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2012.02.02: Former Unpaid Intern Files Wage and Hour Lawsuit Against Harper's Bazaar and Hearst
2012.01.30: Hotel Workers File Lawsuit Against Hotel Staffing Company for Wage and Hour Violations
2012.01.26: Novartis To Pay $99M in Employment Misclassification Lawsuit Settlement
2012.01.25: Pepsi Will Pay Over $3M in EEOC Hiring Discrimination Case
2012.01.24: Riverside CA Warehouse Workers Fear Job Loss after Initiating State Investigation and Filing Wage and Hour Lawsuit
2012.01.23: Farmworkers to Receive Nearly $1M in CA Wage and Hour Lawsuit Settlement
2012.01.20: California Workers Sue Forever 21 in Class Action Wage and Hour Lawsuit
2012.01.17: 2011 Labor and Employment Law in Review: EEOC's Verizon Settlement, Suitable Seating, Employee Misclassification
2012.01.16: 2011 Labor and Employment Law in Review: GINA, Charlie Sheen, Walmart v. Dukes
2012.01.13: DOL Sues Healthy Solutions Home Health Services for Employee Misclassification
2012.01.12: CA Attorney General Harris Announces $1M Wage and Hour Settlement with Car Washes
2012.01.11: Employee Sues John Elway's Los Angeles Car Dealership in Class Action Racial Discrimination Lawsuit
2012.01.10: Audit Associates Gain Certification for Conditional Collective Action--in Employee Misclassification Lawsuit
2012.01.09: Lady Gaga Sued by Former Personal Assistant for Nearly $400K in Wage and Hour Lawsuit
2012.01.06: UPS to Pay $95K in EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit Settlement
2012.01.05: California Muslim Alleges Religious Harassment and Racial Discrimination in the Workplace
2012.01.03: American Apparel Settles EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit for $60K
2011.12.27: DOL Proposes Revisions to FLSA's Wage and Hour Laws for Home Care Workers
2011.12.26: Obama and DOL Seek to Extend Federal Wage and Hour Laws to Home Health Care Workers
2011.12.23: Wal-Mart Sued by EEOC for Disability Discrimination and Retaliation of Employee with Heart Condition
2011.12.19: Understanding An Employee's Right to Holiday Pay
2011.12.09: Colorado joins DOL in Partnership to Cut Down Illegal Employee Misclassification
2011.12.08: Warehouse Workers File Another Wage Theft Lawsuit Against Wal-Mart Staffing Agencies
2011.12.05: DOL Wage and Hour Investigation Forces South Florida Restaurants To Pay Nearly $700K in Back Wages
2011.12.03: DOL Continues Long Island Wage and Hour Enforcement Initiative to Stop FLSA Violations
2011.12.02: Finish Line Female Employees Sue Over Hidden Camera in Bathroom
2011.12.01: Orchid Growing Farm to Pay $240K for Sexual Harassment, National Origin Discrimination
2011.11.30: DOL Recovers Over $2.3M in Wage and Hour Back Wages for 578 NY Restaurant Workers
2011.11.29: Trucking Companies Settle Wage and Hour Lawsuit for Over $225K
2011.11.28: EEOC Sets Record Highs in Monetary Relief, Intake, and Charge Resolution in 2011
2011.11.26: Los Angeles-area Medical Center Will Pay $530K in Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Settlement
2011.11.25: DOL Initiative Recovers Over $1M in Back Wages for Gas Station Workers
2011.11.24: LA Dance Club Hostesses Sue for FLSA Wage and Hour Violations, Harassment
2011.11.23: EEOC Settles Disability Discrimination Lawsuit with Printing Company
2011.11.22: Broadway Director Sues 'Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark' Producers for Compensation
2011.11.21: CA Labor Commissioner Fines Warehouse Staffing Firms for Alleged Labor Violations
2011.11.19: City of Huntington Beach Sued by Deaf Library Clerk for Wrongful Termination and Discrimination
2011.11.18: SuperShuttle Class Action Employee Misclassification Lawsuit Reinstated by U.S. Court
2011.11.17: Restaurant Pays $83K in Back Wages for Overtime, Minimum Wage Violations of FLSA
2011.11.16: Riverside Warehouse Investigated by CA Labor Officials, Sued by Workers for Wage Theft, Abusive Conditions
2011.11.15: Oracle Will Pay $35M in Class Action Overtime Lawsuit Settlement
2011.11.14: Employee Disabilities and Reasonable Accommodations Under the ADA
2011.11.11: Tennessee Restaurants To Pay Overtime Back Wages for Willful and Repeated FLSA Violations
2011.11.10: EEOC Disability Discrimination Protection under the ADA
2011.11.09: Former NBA Superstar Shaq Sues Former Employee Over Stolen Emails
2011.11.08: California's Comfort Suites Settles Disability Discrimination Lawsuit for $132,500
2011.11.07: Federal Beef Contractor To Pay $600K for Hiring Discrimination Based on Race, Gender
2011.10.26: EMPA of 2011 Aims to Stop Employee Misclassification, Invigorate National Economy
2011.10.25: 'Happy Days' Television Stars Sue CBS/Paramount for $10 Million
