PETALUMA, Calif. (KGO) — There appears to be a battle brewing after two Black educators were laid off from their positions at a North Bay high school. Those educators believe they were racially discriminated against but the school principal is defending the administration’s actions, saying they are two of four people laid off due to budget […]

Levy Vinick Burrell Hyams LLP, with offices in Oakland, has championed justice and fairness for California workers for the last decade. Their representation has included employees in individual lawsuits and class actions, from the Oakland Raiderettes class action against wage theft to Tyann Sorrell’s sexual harassment lawsuit against the former Dean of UC Berkeley’s law

Berkeley Unified School District custodian Janet Helton filed a lawsuit against BUSD on May 7 in the Alameda County Superior Court, alleging defamation and violations of the California Fair Employment and Housing Act, or FEHA, including sexual harassment and failure to prevent discrimination, harassment or retaliation.

While the national conversation on harassment intensifies, the issue is one women also experience closer to home, said Petaluma employment lawyer Rebecca Kagin. Though the details of most cases are confidential, she’s represented women in the local restaurant, casino and fitness industries. Often, she said women are frightened of the implications of outing those who

Read up on an interview with Rebecca G. Kagin, discussing her career journey, legal expertise, and insights into the practice of law in California.