Sexual harassment and sexual assault in the workplace are serious issues that can have a devastating impact on victims. It’s important for employers to take proactive steps to prevent these incidents and to provide support for employees who experience them. First, employers should establish clear policies and procedures for addressing…
Attorney Julie Oinonen was recently featured on the news featured here regarding her expertise in educator ethics investigations involving the Georgia Professional Standards Commission (PSC) which is the state agency responsible for licensing, certifying, and disciplining educators in Georgia. Among its various functions, one of the PSC’s most important duties…
View this document on Scribd Esther Moody Graff Radford led oral argument with extremely compelling arguments to her brief. The Court ruled from the bench denying summary judgment on all counts and our client will be now proceeding to trial after this victory. The Georgia Whistleblower’s Act 45-1-4 is a…
The Charlton County Herald recently featured Dr. Green’s victory in winning her Open Records Act at trial see here for the news story. The citations below refer to “T” stand for the trial transcript which can be made available upon request: Dr. Green contends the school district’s motive to withhold…
A race discrimination case’s new developments were featured on the six o’clock evening news. For more information, you can view this breaking news story here. Ms. Oinonen was quoted stating: “Race discrimination is a systemic issue facing African American educators all over Georgia who are being subjected to overt and…
Williams Oinonen LLC files a race discrimination lawsuit on behalf of African American CNN employee who alleged that his executive threatened to kill him over his race discrimination lawsuit. The AJC wrote about the story which can be read here. Other news media sources also wrote about the story which…
“I’ve been contacted by a PSC investigator who wants me to give him a response by a certain deadline, what do I do?” This is a question we hear from administrators, teachers, and other education professionals all over Georgia on a frequent basis. Recently, Williams Oinonen LLC represented a teacher…
“I am about to get fired from my job,” or “I think my boss is about to terminate me, what do I do?” are questions that Williams Oinonen LLC hears from employees all throughout the state of Georgia. When facing this dilemma, the most important thing to do is to…
Williams Oinonen LLC partner Mario Williams obtained a $285,000 settlement on behalf of our client Governor Henderson in a gender discrimination case against District Attorney Paul Howard. It was featured on the Daily Report front page today which can be read here. The plaintiff in this case, former District Attorney…
Mario Williams, partner at Williams Oinonen LLC, filed a class action race discrimination case against Atlanta Police Department. The Daily Report featured a front page article which can be read here. The temporary restraint order motion and lawsuit names the city of Atlanta and its Police Chief as defendants. Chief…