A former California prison cook is suing the state, with help from the U.S. Department of Justice, for allegations that his bosses did nothing to halt serious and ongoing sexual harassment that he suffered by a female co-worker. Our Costa Mesa sexual harassment attorneys know that while sexual harassment complaints…
A class action overtime lawsuit involving Los Angeles mechanics who alleged they were unfairly denied overtime pay by their employer has been settled for $3.5 million, meaning each claimant can expect to receive between $9,000 and $10,000. Our Costa Mesa wage and hour attorneys know that cases like this are…
The Court of Appeals in New York has issued an opinion stating that Starbucks shift supervisors may share in the barista tip pool, despite their supervisory role. Our Costa Mesa wage attorneys recognize that a similar case out of California was the catalyst for this ruling. The coffee powerhouse had…
In this second entry of our two-part series on the rapid proliferation of temporary workers in California, our Costa Mesa employment lawyers continue to explore some of the vulnerabilities of these employees and the extent of the power they do hold. We’ve been closely following the ProPublica/TIME Magazine series on…
The road to economic recovery has been marked by a stagger more than a stride. As such, our Costa Mesa employment lawyers know that while the number of full-time positions has waned, the number of part-time and temporary jobs has seen a significant uptick. At least in the immediate term,…
We tend to think of higher education institutions as harbingers of more progressive thought and policies, ahead of the curve on issues of equality and fairness. Unfortunately, as our Costa Mesa wage dispute lawyers know, this is not always the case. It’s rare, though, to see it stated as blatantly…
The memo that went out to Target managers in Northern California was supposed to curb some of the issues the company had apparently been having with cultural insensitivity. Instead, that communication became symbolic of the harassment and discrimination that Hispanic employees there were being forced to endure while working there.…
A Midwest power grid operator will need to pay $91,000 to settle a lawsuit with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission over a claim that it discriminated against an employee who suffered a disability. Our Costa Mesa employment lawyers find this case interesting for a number of reasons, the first of…
Employment criminal background checks can sometimes be a form of racial discrimination, according to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, which has filed suit against a large auto manufacturer and a discount retailer for this very reason. Our Riverside race discrimination lawyers know that sometimes, proving in court that one…
Women who applied for jobs at one national food marketer were reportedly up against an impossible hiring curve, with systematic discrimination on the basis of their gender, according to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Our Costa Mesa sex discrimination attorneys understand that allegations made against the large company include:…