Transgendered Cases
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Dolan Law Firm Obtains Settlement in Transgender Discrimination Case
Transgender woman and San Francisco resident Amber Yust settled her privacy and civil rights lawsuit with the San Francisco DMV with the help of The Dolan Law Firm and the Transgender Law Center. The Dolan Law Firm filed a lawsuit in December 2010 against the DMV, alleging violating of her rights under the California Information Practices Act and Unruh Civil Rights Act. Yust brought similar claims against the DMV employee, who voluntarily resigned from his position with the DMV shortly after the incident. In October 2010, a DMV employee, who had a known history of denying equal service to transgender customers, retained Yust's personal information through his employment at the DMV. The employee then used the information to send her materials condemning her transgender status, and calling for homosexuals to be "put to death." The matter resolved with the State of California for $40,000, and with the former DMV employee for $15,000. As a part of the settlement, the DMV agreed to work with the Transgender Law Center in an effort to incorporate transgender sensitivity into its ongoing employee training.
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Employment Discrimination Cases
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$2.5 million Settlement
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Gender Identity Discrimination and Retaliation
Our client, a female employee of a Fortune 500 company, brought a claim against her employer stating that after she protested homophobic slurs and derogatory statements made by senior company executives in the workplace, she was stripped of all job responsibilities and slated for termination. The matter was resolved without the need for a trial.
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$500,000 Settlement
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Sexual Orientation Retaliatory Action and Wrongful Termination
When a male employee of a major energy company protested the sexual harassment of his female co-workers by his supervisors, he was fired. After The Dolan Law Firm took the case, the employee was reinstated, and received a financial award.
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$300,000 Settlement
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Gender Identity Discrimination/Retaliation
A lesbian employee of a high-tech company was not given equal promotional opportunities and was terminated on trumped-up charges by a homophobic supervisor. The Dolan Law Firm secured a settlement for her.
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$220,00 Settlement
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Sexual Orientation Harassment and Wrongful Termination
A San Francisco nurse was harassed for being gay. The supervisor trumped up false charges against him leading to his termination.
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Housing Discrimination
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$435,000 Settlement
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Housing Discrimination
A San Francisco man with AIDS was denied an apartment because of his illness.
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Equal Access to Goods and Services
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$200,000 Settlement
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Gender Identity Discrimination in Providing Medical Services
Charlene Hastings, a transgender woman, sought to have breast augmentation surgery done at Seton Hospital, a Catholic-affiliated hospital run by the Daughters of Charity. The hospital refused to provide her with breast augmentation surgery, indicating that they would not provide sex surgery for a transgender woman because "God made her a man." Ms. Hastings brought suit pursuant to the Unruh Act, which prohibits discrimination in the provision of goods, services, and contracting. This law requires that businesses treat all people equally regardless of their race, sex, sexual orientation, religious affiliation, disability, age, and transgender status. Following the filing of the lawsuit, Seton Hospital agreed to change its policy. The hospital also agreed to pay Ms. Hastings $200,000.
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