2011.10.24: California Representative Lynn Woosley Re-introduces Employee Misclassification Prevention Act
2011.10.21: CA Governor Jerry Brown Approves Bill to Increase Willful Employee Misclassification Penalties
2011.10.20: Healthcare Company Pays Over $244K in Overtime Back Wages to Medical Center Employees
2011.10.18: Fox Searchlight Sued by "Black Swan" Unpaid Interns for Wage and Hour Violations
2011.10.11: California Correctional Officer Sues CDCR in Class Action Wage and Hour Lawsuit
2011.10.10: DOL Forces Wok King Restaurant to Pay $531K in Wage and Hour Violations
2011.10.08: Female CFO Sues Proskauer Law Firm for Gender and Disability Discrimination
2011.10.07: Tyson Fresh Meats Will Pay $2.25 M in DOL Gender Discrimination Lawsuit Settlement
2011.10.06: Auto Care Company to Pay Nearly $48K in Overtime Wages for Employee Misclassification
2011.10.04: ZipRealty Sued for $17M by CA Labor Commissioner for Wage and Hour Violations and Employee Misclassification
2011.09.30: Hollywood Star Charlie Sheen and Warner Brothers Settle Multimillion Dollar Lawsuit
2011.09.26: DOL and IRS Combine Forces to Combat Employee Misclassification
2011.09.22: Hollywood Actors Sued by Restaurant Employees for Wage and Hour Violations
2011.09.21: Fired Cancer Survivor Receives Record $846K in California DFEH Discrimination Lawsuit
2011.09.20: Hollywood Producer to Pay Former Assistant Over $3M in Sexual Harassment Lawsuit
2011.09.19: EEOC Sues Walgreens for Disability Discrimination
2011.09.13: Groupon Employee Files Class Action Overtime Lawsuit
2011.09.12: Drilling Employees Paid $70K After DOL Attacks Employers For Misclassification
2011.09.09: 'Gossip Girl' Star Sued By Her Mother in $3M Breach-of-Contract Lawsuit
2011.09.08: DOL Continues to Track Down Federal Wage and Hour Law Violations in the Workplace
2011.09.06: Renal Advantage Sued in Employee Misclassification Lawsuit
2011.09.05: NUMMI/Toyota Pays CA Workers $6M in Class Action Discrimination Lawsuit Settlement
2011.09.02: 'Desperate Housewives' Sued for Wrongful Termination by Hollywood Television Star
2011.09.01: 3M Settles Class Action Age Discrimination Lawsuit for $3 Million
2011.08.25: T. J. Maxx Retail Chain Sued For Employee Misclassification
2011.08.24: Employee Misclassification Leads to Nearly $1M in Back Pay for 30 Restaurant Workers
2011.08.23: Starbucks Agrees to Pay $75K in Dwarfism and Disability Discrimination Lawsuit Settlement
2011.08.22: CA Wage and Hour Lawsuit Settlement--66 Japanese Employees to Receive $145K in Overtime Back Wages
2011.08.18: Religious Discrimination in the Workplace and Reasonable Accommodation
2011.08.17: Hollywood DGA Lawyer Files Gender Discrimination Lawsuit Against Guild
2011.08.16: DOL Overtime Lawsuit Resolved--Kinder Morgan Will Pay $830K to Over 4,600 Employees
2011.08.15: Mattel Ordered by Judge to Pay $310 Million in Bratz vs. Barbie Legal Battle
2011.08.12: Poultry Plant to Pay Over $1.7M in Wage and Hour Back Pay to Mentally Disabled Workers
2011.08.11: Public Schools to Pay $4.2M in Back Wages for H-1B Visa Program Violations
2011.08.08: California Baristas Sue Starbucks in California Wage and Hour Class Action Lawsuit
2011.08.05: DOL Forces Texas Company to Pay $433K in Back Wages For Employee Misclassification
2011.08.04: Federal Government Aims to Increase Employment for Disabled People on ADA Anniversary
2011.08.01: AT&T Sued for Employment Misclassification by At-Home Call Center Employees
2011.07.29: Owner of Taco Bell Restaurant Chains Sued for Religious Discrimination
2011.07.28: CA Drug Sales Reps Sue Novo Nordisk in Class Action Wage and Hour Lawsuit
2011.07.22: U.S. Representative Sued for Disability Discrimination
2011.07.19: California Supreme Court Rules in Oracle Overtime Lawsuit
2011.07.18: Another DOL Investigation Brings Restaurant Employees $275K in Overtime Back Wages
2011.07.15: Taqueria Restaurant to Pay Workers Nearly $250K in Overtime Back Pay and Minimum Wages
2011.07.14: Wal-Mart Supreme Court Ruling May Not Affect Wage and Hour Claims
2011.07.11: Verizon's Class Action Disability Discrimination Lawsuit Settles for $20 Million
2011.07.09: Farmers Insurance Will Pay $1.5M in Overtime Back Wages for FLSA Violations
2011.07.08: Aon Corp. Settles Employee Misclassification Lawsuit for $10.5M
2011.07.07: Abercrombie Hit With Another Religious Discrimination Lawsuit over Hijab
2011.07.06: U.S. Supreme Court's Decision Sides with Wal-Mart in Sex Bias Discrimination Case
2011.06.30: Former Car Wash Worker Awarded $80K Over Wage and Hour Violations
2011.06.28: Sandwich Shop Hit for Over $5 Million in Wage and Hour Lawsuit Settlement
2011.06.22: Federal Contractor to Pay $1.3 in Back Wages and Fringe Benefits
2011.06.21: Appeals Court Upholds $187.6M Verdict in Class Action Wage and Hour Lawsuit
