Employment law and consumer protection, explained by the attorneys who litigate it. Straight answers on your rights at work and in the marketplace.
Employment Law
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has decided to take a stand against illegal wage garnishment by employers by taking legal action against a healthcare staffing agency with allegedly unlawful contracts. The DOL lawsuit targets Advanced Care Staffing LLC and the company’s CEO, Sam Klein. It alleges that the company required employees to sign contracts […]
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 […]
Consumer Rights
If you’ve ever thought that the credit reporting and scoring system seems too complicated, you’re not alone. A major consumer rights advocacy non-profit has recently made the same claim and demanded reform from Congress. The National Consumer Law Center (NCLC) issued a brief on January 18th that called for “extensive, deep-reaching reforms” to the credit […]
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 […]
Lemon Law
According to a recent announcement by General Motors (GM), the manufacturer may buy back more than two thousand 2022-2023 Chevrolet Malibus for serious structural defects. Because of the flaw, these vehicles could experience failures of critical safety systems during a crash. According to GM, the problem is related to the front impact bar. This part […]
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 […]
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