Legal Protection For Workers
The Obama administration recently announced a proposed expansion of eligibility under the Family and Medical Leave Act for military families. The proposed expansion is meant to recognize the support that family members and caregivers provide to military service...
A former unpaid intern for the fashion magazine Harper's Bazaar has filed a federal wage and hour lawsuit against the magazine's corporate parent the Hearst Corporation. The former unpaid intern claims she often worked full-time for the magazine even though she was...
A sexual harassment case was filed in Northern California by a woman who once served as a director for the Montery Shelter Outreach Plus is pursuing complaints of racial discrimination and sexual harassment by her former bosses. In a lawsuit originally filed in July,...
A San Francisco jury found harassment of a Muslim security guard and awarded him $465,000. The guard says co-workers and supervisors called him a terrorist and a member of al-Qaida. The jury added $400,000 in punitive damages Monday to their award of $65,000 to Abas...
A harassment lawsuit filed by an employee of Sacramento County aclaims that he was subjected to religious and racial discrimination. Abdur-Rahim Wasi, who is African American, started work at the Human Assistance Department. His case, filed in Superior Court, says...
The U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear Applebee's wage and hour appeal last week. The case involves the payment of minimum wage to bartenders and servers for duties like cleaning and preparation that are not immediately a part of the workers tip producing...
The U.S. Supreme Court recently heard a case involving medical leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act. The Court will decide the remedy a state public worker is entitled to under the federal law if a state violates a part of the law.The Family and Medical Leave...
The U.S. Supreme Court recently ruled against a narcoleptic Lutheran school teacher who claimed retaliation when the church school refused to rehire her following a medical / disability leave.The court found that the school could avoid liability by hiding behind the...
A former team employee is suing Golden State Warriors player Monta Ellis and the Warriors for sexual harassment. According to court documents, the former employee claims she was sexually harassed, intimidated and stalked by the Warriors guard for multiple months. The...
On December 21, 2011, the California Supreme Court announced that it will decide whether an employer can recover attorney's fees from employees who lose a lawsuit for missed meal and rest periods. The lower court of appeals decided that an employer cannot go after...
