According to the Department of Labor, an estimated three million workers get injured or ill on the job each year. There is currently, little or no information about worker injuries and illnesses at individual employers that is made public or available to OSHA. This is about to change with a new federal regulation issued by...
Energy Companies in Violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act
Working in an oilfield means long hours of physically demanding and exhausting conditions. For this reason, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division works to make sure these workers get the pay they are owed and deserve. It was only a year ago that the Dept. of Labor found oil and gas industry...
Women in Tech Field Add Spotlight to Diversity
It all began with Ellen Pao. She brought the spotlight to the technology industry’s lack of diversity. A couple of years ago, Ms. Pao brought suit against her employer at the time, Kleiner Perkins, accusing the firm of gender discrimination. Unfortunately she lost, but this did not end her quest for change. Others joining the...
Farmers Insurance Settles Discrimination Suit by Female Litigators
Last year, a class action lawsuit was filed against Farmers Insurance on behalf of female attorney employees accusing the insurance giant of unlawfully paying its female attorney-employees significantly lower wages than male attorneys doing the same work. Not only are the male employees paid more, but they are routinely given higher profile work assignments, more...
EEOC Settles Race and National Origin Discrimination Suit
Lawler Foods, a large bakery out of Humble, TX, violated federal law by engaging in a pattern or practice of failing to hire black and non-Hispanic applicants for entry-level positions in its facility. A lawsuit was filed back on December 16, 2014 in the Southern District of Texas. In the lawsuit, the EEOC alleged that...