Jamaican Citizens Sue Exclusive Yellowstone Club Over Wages October 24, 2019 By Amy Beth Hanson HELENA, Mont. — Five Jamaican citizens who were recruited to work at a Montana ski resort for the ultra-rich just...
Adjuster’s Comment About ‘Homeys’ Enough to Allow Discrimination Claim to Proceed October 15, 2019 By Jim Sams A claims adjuster’s comments about “homeys” and “you people” when talking to a South Chicago property owner were enough to...
Pregnancy Discrimination Continues, 41 Years After Banned by Federal Law October 14, 2019 By Dee-Ann Durbin For 41 years, federal law has banned pregnancy discrimination in the workplace. But the stories tumbling out this week show...
Capital One, Enterprise Ensnared in Facebook Ad Bias Scandal September 30, 2019 By Josh Eidelson, Paige Smith and Jaclyn Diaz The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is pursuing allegations that several of Facebook’s advertisers broke the law by restricting job...
McDonald’s Revamps Its Harassment Policy May 22, 2019 By Leslie Patton and Josh Eidelson McDonald’s Corp., in the face of criticism for its handling of harassment complaints, says it’s training workers to deal with...
Lawsuit Alleges Safeco Field Discriminates Against Wheelchair Users October 24, 2018 Wheelchair users attending Seattle Mariners baseball games at Safeco Field get a “second-class” experience, a nonprofit disability-rights law firm says,...
New Rulings on Medical Marijuana Use Favor Workers October 4, 2018 By DAVE COLLINS Healthcare worker Katelin Noffsinger told a potential employer that she took medical marijuana to deal with the effects of a...
EEOC Harassment Cases May Languish for Years April 12, 2018 By JULIET LINDERMAN The federal agency handling workplace harassment complaints has become a crowded waystation in an overwhelmed bureaucracy, with wait times often...
Detroit Man Sues Contractor for Alleged Discrimination February 20, 2018 A Detroit, Mich., construction worker is suing a contractor for alleged discrimination and racism. Harold Wilson, 63, filed a lawsuit...
Workplace Rights Lawyers Race Against Trump Clock January 16, 2018 By Rebecca Greenfield While employers across America paid a record amount in settlements for workplace violations last year, don’t expect it to be...