California has again sent a message that gender inequality will not be tolerated – this time, in the corporate boardroom. Last weekend, Governor Jerry Brown, in one of his last acts as Governor, signed a [...]
Earlier this year, a federal jury awarded more than $34 million to State Farm policy holders in a class action trial after finding State Farm systemically overcharged its policyholders for 23 years. (Vogt v. State [...]
In a much-needed win for employees, the California Supreme Court unanimously held that Starbucks must pay its workers for minutes regularly spent off the clock. Not only is this a win for Starbucks’ employees, but [...]
Haeggquist & Eck, LLP Managing Partner Alreen Haeggquist has been selected to co-chair the Lawyers Club of San Diego's Sexual Harassment Task Force. The initiative, created in response to the national dialogue on sexual harassment and [...]
Haeggquist & Eck, LLP partner Kathleen Herkenhoff has been appointed to serve on the Plaintiffs' Executive Committee for a massive class action lawsuit against Apple. The case, In re: Apple Inc. Device Performance Litigation, focuses on claims that Apple sold [...]
Last year, HAE partners Alreen Haeggquist and Aaron Olsen secured a $492,000 verdict against Kaiser Permanente on behalf of a former medical assistant the jury found was wrongfully terminated due to her son’s medical condition. The verdict came on [...]
Haeggquist & Eck is representing the second woman to step forward with allegations of sexual harassment against former San Diego County Assistant Sheriff Richard Miller, the firm announced today. The lawsuit filed Thursday in San Diego Superior [...]
EPIC SYSTEMS CORP. V. LEWIS: THE SUPREME COURT DELIVERS A MAJOR BLOW TO EMPLOYEES Last month, the U.S. Supreme Court delivered an uppercut to workers’ rights by approving “class action waivers” in private arbitration clauses. [...]
On April 10, 2018, the world “celebrated” the 22nd official Equal Pay Day. Sadly, April 10th symbolizes how far into the year women must work to earn what men earned the previous year.[1] Even worse, [...]
By Kathleen A. Herkenhoff, Esq. On March 20, 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision in Cyan, Inc. et al. v. Beaver County Employees Retirement Fund et al., No. 15-1439 (the “Cyan Opinion”), [...]
