Department of Labor’s Controversial Salary Level Proposal Sparks Legal Debate
The Department of Labor (DOL) has recently proposed a significant rule that would impact the salary levels of approximately 3.4…
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Amazon Employees Are Demanding Paid Sick Leave After Catching the Company Breaking the Law
In violation of county law, the e-commerce behemoth Amazon failed to provide employees with paid sick time — until workers at…
Appeals Court Rules in Favor of Gay Employees
Summary: The U.S. Court of Appeals ruled that employees are protected under Title VII against discrimination from employers because of…
Pennsylvania Attorney Accused of Stealing from Clients
Summary: After clients voiced concerns over money to employees at Kilgus Law Office, they turned to the police to have…
Gender Discrimination Suit for $100 Million Filed against Chadbourne & Parke
Summary: Law firm Chadbourne & Parke had a $100 million class action gender discrimination lawsuit brought against them by former and…
Uber’s $100 Million Settlement Rejected
Summary: A judge rejected a settlement between Uber and roughly 400,000 of its drivers in California and Massachusetts over a…
New York City Becomes Latest to Address Uber Situation
Summary: New York City Uber drivers are filing a class action lawsuit of their own to address their status as…
Uber Files Appeal Against Drivers Being Classified as Employees
Summary: Uber Technologies does not agree with the judge’s certification of a class of drivers to be employees and is…
Three BP Employees Facing Federal Indictment Charges
Summary: Two employees face manslaughter charges and an executive faces lying to authorities in relation to their actions before and…
Uber Drivers Lawsuit Given Class Certification
Summary: A California District Judge has allowed a lawsuit brought by Uber drivers to move forward as a class lawsuit,…
Yelp Reviewers Are Not Employees
Summary: The plaintiffs trying to secure payment from Yelp for posting reviews on their website were dismissed by a district…
Northwestern Football Players Cannot Form a Union
Summary: While the issue of whether the players are employees was ignored, the NLRB ruled that allowing one union wouldn’t…