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Employment Law
A former worker at a California Amazon warehouse has sued the company for allegedly retaliating against him after requesting protected bereavement leave. According to the lawsuit, in late January 2023, Scott Brock filed his second request for three days of bereavement leave after his father passed away. His mother had passed away just six days […]
Employment Law
Wave after wave of layoffs is hitting Silicon Valley. Companies from Amazon to Microsoft to Google have fired thousands of workers each, allegedly in preparation for a looming recession. While layoffs are never pleasant, they are particularly hard on expecting parents and people on disability leave. Dozens of stories have surfaced of people on protected […]
Employment Law
Most employment rights lawsuits that make the news end one of two ways: the case is settled out of court for “an undisclosed sum,” or a judge hears the case and issues a ruling. However, these are not the only options available to workers whose rights have been violated. For example, a Black former Tesla […]
Employment Law
In the US, the 9-to-5 weekday work schedule is often considered the default. However, the number of jobs that actually abide by this rule of thumb are in the minority. As consumers expect more businesses to be open for longer hours, traditional eight-hour workdays and five-day workweeks have become less common. Instead, many employers expect […]
Employment Law
When is Equal Pay Day? This year, it’s March 14th, 2023. This national day of awareness highlights how far into the new year the average woman must work to earn the same amount as the average white man made last year. In 2023, it symbolizes that women must work fourteen and a half months to […]
Employment Law
Today, many people take the right to a safe workplace for granted. Federal and state laws require employers to meet basic safety standards to ensure employees don’t face unnecessary risks when doing their jobs. Most employers take care to follow these laws, and workplace accidents and deaths have fallen significantly because of them. However, some […]
Employment Law
On January 5th, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) proposed new regulations that could ban non-competition and non-solicitation agreements nationwide. This ban would significantly alter employment relationships in most states. By banning these restrictive covenants, the FTC would expand many employees’ abilities to pursue new jobs and provide leverage to negotiate better compensation. However, many […]
Employment Law
California technology layoffs have routinely made the news for the past several weeks. A trend that began with Twitter’s firing of thousands of workers without warning in November 2022 has spread across the industry, with Google, Microsoft, and Facebook parent company Meta laying off tens of thousands of employees in January and the first weeks […]
Employment Law
In a landmark move, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has sued a grocery store after the business allegedly refused to hire an applicant because of his religious hairstyle. The EEOC is the federal agency responsible for enforcing laws regarding workplace discrimination. The lawsuit signals that the agency is officially choosing to recognize religious […]
Employment Law
The pandemic accelerated the work-from-home trend dramatically by sending most US workers out of the office for nearly two years. While this has led to significant innovations in remote work technology, company policies have been slow to keep up. Critically, many remote employees have found their employers do not respect their rights and autonomy as […]
Employment Law
January is an excellent time to reconsider your employment. The stress of the holidays and end-of-year deadlines often gives workers and employers tunnel vision, leaving entire industries focused on getting through the day. However, now that the new year is underway, these pressures have let up, and you may have more time to consider your […]
Employment Law
Your health and family should always come before work. After all, your job is something you do to support your life, not the other way around. However, many employers don’t see things that way. Too many companies are willing to fire employees just because they need to take time off to recover from an illness […]
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