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Ms. Cheng devotes her current practice exclusively to mediations. However, below are summaries of her investigations in the past.

 

Employment | Abusive Conduct and  Retaliation

  • Investigation under privilege of a financial executive's internal complaint against an agribusiness start-up alleging abusive conduct and retaliation for having complained.

 

Employment | Sex, National Origin and Race Discrimination | Retaliation

  • Investigation under privilege of product designer's internal complaint against an e-commerce start-up alleging discrimination on the basis of sex, national origin and race, and retaliation for having complained.

 

Employment | Pregnancy Discrimination

  • Investigation under privilege of executive's internal complaint regarding negative reactions to her pregnancy by the human resources manager of a technology company.

 

Employment | Sex Discrimination | Hostile Environment Harassment  | Retaliation

 

  • Investigation under privilege of manager’s internal complaint against the leadership of a pharmaceutical company alleging disparate treatment and hostile work environment on the basis of sex, and retaliation for having complained.

 

Employment | Sexual Orientation and Disability Discrimination | Hostile Environment Harassment | Retaliation

 

  • Investigation under privilege of account executive’s pre-litigation demand against a financial technology company and his supervisor alleging discrimination and harassment on the basis of sexual orientation and disability, failure to prevent discrimination, and other torts.

 

Employment | Sex Discrimination | Hostile Environment Harassment | Disparate Treatment

 

  • Investigation under privilege of employees’ and independent contractors’ internal complaints against a sports team manager alleging sex discrimination, disparate treatment and hostile work environment.

 

Employment | Sex Discrimination | Hostile Environment Harassment | Disparate Treatment

 

  • Investigation under privilege of photographer’s internal complaint against a sports team supervisor alleging discrimination, disparate treatment and hostile work environment on the basis of sex.

 

Employment | Race and National Origin Discrimination | Wage and Hour Violations

 

  • Investigation under privilege of employee’s internal complaint against a retailer and its managers alleging race and national origin discrimination, as well as wage and hour violations.

 

Education | Sexual Assault | Discrimination | Quid Pro Quo and Hostile Environment Harassment | Retaliation

 

  • Investigation under privilege of graduate student’s internal and social media allegations against a university and its professors alleging sexual assault, discrimination, harassment and retaliation on the basis of sex.

Public Accommodations | Disability Access | Public Transit

  • Investigation on behalf of the California Attorney General on a metropolitan transit authority's accessible paths of travel and signage for bus and rail transit at a transportation hub in a major metropolitan area.

Public Accommodations | Disability Access | Mass Transit

  • Investigation on behalf the California Attorney General of a regional transit authority's accessible ticketing machines for mass transit in five counties.

Public Accommodations | Disability Access | Municipal Building Permits and Business Establishments

  • Investigation on behalf of the California Attorney General of a municipality's issuance of building permits and enforcement of disability access laws for multiple business establishments and public accommodations.

Housing | Low and Moderate Income Housing Funds

  • Investigation on behalf of the California Attorney General of a redevelopment agency's use of low and moderate income housing funds in a housing development.

Interscholastic Sports | Title IX

  • Investigation on behalf of the California Attorney General of an interscholastic athletic association's compliance with Title IX of the 1972 Education Amendments and California Education Code section 200 et seq. regarding girls'' sports, including scheduling, facilities, equipment and uniforms. 

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