According to a recent news article from the Los Angeles Times, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has just ordered a large nationally chartered bank to rehire a whistleblower and also to pay this aggrieved employee around $5.4 million in back pay, attorneys fees, and damages. Bank manager…
We are probably aware of how pet owners can get a microchip implanted in their dogs or cats that can be scanned to determine ownership information in case the animal is lost and not wearing a collar with identification tags. Some of us can recall older science fiction movies, such…
In recent months, there has been a lot of worrying among the LGBTQ community about whether they would lose significant rights in the workplace as present Donald J. Trump works to undue the protections given to LGBTQ workers under the previous administration. Even though Mr. Trump had vowed to leave…
According to a recent news article from the Los Angeles Times, two African American employees at Fox News have filed a discrimination lawsuit against the company as well as a recently fired financial controller at the company who was fired at the end of February 2017. In the complaint, plaintiffs…
In an ideal world, every labor law and employee contract would be written in such a way that is clear and unambiguous to all parties involved in the employment relationship, especially the employee. It would be fair to the employer as well, and there would not be any issues. We…
A yoga company has agreed to settle claims of unfair wages and failure to meet minimum wage obligations for $1.65 million, according to Bloomberg, which detailed the proposed settlement. The case, before the California Northern District Court in San Francisco, stemmed from allegations by students that they were paid to…
Frustrated with stagnant negotiations with city leaders, the teachers’ union in Boston is accusing the city of gender discrimination and bias. The union is comprised mostly of women, and talks regarding a new contract between the union and the city have been stalled for a good year now. The president…
Plaintiff in a newly-filed federal lawsuit alleges the nursing home for which she worked failed to protect her from sexual assault by a manager with a known history of sexual harassment. The Denver Post reports her former employer in Colorado hired her boss/ attacker in 2014, after he had just…
A former engineer for the ride-sharing technology service Uber wrote a scathing blog detailing numerous allegations of sexual harassment, sexism and gender discrimination at the California-based firm. Now, the company is launching an “urgent investigation” into her claims, which included allegations that her complaints to management were repeatedly dismissed. She…
It’s been 50 years since federal lawmakers passed a law intended to protect workers from discrimination in employment on the basis of old age. But it would seem we still have a long way to go on this front. A new study – one of the biggest ever on age…