The Law Offices of Stephen M. Murphy

Areas of Practice

Legal areas of practice for Stephen M. Murphy site. Bay Area attorney provides employee legal services for multiple employment situations in San Francisco and throughout California.

Employee Sexual Harassment

Employees subjected to unwelcome verbal, visual, or physical conduct of a sexual nature by supervisors, co-employees, and others.

Featured Results Obtained: $700,000 verdict for two female employees of the United States Postal Service who were sexually harassed by their supervisor.

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Employee Discrimination

Employees disciplined, terminated, or denied benefits due to age, gender, pregnancy, disability, race, sexual orientation, ethnicity, or religion.

Featured Results Obtained: Confidential settlement for woman denied employment by major high tech firm after disclosing her pregnancy during job interview.

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Employee Family Medical Leave (FMLA)

Employees denied unpaid leave to care for a serious health condition of a family member or themselves; employees disciplined or terminated for taking leave to care for a family member or themselves.

Featured Results Obtained: $6,500,000 verdict for MediCal caseworker denied accommodation by County of Sonoma for mental disability of agoraphobia.

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Employee Wrongful Termination

Employees disciplined or terminated for reporting company conduct they reasonably believed to be unlawful, or refusing to engage in such conduct.

Featured Results Obtained: $925,000 binding arbitration award for veteran salesman for Prudential Insurance fired without cause.

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Employee Wage & Hour Claims

Employees denied overtime pay, meal and rest breaks, compensation for all hours worked, or reimbursement for uniforms, tools, supplies, and travel.

Featured Results Obtained: $870,000 binding arbitration award for executive of high tech company denied commissions after being terminated without cause.

Employee Class Actions

Employees as a class denied any of the above rights as a result of company-wide policy or practice.

Featured Results Obtained: $3.85 million settlement for class of over 1,000 account managers for Coca-Cola denied compensation for time driving to and from appointments at beginning and end of day.