Sex discrimination

“She alleged that her boss repeatedly cursed at and ridiculed her but did not treat male employees similarly. After complaining about the behavior to HR, she was fired, per the EEOC.” — LEGALDIVE

Fair Labor Standards Act reminder

Teens cannot be scheduled to work more than 18 hours during a school week, and not more than 40 hours when school is not in session. FSLA – Fair Labor Standards ActDOL – U.S. Department of LaborWHD – Wage and…

Amazon unpaid time off class-action

Amazon allegedly discriminated against employees who served in the U.S. armed services or National Guard by assessing them unpaid time off when they took military leave and then firing them when their military leave caused a negative balance in their…

Target employees file for union election

“Target employees at a store in Virginia filed on Tuesday with the National Labor Relations Board for a union election. Other companies, from Starbucks to Amazon, have also faced a push by employees to seek union representation. The organizing effort…