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Derek Tran: “I grew up in a family that owned a small business, and I…”

Featuring: Derek Tran, Democratic | U.S. House California, 45th Congressional District

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Published May 7, 2024 | Video Starts at 33:37

… for your clients, usually you go after those big huge corporations, not just regular small businesses, right? That's right. And I'll speak for myself on this. It's important for me. I grew up in a family that owned a small business, and I know how hard it is already to run a small business. So when I take on cases, I make sure I evaluate not just the wrongdoing that occurred, but also who did the wrong and if they can pay the price. (33:37–33:44)

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“One of the organizations that I am a proud board member of is called the Consumer Attorneys of California.”
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“That is a collective of consumer attorneys in California who get together and make sure that we pass laws to protect those individuals using…”
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“We want to make sure that the laws are there in place to protect them from the companies that might, you know, cut corners and the products…”
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“I think it's important to point out that this organization has over 3000 attorneys.”
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“When we see products that are harming our clients, we right away take action to help them.”
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“We see [gender discrimination] in the form of supervisors and management mistreating the female employee.”
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“When you take on large corporations and there's a big group of us taking on a large corporation, it's numbers and strength.”
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“It's a stronger process [for] us to pass laws.”
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“One of the first things I did when I was 18 was enlist in the military.”
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“When I became a lawyer, I knew I wanted to dedicate my practice to representing individuals, not companies.”
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“I believe my calling now is to help in the legal field and really serve my community.”
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“You're absolutely right. And when you find passion in your life, then it just makes it so easy and you love it. You love what you're doing.”
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“When I got into the military, that strengthened all of that. Making me really learn how to not just say I'm going to do something, but make…”
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“It would have been very easy for me to finish law school and then work for a corporation and make really good money hourly. But instead I…”
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“The law requires the employer to accommodate to make sure that employee can continue working.”
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“Most of the time, we see that eventually the company fires the employee, and that's wrongful termination, and they discriminate it based on…”
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“When our community workers, they get older, the company started to mistreat them, because now, even though they've been with the company for…”
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“The company finds a way to push them out, force them into early retirement or just fire them.”
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“They start treating the female employee inappropriately or giving that employee harder task.”
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“Are not promoting that female employee.”
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“We also see it in pay disparity a lot with the female versus male employee.”
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“They might be working in the same role, but for some reason, the male gets paid more.”
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“I only go after major international type of companies.”
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“I don't think there's a secret, just lots and lots of coffee. But on a serious note, I think it all falls back to our dedication. Tina. When…”
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“I'd love to wish everyone a happy new year.”
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