Grocery Workers Reach $2.8M Settlement in Pregnancy Discrimination Class Action Lawsuit
January 21, 2020
San Francisco – On January 17, 2020, the Superior Court of California, County of Sacramento, granted preliminary approval of a $2.8 million settlement in a pregnancy discrimination case brought on behalf of current and former Raley’s supermarket workers in California. Equal Rights Advocates, with The Liu Law Firm, P.C. and Outten & Golden LLP, represented the plaintiffs.
The case was brought in Sacramento County Superior Court in April 2015 on behalf of two named plaintiffs and a proposed class of current and former employees of Raley’s supermarkets who alleged they were denied reasonable accommodations for their pregnancies. The lead plaintiff, Lucianna Borrego, worked for Raley’s in Ukiah, California. Kirsten Kelly, the second named plaintiff, worked at a Bel Air market in the Sacramento region. Both plaintiffs claimed they were placed on leave when they sought accommodations relating to their pregnancies. Read more....
January 21, 2020
San Francisco – On January 17, 2020, the Superior Court of California, County of Sacramento, granted preliminary approval of a $2.8 million settlement in a pregnancy discrimination case brought on behalf of current and former Raley’s supermarket workers in California. Equal Rights Advocates, with The Liu Law Firm, P.C. and Outten & Golden LLP, represented the plaintiffs.
The case was brought in Sacramento County Superior Court in April 2015 on behalf of two named plaintiffs and a proposed class of current and former employees of Raley’s supermarkets who alleged they were denied reasonable accommodations for their pregnancies. The lead plaintiff, Lucianna Borrego, worked for Raley’s in Ukiah, California. Kirsten Kelly, the second named plaintiff, worked at a Bel Air market in the Sacramento region. Both plaintiffs claimed they were placed on leave when they sought accommodations relating to their pregnancies. Read more....
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Jennifer Liu Named One of Top 75 Labor and Employment Lawyers in California by the Daily Journal
July 10, 2019 The Liu Law Firm, P.C. is proud to announce that Managing Partner Jennifer Liu has been named a Top Labor and Employment Lawyer for 2019 by the Daily Journal. The annual list recognizes 75 of California's top attorneys who have made significant contributions in labor and employment law. |
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June 26, 2019 Managing Partner Jennifer Liu and Partner Rebecca Peterson-Fisher have been named Rising Stars for 2019 by Super Lawyers Northern California. The Rising Stars designation recognizes no more than 2.5 percent of attorneys in each state, and attorneys must be either 40 years old or younger or in practice for 10 years or less. This is Ms. Liu's third consecutive year of recognition as a Rising Star by Super Lawyers Northern California. Ms. Peterson-Fisher is being recognized as a Rising Star for the fourth time (2015 and 2016 in Southern California, 2018 and 2019 in Northern California). Congratulations to Jen and Becky! |