2011.06.20: California Retail Stores Hit with Flurry of Suitable Seating Lawsuits
2011.06.18: Workers File $60M Lawsuit Against Blackwater/Xe for Employee Misclassification
2011.06.17: Home Depot Sued for Civil Penalties in Suitable Seating Case
2011.06.16: BP One Stop Sued For Discriminating Against Disabled Employee
2011.06.15: California Farm Labor Companies Fined for Wage Violations and Unsafe Conditions
2011.06.14: Court Awards Over $200K to Security Guards in Employment Misclassification Lawsuit Resolution
2011.06.13: AstraZeneca to Pay $250K in Gender Discrimination Pay Lawsuit Settlement
2011.06.10: AutoZone to Pay $600K for Disability Discrimination and Failure to Accommodate
2011.06.09: Labor Department Sues Child Protective Agency for Back Wages and Overtime Pay
2011.06.08: $1.5 Million Judgment Upheld in LAPD Disability Discrimination Lawsuit
2011.06.03: California Gourmet Foods Company to Pay $535K in Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Lawsuit Settlement
2011.06.01: Mexican Restaurants To Pay Over $1M in Back Wages and Overtime
2011.05.30: Class Action Wage and Hour Lawsuit Accuses Global Insurance Company of FLSA Violations
2011.05.27: Strip Club Violates FLSA--Judge Rules Exotic Dancers are Not Independent Contractors
2011.05.26: Class Action Status Granted in Wage and Hour Lawsuit Against Mario Batali's NY Restaurants
2011.05.25: DOL's Smartphone App Could Reduce Wage Theft, Overtime Disputes
2011.05.24: Same-sex Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Filed by Former Nursing Home Employee
2011.05.23: New Smartphone App Designed for Employee Wage and Hour Tracking
2011.05.21: Labor Secretary Solis Announces Continuing Commitment to Equal Employment in DOL
2011.05.19: Trucking Company to Pay Drivers and Workers Over $270K in Overtime Back Pay
2011.05.18: Starbucks Sued for Dwarfism and Disability Discrimination
2011.05.17: DOL Recovers nearly $100K in Back Wages for California Field Technicians
2011.05.16: Disney Workers File Lawsuit Over Employee Privacy--Identity Theft Risk
2011.05.13: Celebrity Chef Sued in $1M Class Action Wage and Hour Suit--Files Bankruptcy
2011.05.12: Los Angeles Thai Restaurant Pays Over $162K in Back Wages for FLSA Violations
2011.05.09: Beyoncé Sued for $100M by Video Game Company
2011.05.06: American Apparel CEO Dov Charney Gets Sued Again--This Time For Defamation and Fraud
2011.05.05: Labor Unions Back Employment Misclassification and Payroll Fraud Legislation
2011.05.04: New Act to Combat Employee Misclassification and Payroll Fraud
2011.04.28: Senator Harkin Introduces Payroll Fraud Prevention Act in Congress
2011.04.27: Exotic Dancers Could Get $10M in California Class Action Employment Misclassification Lawsuit Settlement
2011.04.26: Chef Accused of Fraud by Tricking Culinary Students into Working for Free
2011.04.25: Bratz Dolls vs. Barbie, Mattel Loses Last Round
2011.04.23: NY Pizzerias Found in Violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act
2011.04.22: California-based Global Horizons Sued for Human Trafficking and Race Discrimination
2011.04.21: Employee's Lawsuit Moves Forward in Quicken Loans Overtime Case
2011.04.20: Walmart Will Pay $440K in National Origin Harassment Settlement
2011.04.18: Hospitality Industry Continues to Violate Workers' Wage and Hour Rights
2011.04.15: Feds Crack Down on Wage and Hour Violations in NY Restaurants
2011.04.14: Indian Restaurants in the Los Angeles Area to Pay Around $95K in Back Wages
2011.04.13: Teenage Farm Worker's Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Lawsuit Settled for $27K
2011.04.08: Levi Strauss Will Pay $1M in Overtime Wages For Misclassifying Employees
2011.04.04: Los Angeles Clippers Cleared in Wrongful Termination and Age Discrimination Lawsuit
2011.03.31: Los Angeles Founder and CEO of American Apparel Hit with Two Sexual Harassment Suits
2011.03.30: "Bones" Television Star David Boreanaz Settles Sexual Harassment Lawsuit
2011.03.29: U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Wal-mart Sex-Bias Discrimination Lawsuit
2011.03.28: Workers on Federally Funded NYC Housing Project Receive $792K in Back Pay for Employee Misclassification
2011.03.25: Supreme Court Supports Workers in Wage and Hour Decision
2011.03.24: Hyatt Sued in California Class-action Wage and Hour Lawsuit
2011.03.23: Elgin Baylor's Wrongful Termination Lawsuit Heard in LA Superior Court--Clippers Accused of Age Discrimination
2011.03.21: California Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Verizon for Employee Misclassification
2011.03.18: DOL Recovers $219K After Restaurant Cheats Workers with Employee Misclassification
2011.03.17: EEOC Latex Disability Lawsuit Settled--John Muir Pays Workers $340K
