Supreme Court Allows More Transport Workers to Bypass Arbitration and Sue Employers April 15, 2024 By Daniel Wiessner The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday paved the way for more truck drivers and other transportation workers to file employment-related...
New York Condo Group Settling with Attorney for $230K over Employee Pay April 11, 2024 New York Attorney General Letitia James announced a settlement of nearly $230,000 with a contracting agency and the board of...
California Labor Commissioner Reaches $2M Settlement with Restaurant for 32 Workers April 8, 2024 The California Labor Commissioner’s Office reached a $2 million settlement against Pearl B-Star Inc., DBA Lin’s Fusion for underpaying 32...
Study: Most New Doctors Face Some Form of Sexual Harassment, Even After #Metoo March 27, 2024 By Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan More than half of all new doctors face some form of sexual harassment in their first year on the job,...
Medical Marijuana Law Does Not Impair Connecticut Employers’ Right to Drug-Free Workplace March 25, 2024 By Andrew G. Simpson A Connecticut employer has the right to terminate an employee who is impaired by medical marijuana in the workplace. The...
SpaceX Forced Workers to Sign Illegal Severance Agreements, Claims NLRB March 22, 2024 By Daniel Wiessner Elon Musk’s SpaceX has been accused by a U.S. labor agency of requiring employees who were laid off or fired...
Meta Sues Former Employee Over Alleged Stolen Documents March 12, 2024 By Kurt Wagner Meta Platforms Inc. sued one of its former vice presidents for what it called a “stunning” betrayal in his defection...
Justice Department to Offer More Rewards to Corporate Whistleblowers March 11, 2024 By Karen Freifeld and Chris Prentice The U.S. Justice Department is expanding its whistleblower program to coax more tipsters to disclose corporate misconduct by offering monetary...
Ex-Twitter Executives Sue Elon Musk for $128 Million in Severance Pay March 5, 2024 By Jef Feeley and Kurt Wagner Four ex-Twitter executives, including former Chief Executive Officer Parag Agrawal, sued company owner Elon Musk for allegedly stiffing them on...
Tesla Must Face Class Action Claims by 6,000 Workers In Race Bias Case February 29, 2024 By Daniel Wiessner A California state judge has tentatively ruled that nearly 6,000 Black factory workers can sue Tesla as a group for...