The Washington Post called on Sharon Vinick to comment in its coverage of the lawsuit filed by former cheerleaders of the Washington Football Team and alleging that the team created lewd videos using outtakes from swimsuit calendar photographic sessions. You can access the article through this link. Ms. Vinick, who prosecuted successful wage-theft lawsuits on …
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After the debut of the PBS documentary, “A Woman’s Work: The NFL’s Cheerleader Problem,” the film team that brought the story of cheerleader activism to the screen presented an online panel discussion featuring former Oakland Raiders cheerleader Lacy Thibodeaux, her lawyer Sharon Vinick, and Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher, along with others. The panel, entitled “Cheering …
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One of the very first episodes of the the BetterBrave Community Podcast featured Jean Hyams discussing how reporting harassment is doing the company a service. Better Brave is a nonprofit dedicated to tackling sexual harassment and discrimination in the workplace. Hyams explained in the interview explains why and how employers are required to respond to …
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A Solano County jury brought in a $2,357,000 verdict for Plaintiff Todd Milan, an apprentice firefighter, against the City of Vallejo, in a case brought to trial by Sharon Vinick during her time as a partner at Levy Vinick Burrell Hyams LLP. The jury found that the Vallejo Fire Department retaliated against Mr. Milan for …
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The California Employment Lawyers Association bestowed Jean Hyams with the Joe Posner Award, the organization’s highest honor. Established in honor of a beloved founder of CELA and awarded at the organization’s annual conference, the Joe Posner Award annually recognizes the individual attorney who has best demonstrated one or more of Joe’s inspiring qualities and who …