2011.03.16: Female Job Applicant Accuses Deere of Sex Discrimination in Hiring
2011.03.14: Employee Misclassification Lawsuit Brings Overtime Compensation to Tractor Operators
2011.03.11: Hollywood Actor Charlie Sheen Slaps Warner Bros. with $100M Lawsuit for Contract Termination
2011.02.28: Low-wage Workers get $2M in Back Wages, Civil Money Penalties from Grocery Chain
2011.02.24: NY Parking Garage Agrees to Pay $54K to Low-wage Workers in Lawsuit Settlement
2011.02.23: Metallica Drummer Sued for Wage and Hour Violations and Employee Misclassification
2011.02.21: California Governor Jerry Brown Drops Schwarzenegger's Minimum Wage Fight
2011.02.16: UnitedHealthcare Pays Over $1M in Violations for Employee Misclassification
2011.02.15: Elgin Baylor Sues LA Clippers for Wrongful Termination, Age and Race Discrimination
2011.02.14: Restaurant Worker Wage and Hour Laws Under the FLSA
2011.02.12: Mexican Restaurant Chain Fined $400K for Minimum Wage and Overtime Violations
2011.02.11: The EEOC and Workplace Discrimination Based on Gender
2011.02.10: Kinder Morgan Sued for Federal Wage and Hour Law Violations
2011.02.09: Toshiba Sued by HR Manager for $100M in Gender Discrimination Lawsuit
2011.02.08: Woman Sues Boss For Sexual Harassment After Receiving a Sex Toy For a Gift
2011.02.07: Facebook-related Wrongful Termination Lawsuit Settled by Federal Agency
2011.02.05: Dick's Sporting Goods Settles Wage and Hour Class-Action Lawsuit for $15M
2011.02.04: Green Bay Dressed Beef Pays $1.65M in DOL Gender Discrimination Lawsuit Settlement
2011.01.31: DOL Wage and Hour Lawsuit Settlement Brings $420K in Back Wages to WA Restaurant Workers
2011.01.28: US Army Contractor Workers in CA Paid Over $1M in Back Pay After DOL Investigation
2011.01.26: Supreme Court Rules Third-Party Victim of Retaliation Has the Right to Sue
2011.01.25: 60-year-old Strip Club Waitress Receives $60K in EEOC Age Discrimination Settlement
2011.01.24: Electronic Privacy in the Workplace: CA Court Rules Attorney-client Privilege Does Not Protect Work E-mail
2011.01.21: Mortgage Loan Officer Files Lawsuit for Employee Misclassification
2011.01.20: Joe's Jeans Pays $159K in Back Wages to LA Garment Workers
2011.01.19: Employee Brings Lawsuit Against Lord & Taylor Over Meal Break Pay
2011.01.14: Florida's Labor Department Sued for Failing to Increase Minimum Wage
2011.01.13: Female Worker Sues for Harassment--Claims Boss Hit Her With Live Cockroach, Made Her Crawl Like Dog
2011.01.12: CEMEX To Pay Over $1.5 Million in Overtime Back Pay to 1,705 Workers
2011.01.10: Class-action Lawsuit Claims Technology Company Violated California Overtime Laws
2011.01.07: Another NYC Restaurant Sued by DOL For Wage and Hour Violations
2011.01.06: Jewel-Osco Agrees to Pay $3.2 Million in EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit
2011.01.05: Las Vegas Supermarket Company Fined Over $63K for Wage and Hour Violations
2010.12.29: Another Fed Ex Ruling Finds Drivers to be Independent Contractors, Not Employees
2010.12.28: Upper Crust Sued Again for Retaliation and Wage and Hour Violations
2010.12.27: Judge Orders Trucking Company to Repay Employees $51K in Back Wages
2010.12.24: New York City Restaurant Ordered to Pay Employees $436K in Back Wages
2010.12.22: Judge Rules Costco Workers Can Proceed as California Class Action in Wage and Hour Lawsuit
2010.12.17: Default Judgment of $800K Obtained in DOL Garment Manufacturing Case
2010.12.13: Supreme Court to Debate Class Action Certification of Wal-Mart Sex-Discrimination Case
2010.12.10: Enwisen Investigated by DOL for Employee Misclassification--Pays $290K in Back Wages
2010.12.09: Filipino Workers Sue California Hospital for Discrimination and Harassment over English-only Rule
2010.12.08: Retaliation Ban Limits Discussed by Supreme Court
2010.12.07: U.S. DOL Recovers $339K in Back Wages for Electrical Mechanics
2010.12.06: Whistleblowers and Health Fraud Cases in the Pharmaceutical Industry
2010.12.04: California City Sued by Disabled Employee for Discrimination, Wrongful Termination
2010.12.03: Apple Employee Sues Store for Age Discrimination
2010.12.01: Foster Farms and California Staffing Agency Sued for Wage and Hour Violations
2010.11.24: Schwarzenegger Vetoes Two California Wage Theft Bills
2010.11.23: Whitman Settles with Former Housekeeper--Pays $5,000 in Back Wages
2010.11.22: Jury Sides with 'Tomboy' in Sexual Stereotype Retaliation Lawsuit
2010.11.20: Yarn Company Will Pay $230K in EEOC Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Lawsuit Settlement
2010.11.19: Los Angeles Workers and Activists Rally at City Hall to Protest Wage Theft
2010.11.18: $750M Whistleblower Lawsuit Settlement Reached--Glaxo Pays for Drug Manufacturing Violations
