April 29, 2025
A California federal judge on Tuesday rejected a renewed bid from an ex-Levi Strauss executive suing for sex discrimination to have her therapist testify in the trial's liability phase about work-related stress, saying comments from a former Levi's colleague about the plaintiff's home struggles didn't open the door for his testimony.
April 28, 2025
Counsel for a former Levi Strauss executive suing for sex discrimination told a California federal jury Monday that her manager told the then-pregnant woman she lacked "work capacity" for a promotion, while Levi's lawyer said she merely "grew impatient" climbing the corporate ladder at a company where many mothers are leaders.
April 25, 2025
In the coming week, attorneys should watch for arguments regarding conditional collective certification in a discrimination suit against Workday Inc. Here's a look at that case and other labor and employment matters on deck in California.
March 31, 2025
Levi Strauss urged the California federal judge overseeing a former marketing director's sex-discrimination suit to exclude the woman's therapist from testifying at trial about the alleged emotional distress she suffered while employed by the denim manufacturer, saying Monday that the company was "sandbagged" at the last minute with the witness.
July 31, 2024
Levi Strauss trimmed but couldn't fully dodge a former marketing director's suit claiming she was passed over for promotions in favor of male or younger colleagues, when a California federal judge ruled that a jury needs to determine whether bias caused her career trajectory to stagnate.
April 26, 2024
In the coming week, attorneys should keep an eye out for a potential ruling on whether to dismiss Wells Fargo & Co. from a proposed wage and hour class and collective action. Here's a look at that case and other labor and employment matters on deck in California.