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Employment Law
Aimee Mansell, former Director of Patient Access Business Services for Kaiser Permanente won her wrongful termination lawsuit against them. According to Mansell she was terminated after reporting what she believed was patient fraud. She says in her complaint that she blew the whistle on her boss, Lisa Morrison, who had “devised a policy where Emergency Department employees, including Ms. Mansell, […]
Employment Law
An African-American, Bi-Sexual woman who was a former employee of Tory Burch has filed a lawsuit against the store and one of her co-workers, claiming she suffered workplace discrimination. In her lawsuit, she claims customers at the Los Angeles store were told not to talk to her because of her sexual orientation. She claims employees made insulting remarks about her […]
Employment Law
Plaintiff, Charles Brewer, a former California employee of GNC, claims that employees who worked the closing shifts at GNC retail stores were not properly paid for certain tasks they completed after clocking out for the day. “At a certain point during the night, GNC retail store employees log off the cash register and clock out. But […]
Employment Law
The criminal complaint, filed January 23, 2013, has charged the owner, general manager and two supervisors of Wilshire West Car Wash with conspiracy to cheat employees out of their wages. The complaint accuses the defendants of violating California labor laws by prohibiting workers from taking rest and meal breaks, and “coercing employees into signing declarations […]
Employment Law
A $20.9 million settlement has been approved, following allegations that Rite- Aid Corporation, failed to pay some of its employees overtime. The plaintiffs claim the drugstore chain improperly designated assistant store managers and co-managers as exempt employees, in an attempt to make them not eligible for overtime pay. According to the Fair labor Standards Act, […]
Employment Law
According to plaintiff, Imane Boudlal, Disney did not approve of her wearing of a hijab, an important aspect of the Muslim faith. After working in Disney’s Storyteller Hotel restaurant for over 2 years, she approached her supervisors to seek their permission to wear her hijab to work. Boudlal was given permission to wear a headscarf, but only one […]
Employment Law
The Ritz-Carlton Hotel has agreed to pay $2 million to settle an overtime class action lawsuit filed by 1,500 current and/or former employees in California who allege they were not paid overtime wages. The 1,500 plaintiffs claim they were denied meal breaks, overtime and full pay for accrued vacations and paid time off days. Plaintiffs […]
Employment Law
Plaintiff, Micheal Marlo had worked for UPS for 22 years and over that time he had brought to their attention, concerns about inadequate heaters for the employees working in sub-freezing temperatures, employees working well over 40 hours per week, and employees driving UPS trucks after working more than 60 hours per week, violating DOT regulations. After his […]
Employment Law
Julie A. Su, California Labor Commissioner, issued a series of California labor code citations totaling more than $1 million against Quetico LLC. According to a release from PR Newswire (1/28/13), Quetico used only 3 time clocks in their entire complex servicing more than 800 employees. Employees had to wait in long lines to clock in and out. In order to avoid […]
Employment Law
Considering how much Oprah Winfrey helps less fortunate people through her organizations such as, Oprah’s Leadership Academy for Girls, one might be surprised to learn that her network, Own is being sued, following allegations of sex and pregnancy discrimination. According to the complaint, Carolyn Hommel was hired in July 2010 as the Senior Director of Scheduling & Acquisitions. During Hommel’s time at OWN she received positive performance feedback […]
Employment Law
According to a report released by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, (EEOC) 2009 held the second highest number of discrimination complaints filed (93,277) in its history. Many commentators have pointed to the recession as a contributing factor to the large number of complaints. Many of the complaints were from people who were terminated as part of their employer’s financial […]
Employment Law
Clarification of California’s employment laws regarding meal and rest breaks were given in the recent court case “Brinker Restaurant Corp. v. Superior Court.” The court decided that although an employer can not undermine the employees ability to take their breaks they do not have to take measures to ensure that no work is performed by […]
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