School District Settles Age Discrimination Claims Even Though It Was Following CBA
A school district in Illinois will pay more than $200k to settle age discrimination claims based on a discriminatory collective bargaining [...]
Attention, California Employers, Anti-Violence Training Must Be Completed by July 1!
Workplace violence is the second leading cause of fatal occupational injuries in the United States, and affects nearly 2 million American [...]
Eavesdropping Husband Commits Insider Trading, Loses Wife and $1.7 Million
Tyler Loudon and his wife lived in Houston, where she was a manager in mergers and acquisitions for BP, the international [...]
Department of Labor Recovers $274M for Workers Who Weren’t Paid Properly
In fiscal year 2023, the Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor (“WHD”) recovered over $274M in back [...]
Ignoring Harassment = $30 Million and Corporate Reforms
For more than a decade, young women complained that Paul Marciano, co-founder and Chief Creative Officer of Guess? Jeans, sexually harassed [...]
Eli Lilly Pays Twice in Settlements For Favoring Younger Employees Over Older Ones
Pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly recently agreed to settle two age discrimination lawsuits, one for $2.4M in a suit brought by the [...]
Persistent Suitor Fired for Facebook Messages
Persistent Suitor Fired for Facebook Messages Alan Lorefice worked as a biologist for a state environmental agency [...]
Starbucks to Pay $25.6M for Race-Based Termination
Jurors recently awarded a former White Starbucks regional manager $25.6M – $600k in compensatory damages and $25M in punitive damages – [...]
AI, Algorithms, and Employment Law
While artificial intelligence (AI) and other automated systems offer new opportunities for employers and employees, they also have the potential to [...]
More Than Half of All Charges Filed with EEOC Show Harassment and Retaliation Still Prevalent in the Workplace
Each year, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) compiles and publishes statistics on the charges of discrimination it receives. Employees [...]