Amazon Worker Injured Due to Repetitive Tasks Loses Workers’ Compensation Bid July 18, 2024 By Andrew G. Simpson An Amazon distribution center worker in Virginia whose job entailed repetitive lifting and stowing of items all day and who...
Elon Musk Beats $500M Severance Lawsuit by Fired Twitter Workers July 10, 2024 By Jonathan Stempel Elon Musk won dismissal of a lawsuit claiming he refused to pay at least $500 million of severance to thousands...
HSBC Faces Trimmed-Down Trade Secrets Lawsuit Over SVB Hires July 10, 2024 By Rachel Graf HSBC Holdings Plc won the dismissal of most claims brought by First Citizens Bank & Trust Co. over the hiring...
NCCI Identifies ‘Big 3′ Workers’ Comp Issues to Watch July 8, 2024 By Jahna Jacobson Employers will face three major workplace safety challenges in the coming years, but all can be mitigated through evolving safety...
GEICO to Pay $6 Million to Settle Auto Adjusters’ Claims of Unpaid Overtime Hours July 8, 2024 By Andrew G. Simpson Insurer GEICO has agreed to pay $6 million to settle claims by auto damage claims adjusters who allege the insurer...
FTC Ban on Worker Noncompete Agreements Delayed by Judge July 5, 2024 By Madlin Mekelburg and Rachel Graf A federal judge delayed implementation of the US Federal Trade Commission’s near-total ban on noncompete agreements, the first salvo in...
Citi Seeks Dismissal of Ex-Compliance Worker’s Retaliation Suit July 1, 2024 By Sabrina Willmer Citigroup Inc. asked a court to dismiss a lawsuit by a former senior data compliance official who accused it of...
‘Great Resignation’ Enters Third Year as Workers Embrace AI, Upskilling June 27, 2024 By Divya Chowdhury The proportion of workers who expect to switch employers in the next 12 months is higher than that from the...
Apple Unfairly Fired U.K. Worker Who Was Part Toxic Work Culture, Judge Says June 25, 2024 By Upmanyu Trivedi Apple Inc. unfairly fired an employee for making racist comments that were part of a toxic workplace culture at one...
Workers Sue Disney, Say They Were Wrongly Induced to Move to Florida June 25, 2024 Disney workers are suing their employer, claiming they were fraudulently induced to move from California to Florida to work in...