John Valentine, Jr. has more than 20 years experience representing employers and employees in discrimination, harassment, wrongful termination and wage and hour cases in state and federal courts. 

1. Discrimination in employment is prohibited by state and federal law. The
law prohibiting employment discrimination in California is the Fair
Employment and Housing Act (FEHA). The FEHA prohibits discrimination
based on the following characteristics: age (if 40 or
over), race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, physical or
mental disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, gender
identity, gender expression and genetic information. The FEHA prohibits
employment discrimination by anyone employing five or more employees.
The FEHA prohibits discrimination in hiring and also prohibits
discrimination in compensation, or the terms, conditions or privileges of
employment. The prohibition against discrimination in
“terms, conditions or privileges of employment” is commonly referred to
as a prohibition on an “adverse employment action.

2. ohn Valentine, Jr. has more than 20 years experience representing
employers and employees in discrimination, harassment, wrongful
termination and wage and hour cases in state and federal courts. He
also provides advice to employers in all aspects of employment law
including discipline and termination, harassment training and
investigation, wage payment issues and employee privacy. Mr. Valentine
has also represented employers and employees in misappropriation of
trade secret cases. He also provides advice to employers and
employees concerning trade secret protection and unfair competition.
Prior to starting his own firm he was a partner at Tyre Kamins Katz &
Granof in Century City. Mr. Valentine received his Bachelor of Arts
degree from Cal State Long Beach and his Juris Doctorate from
Southwestern Law School in 1992. He is a member of the Employment
Law sections of the California and Los Angeles County Bar
Associations. He is also admitted to practice before the U.S. District
Court and the 9th Circuit Court of Appeal