“No one has been disciplined or dismissed…”

In 2019 V. James DeSimone Law achieved a $1.6 Million jury verdict for Nicole Birden, a black, female phlebotomist at UCLA Hospital (original press release). A new lawsuit filed March 10, 2023 alleges consistent retaliation since then. “UCLA’s harassment of and retaliation against these two women has been persistent, insidious, and illegal. This unlawful workplace behavior has been going on since at least 2015 and no one has yet been held to account…” DeSimone said.