People often think of sexual harassment in the workplace as a physical or verbal encounter that involves inappropriate advances in the form of touching. In today’s world, sexual harassment can happen anywhere and through any medium. As technology and social …
In a press release yesterday, DGA, SAG-AFTRA, IATSE, Teamsters and AMPTP announced a short-term agreement to adjust COVID-19 safety protocols that consider vaccines and current scientific understanding of the virus’ transmission.
Fully vaccinated cast and crew will notice changes to …
According to a federal judge in Missouri, McDonald’s must face claims of sexual harassment and assault brought by a worker from a St. Louis franchise (Johnson v. McDonald Corp, et al. No. 4:20-CV-1867 (E.D. Mo. June 3, 2021)).
The plaintiff …
For the LGBTQ+ community, June marks Pride Month, which commemorates the Stonewall Riots, an event that began to raise awareness about LGBTQ+ equality, rights and issues. Extensive workplace protections for LGBT people exist under California law, particularly for issues related …
Many workers across the state of California still have questions regarding their rights under both state and federal COVID-19 protections for employees, including issues ranging from safety, compensation, paid time off and family medical leave. Federal and state laws may …
Are You a Victim of California Wage Theft?
Last week in Pennsylvania, Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced that his office was filing charges in the largest wage theft case in United States history. Glenn O. Hawbaker, Inc., a State College, …
Most states have laws that make it illegal to fire an employee solely because the employee has suffered a workplace injury. On May 12, 2016, OSHA published a final rule prohibiting employers from retaliating against employees for …
Since March of 2020, a massive number of Americans have been working remotely due to COVID-19. Among the many challenges faced by employees is the question surrounding work-related expenses while working from home.
In many ways, both employees and employers …
On Tuesday, January 25, 2021 a federal court allowed Uber drivers to proceed with parts of their class action lawsuit of employment benefits they claim they are owed by the company. In the ruling, viewed as an initial victory for …
In a lawsuit filed against her former employer, Leah Snyder, a one-time computer programmer and coder at Alight Solutions LLC, alleges that she was wrongfully terminated in association with the U.S. Capitol riots on January 6, 2021. The lawsuit, filed …
