Two years ago, California enacted a “Ban the Box” law, one of 20 states to have done so, as a way to stop the automatic exclusion of job seekers with criminal backgrounds. The idea was to aid some 7 million Californians – 1 in every 4 residents in the state – with…
A one-time manager of a national truck manufacturing firm has been awarded $1.2 million by a jury in an age discrimination case. But his was just one of nearly a dozen employment lawsuits brought against Daimler Trucks North America over the last few years. Last September, two $1 million lawsuits filed were brought by two different…
There has been a lot of news lately about the employment status of ride-sharing drivers for services such as Uber and Lyft. The issue is whether these workers are employees or independent contractors. If they are classified as independent contractors, they are not entitled to benefits and overtime pay. For obvious…
These days we have been hearing a lot about which bathroom a transgender individual is allowed to use. While this has not been a major issue for decades, especially in places like Los Angeles, a recent attempt in North Carolina to ban transgendered individuals from using the bathroom of their…
During the nearly completed primary season and prior to the upcoming presidential election, we have been hearing a lot about what the federal minimum wage should be and what other benefits should be provided to every employee across the country. Regardless of what ultimately happens with the federal election, Los…
Dozens of Somali Muslim employees at an equipment manufacturing company in Wisconsin have filed a religious discrimination complaint against their employer, alleging the company stopped allowing prayer breaks at times that are in accordance with their faith. They are accusing the company of discrimination and retaliation on the basis of…
National home improvement chain Lowe’s has agreed to pay nearly $9 million to settle a claim of disability discrimination alleged by regional attorneys at the EEOC’s Los Angles District Office. The North Carolina-based chain, which owns some 1,840 stores across the country, reportedly acted unlawfully by firing workers who had…
The U.S. Supreme Court recently handed down an important decision that will almost certainly aid victims of workplace discrimination in their efforts to attain restitution. In Green v. Brennan, what was alleged was a case of severe and long-running racial discrimination against a black mail carrier for the U.S. Postal…
According to a recent news article from the Los Angeles Times, the owners of a French Bakery operating in Beverly Hills and out of a location in Torrance that is now closed, was just ordered to pay more than $15 million to employees that it allegedly exploited. These employees (11…
About a year ago, the owners of several high-end restaurants in California and New York decided that they would institute a strict “no tipping” policy for all restaurant employees and instead pay the servers and other workers a higher hourly wage. This no tipping model was created as a way…