August 05, 2022
A group of female deputy district attorneys in California's Contra Costa County have agreed to settle their suit alleging the district attorney's office prevented women from ascending to management positions, according to a joint filing in federal court.
June 27, 2022
A California federal judge on Friday chided a group of prosecutor-plaintiffs and the defense in an employment discrimination case against the Contra Costa County District Attorney's Office, ordering more briefing and threatening to toss any insufficient arguments moving forward.
June 03, 2022
In the coming week, attorneys should keep an eye out for a decision on motions in an age and gender discrimination case that five female prosecutors are bringing against a California district attorney's office. Here's a look at that case and other labor and employment matters coming up in the Golden State.
March 18, 2022
A California state district attorney's office asked a federal judge to toss an age and gender bias suit brought by five female prosecutors, saying they lodged their claims too late and didn't give any proof they weren't promoted for discriminatory reasons.
May 21, 2021
A California federal magistrate judge has largely allowed gender and age discrimination claims against a state district attorney's office to move forward, although he dismissed federal claims made against unidentified defendants.
May 06, 2021
Five veteran prosecutors for a California district attorney's office on Thursday urged a San Francisco federal judge to sustain their age and gender bias case, saying they had provided far more specifics about their allegations than what's required.
November 10, 2020
A California county district attorney's office has urged a federal judge to throw out a race and gender bias suit from prosecutors who said they were disparaged and denied promotions, saying the women didn't do enough to specify how the DA's office allegedly broke the law.
November 03, 2020
A California district attorney's office presented a skewed version of bias allegations made by five veteran female prosecutors that left out important details in an effort to get the suit tossed, the women have told a federal court in the Golden State.
October 20, 2020
The Contra Costa County district attorney urged a California federal judge Monday to sink a suit accusing her of discriminating against four veteran women prosecutors based on their age and gender, saying the women's allegations are "threadbare" and haven't pled plausible claims.
February 28, 2020
Contra Costa County District Attorney Diana Becton has illegally discriminated against four veteran female prosecutors based on their age and gender, and her office pushes male lawyers up the ladder far faster than their female colleagues, according to a suit filed in California federal court.