Felipe Gomez

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Felipe Gomez focuses his practice on representing employers in wage and hour class actions and Private Attorneys General Act matters. Felipe also represents employers against single plaintiff actions in federal and state court, including racial, sex, and disability discrimination, unpaid wage claims, ADA, misclassification issues, and claims brought under the FMLA and CFRA.

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Supreme Court Eliminates “Background Circumstances” Test in Reverse Discrimination Cases: What Employers Need to Know

By Felipe Gomez on Posted in Employment Counseling & Workplace Claims Prevention, Employment Discrimination Harassment & Retaliation
In a landmark ruling significantly changing how workplace discrimination claims are litigated, the U.S. Supreme Court has removed a major barrier for plaintiffs alleging “reverse discrimination” claims under Title VII. In Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services, the Court unanimously rejected the “background circumstances” test, a judicial standard requiring white, male, heterosexual, or otherwise … Continue Reading
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