2010.11.17: Final Regulations of Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) Issued by EEOC
2010.11.16: California Judge Certifies Class of Employees in Oracle Wage and Hour Lawsuit
2010.11.15: Congressman Hare Introduces Bill to Prevent Wage Theft
2010.11.12: "White Collar" Exemptions under the FLSA
2010.11.11: DOL Fines Nickerson Farms $48K for Violating Child Labor Laws
2010.11.10: Chicago Cable Installer Sues for Employee Misclassification
2010.11.05: EEOC Sues Maxwell House and Kraft Foods for Sex Discrimination
2010.11.04: DOL Sues Kentucky Nursing Home for $512K in Back Wages
2010.10.29: NY Governor Signs Employee Misclassification Act into Law
2010.10.26: Criminal Penalties Imposed on Employers for Employee Misclassification
2010.10.25: New State Legislation Holds Employers Accountable for Employee Misclassification
2010.10.22: High-profile Celebrity Restaurateurs Hit with Wage and Hour Lawsuits
2010.10.20: Chef Mario Batali's Del Posto Sued for Back Wages and Tips
2010.10.19: Human Development, Inc. Sued by EEOC for Discriminating Against an Obese Employee
2010.10.18: Ralphs' Employee Sues for Racial Discrimination, Harassment and Wrongful Termination
2010.10.15: DOL Recovers Over $485K in Back Wages for New York City Dollar Store Workers
2010.10.14: EEOC Files Lawsuit Against Industrial Subcontractor for Sex Discrimination, Retaliation
2010.10.13: Missouri Falls Behind Other U.S. States in Indentifying Employee Misclassification
2010.10.12: Privacy Issues of NASA Scientists Debated in the Supreme Court
2010.10.11: Attorney General Brown Files Lawsuit Against Eight California Car Washes for $6M
2010.10.08: Employees File Class-Action Wage and Hour Lawsuit Against Ashley Furniture
2010.10.07: Whitman Accused of Wage and Hour Violations, and Employing Illegal Housekeeper
2010.10.01: Survey Reveals Wage Theft in Chinatown Restaurants
2010.09.29: EEOC Sues Chapman University for Racial Discrimination
2010.09.22: Attorney General Jack Conway Slaps FedEx with Employee Misclassification Lawsuit
2010.09.21: Judge Finds FedEx Drivers to be Independent Contractors and Not Employees--Drivers Pledge to Appeal Employee Misclassification
2010.09.20: Casey Affleck Settles Hollywood Sexual Harassment Lawsuits
2010.09.18: Study Finds Wage and Hour Lawsuits Outnumber All Other Employment Class Action Claims
2010.09.17: California DLSE Overtime Laws and Employee Misclassification
2010.09.16: WWE Audited for Employee Misclassification
2010.09.14: EEOC Hits Abercrombie With Another Religious Discrimination Suit over "Look" of Muslim Teen Applicant
2010.09.13: DOJ Celebrates Labor Day By Getting Tougher on Employment Laws
2010.09.11: DOL Recovers over $868K in Back Pay for Florida Time Share Company's Wage and Hour Violations
2010.09.10: Orange County Employee's Semen Found in Female Colleague's Water Bottle, According to DA
2010.09.08: DOL Investigates Walt Disney World--Recovers Over $433K in Back Wages for Employees
2010.09.06: Wal-Mart Asks U.S. Supreme Court to Overturn Class-Action Gender Discrimination Lawsuit Ruling
2010.09.01: California Retailer Settles Wage and Hour Lawsuit After Employees Fight for Overtime Pay
2010.08.26: Muslim Files EEOC Discrimination Complaint Over Disney's Costume Policy--in Order to Wear Hijab
2010.08.24: California Nurses Association Sues Sutter Health For Discriminatory Hiring Practices
2010.08.20: U.S. Labor Department Forces CenturyLink to Pay Over $140,000 in Back Wages and Overtime
2010.08.18: Smartsoft Agrees to $1 Million in Back Wages and Interest for H-1B Worker Violations
2010.08.17: Vulnerable Health Care Industry Workers and Wage and Hour Violations
2010.08.16: U.S. DOL Investigates Wage and Hour Practices in the Health Care Industry
2010.08.14: DOJ Disability Discrimination Lawsuit Against Ventura County Resolved
2010.08.13: California Worker Sues for Job-screening Discrimination
2010.08.12: Certain Job-screening Tactics Could be Against the Law
2010.08.11: California Overtime Bill for Farmers and Workers Vetoed by Governor Schwarzenegger
2010.08.10: Construction Company Pays Back Wages After DOL Wage and Hour Division Probe
2010.08.09: Cooperative Fined $721,000 by OSHA after Worker Becomes Engulfed in Frozen Soybeans
2010.08.06: California Governor Celebrates 20th Anniversary of ADA with Disability Initiative
2010.08.05: Google To Stand Trial--California Age-Discrimination Lawsuit Moves Forward
2010.07.30: California Rep. Sánchez Introduces the Direct Care Workforce Empowerment Act
2010.07.29: DOL Proposes FLSA Wage Regulation Updates for Home Care Workers
2010.07.22: Pizza Chain Investigated by DOL for Wage and Hour Violation Allegations
