Mr. Aune focuses primarily on employment matters including wrongful termination; discrimination based on protected categories such as age, disability, gender, national origin, and race; harassment and hostile work environment; retaliation; sexual harassment; whistleblower retaliation and whistleblower protection; breach of contract; and employment torts such as battery, sexual battery, and assault.
Mr. Aune represents whistleblowers in employment matters in both California state and federal court in cases involving violations of California Labor Code section 1102.5 Whistleblower Retaliation, the False Claims Act (FCA), the Defense Contractor Whistleblower Protection Act (DCWPA), and the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). These whistleblower cases often involve retaliation and wrongful termination.
Mr. Aune represents federal employees in employment matters including wrongful termination; discrimination based on protected categories such as age, disability, gender, national origin, and race; harassment and hostile work environment; retaliation and reprisal; sexual harassment; whistleblower retaliation and whistleblower protection. Mr. Aune represents federal employees before the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), and during the Equal Employment Opportunity law process when the case is with the federal agency employer.
Mr. Aune has extensive experience effectively litigating single and multi-plaintiff cases in California state and federal courts on a wide range of employment issues, including wrongful termination, d
Mr. Aune's areas of practice encompass a broad range of employment-related issues including:
1. Employment Law
2. Wrongful Termination
3. Whistleblower Retaliation and Protection
4. Workplace Discrimination
5. Harassment
6. Wage & Leave Disputes
7. Federal Employees & Contractors
8. Workplace Contracts
- California St Univ San Marcos
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- McGeorge School of Law Univ of the Pacific
- Law Degree
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- $1,550,000 Jury Verdict Included in January 2025 UOP McGeorge School of Law Alumni Updates
- University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
- The University of the Pacific (UOP) McGeorge School of Law’s January 2025 “Alumni Updates” included the $1,550,000 jury verdict Mr. Aune obtained for hic client against her former employer for Whistleblower Retaliation. The case is Jessica Lee v. Michael Wilkins, et al., Contra Costa County Superior Court Case No. CIVMSC18-00816.
- $1,550,000 Jury Verdict Published in the Daily Journal
- Daily Journal
- The Daily Journal published in its January 17, 2025 “Verdicts & Settlements” section, the $1,550,000 whistleblower retaliation jury verdict Mr. Aune obtained for his client in the case of Jessica Lee v. Michael Wilkins, et al., Contra Costa County Superior Court Case No. CIVMSC18-00816. #Whistleblower #Retaliation #Trial #JuryTrial #Verdict #JanTAuneEsq #California #LosAngeles #LA #Burbank #CELA #NELA #FBA
- Commendation for $1,550,000 Jury Verdict
- City of Lancaster, California
- On February 19, 2025 received Commendation from the City of Lancaster, California, for the $1,550,000 jury verdict I obtained for my client in the case of Jessica Lee v. Michael Wilkins, et al., Contra Costa County Superior Court Case No. CIVMSC18-00816. The Commendation was issued and signed by the City of Lancaster's Mayor, R. Rex Parris. Mayor Parris is a trial attorney.
- $1,550,000 Jury Verdict for Whistleblower Retaliation
- Lawsuit of Jessica Lee v. Kingsford Capital Management, LLC et al.
- On Tuesday, December 10, 2024, in the case of Jessica Lee v. Michael Wilkins, et al., Contra Costa County Superior Court Case No. CIVMSC18-00816, the jury returned a verdict of $1,550,000 for Plaintiff against defendant Kingsford Capital Management, LLC, on Plaintiff's claim for Whistleblower Retaliation under California Labor Code section 1102.5. I represent Ms. Lee and was the Trial Attorney. The Jury Trial took place at the Wakefield Taylor Courthouse in Martinez, California.
- Top 10 Whistleblower Retaliation Jury Verdicts in the United States in 2019
- TopVerdict.com
- On January 13, 2021 the $1,505,561 Federal #Jury #Verdict Jan Aune obtained on behalf of his #whistlelblower client on February 28, 2019, in United States District Court, was recognized by TopVerdict.com as a winner of one of the Top 10 Whistleblower Retaliation Jury Verdicts in the United States for the year 2019. The verdict is number 49 on the list.
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- Employee Benefits, Employment Contracts, Employment Discrimination, ERISA, Overtime & Unpaid Wages, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination
- Civil Rights
- Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Discrimination, Employment, Fair Housing, Police Misconduct, Privacy Law
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Litigation
- Federal Employees, and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission cases.
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