Outten & Golden LLP

On 9/19, our partner Aliaksandra Ramanenka will be speaking at this seminar on international employment disputes, co-organized JAMS, the Asian American Bar Association of New York, and the Hispanic National Bar Association. This free event has both virtual and in-person options, and is CLE eligible. Registration is available using the link below. https://lnkd.in/es5PDq9e

Earlier this summer we joined Altshuler Berzon LLP and Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC in filing a landmark class action discrimination lawsuit against Apple. The lawsuit, filed on behalf of two female employees, claims Apple violated California law by systematically paying women less than men for similar work, and by perpetuating gender pay discrimination through its performance evaluations. More than 12,000 women in Apple’s engineering, marketing and AppleCare divisions in California could be affected.     If you think you’ve been affected by gender pay inequity at Apple, or you have insights you’d like to share, please reach out to us. https://lnkd.in/eNBKdgqc

"Whistleblowers put their careers on the line to expose massive fraud and corruption, helping the government recover billions of dollars annually. They deserve the full weight of our legal system behind them." Our partner Tammy Marzigliano wrote an article for Bloomberg Law discussing the lack of anti-retaliation protections under the Justice Department's new corporate whistleblower awards program. While DOJ has admirable goals, it should work with whistleblower advocates to strengthen protections for those who report corporate crimes, Tammy writes. She also urges Congress to step in and establish a statutory mechanism to ensure whistleblowers' identities are kept confidential.

I’m on Capitol Hill celebrating National Whistleblower Day with a group of Congress members, federal officials, lawyers, advocates, and of course whistleblowers! Celebrating with me are Dave Jochnowitz and Tammy Marzigliano, Co-chairs of the Whistleblower & Retaliation Practice Group at Outten & Golden LLP. It takes courage to speak truth to power. Whistleblowers risk their careers & livelihoods in an effort to stop massive fraud and corruption. We have a long way to go to ensure that whistleblowers are given the full legal protections they need to speak out. #NationalWhistleblowerDay #NWD #whistleblowers

Almost 2/3 of adults between the ages 45 and 59 believe their age puts them at a disadvantage when looking for work. And nearly half of all American workers believe there's age discrimination in the workplace. That's one of the reasons our attorneys Chauniqua Young and Adam Klein are proud to be co-counseling with AARP on this age discrimination class action against RTX (Raytheon), the country's second largest federal contractor.

Today, our clients Xavier, Emmanuel and Alvin stand on our shoulders, as we support them in speaking up about their experience on American Airlines. Our attorneys Susan Huhta and Lindsay Goldbrum, and all of us at Outten & Golden are proud to co-counsel with Public Citizen on today's filing. Like so many of our public interest cases, we hope to generate important conversations and make a positive impact on the world around us. Please join us in spreading the word.

Every year we provide a $20,000 grant to a nonprofit that advances the rights of workers, especially in situations where a significant imbalance of power exists. This year, we're proud to support TechEquity Collaborative, which thoughtfully uses advocacy, research, legislation, policy, and other means to pursue social and economic justice for tech workers. Thank you Catherine Bracy and everyone at TechEquity for a wonderful evening -- we enjoyed getting to know you and your mission!

Today's FTC rule on non-compete agreements is a hard-fought victory for workers’ rights. While corporate interests will almost certainly delay this important rule, the message is crystal clear: non-competes have no place in the American workplace.

Please join us in congratulating Dave Jochnowitz, on his promotion to Partner and Co-Chair of our Whistleblower & Retaliation Practice Group! This promotion reflects our longstanding commitment to advancing the rights of whistleblowers nationwide. #Whistleblowers #EmploymentLaw #FalseClaimsAct #Compliance #AntiCorruption

There are nearly 600,000 DACA recipients in the U.S., and each of them is entitled to fair consideration when they apply for a student or home loan, or any type of consumer credit. Over the past four years, we stepped outside of the employment law arena to advance this larger civil rights issue with our co-counsel MALDEF - Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund. Kudos to our attorneys Ossai Miazad, Chauniqua Young and Rebecca Pattiz for making this positive impact on the consumer lending industry.