2010.07.20: DOL Wage and Hour Division Audits for Low Wage Industry Violations
2010.07.19: FLSA Provision Covering Break Time for Nursing Mothers
2010.07.16: New York Caterers reach $93K Settlement in DOL Wage and Hour Lawsuit
2010.07.15: Workers Sue Toyota for Disability Discrimination and Full Severance
2010.07.14: DOL Fines McDonald's Franchise Owner for Overtime and Child Labor Violations
2010.07.13: Employees Hit 24 Hour Fitness with Class Action Discrimination Lawsuit
2010.07.12: Foster Farms Sued for Pregnancy Discrimination and Wrongful Termination
2010.07.10: U.S. Appeals Court Rules Novartis Salespeople Covered by FLSA Overtime Law
2010.07.09: California Attorney General Fights Employee Misclassification and Workers' Rights Violations
2010.07.08: California Port Drivers File Class Action Wage and Hour Lawsuit Against Truck Company
2010.07.07: Schwarzenegger's California State Worker Minimum Wage Fight Goes to Court
2010.07.06: Whitman Dismisses Media Frenzy over EBay Employment Incident
2010.07.05: K-9 Officers Win Overtime Payment in Wage and Hour Settlement
2010.07.02: Walmart Employee Fired for Using Medical Marijuana Sues for Wrongful Termination
2010.06.23: Senator Harkin Aims to "Level the Playing Field" to Protect Workers And Businesses from Employee Misclassification
2010.06.21: Supreme Court Sides with Employers on Texting Privacy Rules in the Workplace
2010.06.19: Labor Secretary Investigates Child Labor Law Violations in Farming Industry
2010.06.17: Department of Labor Cracks Down on Illegal Employment of Children
2010.06.16: Hotel Workers Accuse Los Angeles Airport Hilton of Violating Living Wage Law
2010.06.15: DOL Announces $1.8M in Grants to Support Female Workers
2010.06.11: Charter Agrees to Settle Class Action Wage and Hour Lawsuit
2010.06.10: Wal-Mart Warned of Gender Discrimination Possibilities Before Lawsuit
2010.06.09: Starbucks Settles with California Teen in Sexual Harassment Lawsuit
2010.06.08: Employee Who Claims Citibank Fired Her for Being Too "Hot" Sues for Gender Discrimination
2010.06.07: Workers Sue Bank of America in Nationwide Class-Action Wage and Hour Lawsuit
2010.06.04: U.S. Department of Labor's Agreement with Tyson Foods on "Donning and Doffing" Lawsuit Influences Future Wage and Hour Rights
2010.06.03: California Labor Commissioner Sues Florida Contractors for Overtime Wage Violations
2010.06.01: Polo Ralph Lauren Employees Reach $4 Million Preliminary Settlement in California Off the Clock Lawsuit
2010.05.27: California Rep. Lynn Woolsey Fights Employee Misclassification with EMPA
2010.05.21: Employee Misclassification Lawsuit: Franchisees Found to Be Employees Not Independent Contractors
2010.05.19: DOL's Wage and Hour Division Investigation Leads to Lawsuit Settlement--Teleperformance to Pay Nearly $2M in Employee Back Wages
2010.05.18: FLSA "Donning and Doffing" Wage and Hour Rights
2010.05.17: Workers Sue Farmland Foods for Wage and Hour "Donning and Doffing" Rights in Class Action Lawsuit
2010.05.15: Poultry Producer Settles in Age Discrimination Lawsuit--Perdue Pays Applicant $25K
2010.05.14: Police Fight to Get Paid to Put On Uniform--Judge Rules Off-the-Clock Lawsuit Can Move Forward
2010.05.12: California Class Action Wage and Hour Lawsuit Settlement--Wal-Mart to Pay $86 Million
2010.05.11: Contractor Accused of Cheating Workers and Government By Violating Wage and Hour Laws
2010.05.07: Lawyer Attempts to Use Brain Scan as Evidence in Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Case
2010.05.05: Affirmative Action Ban Debated in California Supreme Court--Should Women and Minorities have Employment Preferences?
2010.05.04: New Legislation to Reduce Employee Misclassification
2010.05.03: Brown Introduces Employee Misclassification Prevention Act in Senate
2010.04.30: Federal Court Upholds Female Employees' Right to Sue Wal-Mart in Class Action Gender Bias Suit
2010.04.29: Safety and Health in the Workplace--Workers Memorial Day 2010
2010.04.23: Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Saga Continues for Action Star Seagal
2010.04.19: California DLSE and Employee Misclassification
2010.04.18: FLSA Commonly Used Exemptions for Employees
2010.04.17: "Off the Clock" Class-Action Lawsuit for NY Home Care Service Agency
2010.04.16: Steven Seagal Sued for Sexual Harassment--Lawsuit Suspends Reality Show Filming
2010.04.15: "Exempt" vs. "Non-exempt" in the California Workplace
2010.04.13: Hooters Reveals Increase in California Class-Action Lawsuits
2010.04.12: Federal Criteria Defining Legality of Unpaid Internships
2010.04.09: Female Employees Sue Hooters in Class Action California Wage and Hour Lawsuit
2010.04.08: Could Looking at Safety Violations Have Prevented the Massey Mine Explosion?
