Tesla, News Corp. Caught in NYC Crackdown on Job Ads Pay Ranges
Tesla Inc. and News Corp. face some of the earliest regulatory enforcement actions under New York City’s closely watched pay transparency law. The city alleges the businesses ignored the requirement to...
View ArticleBanks, Insurers Ordered to Report Sexism and Bullying Cases in Britain
Britain’s markets watchdog has ordered more than 1,000 banks, insurers and brokerages to report how many sexual harassment, discrimination and other non-financial misconduct cases they have recorded...
View ArticleTesla Must Face Class Action Claims by 6,000 Workers In Race Bias Case
A California state judge has tentatively ruled that nearly 6,000 Black factory workers can sue Tesla as a group for the electric vehicle maker’s alleged failure to address rampant race discrimination...
View ArticleEx-Twitter Executives Sue Elon Musk for $128 Million in Severance Pay
Four ex-Twitter executives, including former Chief Executive Officer Parag Agrawal, sued company owner Elon Musk for allegedly stiffing them on more than $128 million in severance payments after they...
View ArticleJustice Department to Offer More Rewards to Corporate Whistleblowers
The U.S. Justice Department is expanding its whistleblower program to coax more tipsters to disclose corporate misconduct by offering monetary rewards, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco said. The...
View ArticleMeta Sues Former Employee Over Alleged Stolen Documents
Meta Platforms Inc. sued one of its former vice presidents for what it called a “stunning” betrayal in his defection to a “stealth” AI cloud computing startup. Dipinder Singh Khurana, also known as...
View ArticleSpaceX Forced Workers to Sign Illegal Severance Agreements, Claims NLRB
Elon Musk’s SpaceX has been accused by a U.S. labor agency of requiring employees who were laid off or fired from the rocket and satellite maker to sign unlawful agreements barring them from...
View ArticleMedical Marijuana Law Does Not Impair Connecticut Employers’ Right to...
A Connecticut employer has the right to terminate an employee who is impaired by medical marijuana in the workplace. The Connecticut Appellate Court on March 19 upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit...
View ArticleStudy: Most New Doctors Face Some Form of Sexual Harassment, Even After #Metoo
More than half of all new doctors face some form of sexual harassment in their first year on the job, including nearly three-quarters of all new female doctors and a third of males, a new study finds....
View ArticleCalifornia Labor Commissioner Reaches $2M Settlement with Restaurant for 32...
The California Labor Commissioner’s Office reached a $2 million settlement against Pearl B-Star Inc., DBA Lin’s Fusion for underpaying 32 workers. Pearl B-Star violated state labor laws governing...
View ArticleNew York Condo Group Settling with Attorney for $230K over Employee Pay
New York Attorney General Letitia James announced a settlement of nearly $230,000 with a contracting agency and the board of managers of a New York City condominium building for failing to pay workers...
View ArticleSupreme Court Allows More Transport Workers to Bypass Arbitration and Sue...
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday paved the way for more truck drivers and other transportation workers to file employment-related lawsuits in court rather than private arbitration, ruling that an...
View ArticleSupreme Court Makes It Easier to Sue for Job Discrimination
The US Supreme Court made it easier for employees to sue over discriminatory job transfers, siding with a St. Louis police officer who says she was shifted to a different role against her will because...
View ArticleUS Supreme Court Examines Firings of Pro-Union Starbucks Workers
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday steps into the contentious unionization drive at Starbucks as the coffee chain challenges a judicial order requiring it to rehire seven employees at a Tennessee cafe...
View ArticleWork Safety Group Releases List of ‘Dirty Dozen’ Employers
A retail giant, a space launch operation, a major food processor, the nation’s two biggest rideshare providers and a large healthcare system are among those entities marked as being among the most...
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