlawful Pay Practices
March 17, 2021Read a story featured in Law360‘s Employment Authority service on the 3M litigation involving unlawful pay practices: Matthew Matern, Launa Adolph, and Kayvon Sabourian from Matern
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The Next COVID-19 Employment Litigation Hotbeds
November 14, 2020Soon, the lawsuits that have made up the bulk of coronavirus-related litigation thus far – primarily concerning safety and wrongful termination – will give way to
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Employment Law – Legislative Roundup
October 4, 2020Drama and suspense ran high as lawmakers worked through the weekend until midnight last month to meet the August 31st deadline and pass bills for this
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Undocumented Farmworkers in the Time of COVID-19
August 28, 2020As Americans shelter in place, washing hands and staying six feet away from each other, farmworkers carpool to get groceries then retreat to cramped, crowded quarters,
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When it Reins, It Pours
August 11, 2020PAGA TAKEAWAYS FROM THE SUPREME COURT’S DECISION IN KIM V. REINS On March 12, 2020, the California Supreme Court issued its opinion in Kim v. Reins,
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Know Your Rights: COVID-19 FAQs For Employees
July 17, 2020During these challenging and unparalleled times we have compiled a set of resources to support you. In an effort to keep you well informed, this page
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Ralphs/Food 4 Less Sued After Massive Outbreak Sickens 100+ Employees at Compton Warehouse
July 4, 2020Ephraim vs. Ralphs Complaint FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Treating their essential workers as disposable, and forcing them to choose between a paycheck and a pandemic, Ralphs and
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Get to Know The Top Up-And-Coming Rising Stars at MLG!
June 25, 2020Five of our attorneys at Matern Law Group, PC were recently selected to the 2020 Southern California Rising Stars list. Dalia and Tagore additionally made the
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Five Matern Law Group Attorneys Named to the 2020 Southern California Rising Stars List
June 12, 2020Five Matern Law Group Attorneys Named to the 2020 Southern California Rising Stars List We are pleased to announce that five attorneys at Matern Law Group,
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The CARES Act Does Not Care about All Families
May 6, 2020At a time when Americans are desperate for economic relief, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”) leaves millions of law-abiding American families
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Complying with Employee Safety Requirements in California During the COVID-19 Crisis
April 28, 2020All across the United States in this time of the COVID-19 crisis, employees continuing to work in their places of employment are dealing with the challenging
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Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA): Forging Ahead
October 16, 2019THE QUEST FOR CLARITY UNDER CALIFORNIA’S PAGA: RECENT RULINGS TO HELP YOU VALUE THE CASE A speck on the horizon: The birth of the Private Attorneys
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The Compelling Evidence of MeToo
October 11, 2019In Meeks v. AutoZone, the California Court of Appeal recently found me too evidence to have “unquestionable” probative value. If the #MeToo Movement has taught anything,
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Sexual Harassment At Work
August 2, 2019The law defines sexual harassment as either unwelcome verbal, visual, non-verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature or conduct based on someone’s sex that is
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California Legislature Passes Historic Minimum Wage Increase
On April 4th, Gov. Jerry Brown signed S.B. 3 into law, a historic measure by the California legislature which will raise the state’s minimum wage to
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Minimum Wage Law in California as of July 1, 2019
July 25, 2019Wage and hour laws set the basic standards for pay and time worked—covering issues like minimum wage, tips, overtime, meal and rest breaks, what counts as
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