2010.04.07: Labor Department Investigates Whether Unpaid Internships Violate Wage and Hour Laws
2010.04.06: Deaths of Workers in Massey Energy Mines Raise Safety Concerns
2010.04.05: Merrill Lynch and Bank of America Sued for Gender Discrimination and Retaliation
2010.04.02: U.S. Labor Department Launches "We Can Help" Campaign to Enforce Wage and Hour Laws
2010.03.25: Lady Gaga Slapped with Breach of Contract Lawsuit and Fights Back
2010.03.19: Racial Announcement in Walmart Store Tells Black People to Leave
2010.03.18: Fragrance Sensitivities and Disability Definitions under the ADA
2010.03.17: City Employee Sues Over Perfume Stink in the Workplace
2010.03.16: Sexual Harassment and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
2010.03.15: Employment Study Questions J.Crew's Hiring Practices--Discrimination Against Transgender Applicants
2010.03.12: Tire Company to Pay $2M in Gender-based Hiring Discrimination Lawsuit Settlement
2010.03.11: Sexual Harassment in the Workplace and California FEHA Law
2010.03.10: High-end New York Designer Files Sexual Harassment Lawsuit
2010.03.09: Growing Rate of Male Sexual Harassment in the Workplace by Women
2010.03.08: EEOC Shows Increase in Male Sexual Harassment Cases
2010.03.05: Fired Game Makers Sue Activision for Breach of Contract
2010.03.04: Walmart Will Pay More Than $12 Million in Gender Discrimination Lawsuit Settlement
2010.03.03: Disability Discrimination Lawsuit Settled--Construction Company to Pay Back Wages
2010.03.02: Disability Discrimination Lawsuit Settlement--McDonald's Franchise Will Pay Employee $90,000
2010.03.01: Gender-based Discrimination and Retaliation Lawsuit Settlement-- Gravel Company to Pay Nearly $500K
2010.02.26: Amusement Party Company Sued for Racially Hostile Work Environment
2010.02.18: California Court Overturns Female Firefighter's Racial, Gender Discrimination Case
2010.02.17: LSU Professor and Hurricane Katrina Expert Files Retaliation and Wrongful Termination Lawsuit
2010.02.16: Big Lots to Pay Big in California Harassment Case
2010.02.15: Anderson Cooper Sued By Interior Designer for Injury from Unsafe Workplace
2010.02.12: California Labor Commissioner Enforces Labor Code 2810 in Landmark Janitorial Settlement
2010.02.11: California Solar Power Company Settles in Disability Discrimination Lawsuit
2010.02.10: Agricultural Injuries and California Workers' Compensation Claims
2010.02.09: Ten Year Hollywood Age Discrimination Lawsuit Ends--Writers Entitled to Settlement
2010.02.08: Sears, Roebuck Disability Settlement is Distributed--Court Approves $6.2 Million in Damages to Employees
2010.02.05: Young Workers in the Fast Food Industry at Risk--Sexual Harassment in McDonald's and Taco Bell
2010.02.04: California Hotel Pays $500,000 in Racial Discrimination and Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Settlements
2010.02.02: EEOC Facts about Pregnancy Discrimination in the Workplace
2010.02.01: 20/20 Reports on Teenage Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
2010.01.29: Pregnancy Discrimination Lawsuit Settled--U.S. Security Associates to Pay $80,000
2010.01.27: EEOC's 'Youth at Work' Protects Teenage Workers from Harassment
2010.01.18: District Attorney Cleared of California Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Allegation
2010.01.16: California Worker Files $1.5 M Claim against District Attorney and County for Sexual Harassment
2010.01.15: California Vineyard Accused of Teenage Sexual Harassment
2010.01.14: NASA Scientist Hit with Sexual Harassment and Gender Discrimination Lawsuit
2010.01.13: Rather's Request for an Appeal Rejected by NY York State Supreme Court
2010.01.12: Labor Violation in Los Angeles and the Role of Public Policy Development
2010.01.11: New Study Reveals More Abuse of Low-wage Workers in Los Angeles
2010.01.08: Female Manager Sues K-Designers for Sexual Harassment and Retaliation
2010.01.07: Former Playboy Mansion Party Planner Sues Hugh Hefner for Unlawful Termination
2010.01.06: Discrimination in the Workplace Sets New Record High in 2009
2010.01.05: Outback Steakhouse Sexual Discrimination Settlement--$19 Million for Female Employees
2010.01.04: H1N1 Flu Vaccine Reported to Give Nannies an Employment Advantage
2009.12.30: Los Angeles Attorney Confirmed as First Female Chinese-American Judge on Federal Bench
2009.12.24: CAIR-CA Report Shows Rise in Harassment and Employment Discrimination Against Muslims
2009.12.22: Sexual Assault and Harassment Lawsuit Settled by Aaron Rents
2009.12.21: Muslim Housekeeper Fired for Wearing Head Scarf--Wins Religious Discrimination Lawsuit Settlement
2009.12.18: $8.9 Million Settlement Reached in Albertsons Racial-Bias Discrimination Lawsuits
2009.12.17: California Managers Sue AT&T for Withholding Overtime Pay
2009.12.16: Former Loan Company Clerk Wins $65,000 Settlement in Disability Bias Suit
2009.12.15: Guides to Promote Federal Hiring of Workers with Disabilities
