Merchants accuse credit card companies of consumer fraud
A dispute is emerging between merchants around the country and credit card companies that have implemented the new chip readers that are intended to ...
$3.6 million award for employment discrimination by retaliation
A wrongful termination suit in California, which is filed on behalf of an employee against the former employer, may be based on federal or ...
Sexual harassment of housekeepers brings $1 million settlement
Some employers have not learned that they must take sexual harassment claims by employees seriously. In California and all other states, an employer must ...
Does your boss owe you money? Know your reimbursement rights
If you have ever had to buy your own uniform, use your own car for work or cover other costs on the job, you ...
Class action filed against Dollar General for consumer fraud
Class-action lawsuits in California and other states can serve a very useful purpose with respect to protecting consumers. For example, in one recent case ...
Tougher equal pay laws in California for employers
You may have remembered Patricia Arquette’s Oscar acceptance speech last year, calling for more attention to equal pay for women. Her stance made a ...