2009.12.14: Jennifer Aniston Summoned to Testify in Los Angeles Sexual Harassment Case
2009.12.11: EEOC Discrimination Lawsuit Settled--Older Worker Denied Position Because of Age
2009.12.10: Liza Minnelli $100M Sexual Harassment Suit Settled with Ex-Driver
2009.12.09: Fish Seller M. Slavin & Sons Sued for Male-On-Male Sexual and Racial Harassment
2009.12.08: Community Hospital to Pay $142,000 in Disability Discrimination Lawsuit Settlement
2009.12.07: EEOC enforces GINA--Workplace Discrimination Based on Genetic Information is Illegal
2009.12.04: Dunkin' Donuts Manager Accused of Sexually Harassing Teens
2009.12.03: Kohler Settles Pregnancy Discrimination Lawsuit--$175,000 for Female Showroom Executive
2009.12.02: Historic Anti-Discrimination Law Bans Genetic Discrimination
2009.11.24: Spelling Settles California Wage Violation and Wrongful Termination Lawsuit
2009.11.18: California Class Action Discrimination Lawsuit--Jos. A. Bank Clothiers Charged with Racial Bias
2009.11.17: Couple Sues SkyWest for Gay Bias Discrimination
2009.11.16: New York Post Harassment and Discrimination Lawsuit: Fired Editor Claims Hostile Work Environment
2009.11.13: Cheesecake Factory to Pay $345,000 in Severe Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Settlement
2009.11.12: Wal-Mart Will Pay Up to $85 Million in Class Action Lawsuit Settlement
2009.11.11: California Female Worker Pleads Guilty to Defrauding State in Disability Claims
2009.11.10: Former Miss California USA and California Pageant Officials Reach Settlement
2009.11.09: California Sexual Harassment Suit Settlement--Regal Entertainment Group to Pay $175,000
2009.11.06: Family Awarded $16 Million for Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against California Radio Station
2009.11.05: Lawry's Pays $1 Million in Male Sex Discrimination Suit Settlement
2009.10.30: Southern California Worker Fatally Crushed by Cardboard Compactor
2009.10.26: Age Discrimination in Hiring Practices-- EEOC Sues Ruby Tuesday
2009.10.23: Prison Pays $1.3 Million in Female Sexual Harassment, Retaliation Claims Settlement
2009.10.22: California Worker Dies in Stadium Fall--Chargers vs. Broncos
2009.10.21: OSHA Fines Chemical Recycling Company $207,800 for Safety and Health Violations
2009.10.20: EEOC Reports Increase in Employer Retaliation Claims
2009.10.19: California Live-In Domestic Worker Fights for Rights and Wins Settlement
2009.10.16: California Construction Workers to receive $242,301 in Overtime Settlement
2009.10.15: Governor Passes California Law Protecting Workers' Compensation in Race
2009.10.14: Obama Champions Disability Rights--EEOC to Hold Town-Hall Meetings in California
2009.10.13: EEOC accuses McDonald's in Teenage Sexual Harassment Lawsuit
2009.10.12: California Wage and Hour Lawsuit Delayed--70 Jack in the Box Restaurants Go Bankrupt
2009.10.09: $2 Million Equal Pay Discrimination Case Against Wal-mart Upheld by Court
2009.10.06: Age Discrimination Legislation Challenges Supreme Court to Protect Older Workers
2009.10.02: OSHA's Decline in Workplace Health and Safety Inspections
2009.10.01: Sears, Roebuck Settles in Record $6.2 Million Disability Discrimination Lawsuit with EEOC
2009.09.30: Dan Rather's $70 Million Breach of Contract Lawsuit Dismissed--Court Rules in Favor of CBS
2009.09.25: Equal Pay for Women--Third Circuit Court Reverses Decision in Pay Discrimination Case
2009.09.23: EEOC Files Religious Discrimination Lawsuit Against Abercrombie & Fitch--Muslim Teen Denied Rights
2009.09.22: California Wage and Hour Lawsuit--Labor Commissioner Sues FLM Law Center for $17.5 Million
2009.09.18: Wrongful Termination Lawsuit Filed Against Kobe Bryant by Orange County Housekeeper
2009.09.17: Orange County Courts to Shut Doors Once a Month
2009.09.11: California Whistleblower Bill Passed in State Senate
2009.09.10: Orange County School District Settles Harassment Suit with ACLU
2009.09.09: Ventura County Sued by Department of Justice Over Disability Discrimination
2009.09.08: Financial Discrimination for Low-wage Workers in Los Angeles
2009.09.04: Age Discrimination Lawsuit Filed Against AT&T
2009.09.02: Former Miss California USA Files Discrimination Lawsuit Against California Pageant Officials
2009.09.01: California-based Company Indicted for OSHA Violations Causing Death of Five Workers
2009.08.28: Labor and Employment Law Advocate Senator Edward M. Kennedy Dies at 77
2009.08.26: Orange County Disability Discrimination Lawsuit Filed Against Target
2009.08.24: Sex Discrimination Damages Awarded to Los Angeles Worker Fired for Breastfeeding
2009.08.21: Southern California Worker Packs UPS with $100 Million Overtime Pay Class-Action Lawsuit
2009.08.20: Disability Discrimination Lawsuit against St. Louis Rams brings $134,000 settlement to Long-term NFL Trainer
2009.08.19: Los Angeles County Wrongful Termination Lawsuit Against Hollywood Star

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