Iowa’s largest teachers union has filed a lawsuit challenging a new law that eliminated most collective bargaining rights for public workers. The announcement Tuesday by the Iowa State Education Association marks the second lawsuit by a union against the law, which took effect in February. The association, which represents 34,000 school employees in the state, claims the …
A popular clothing retailer in San Francisco is being sued over allegations the company violated the state’s Civil Rights laws by adopting an English-only policy in the store. The retailer, Forever 21, did not allow employees who are native Spanish speakers to speak Spanish at the store, according to the lawsuit. The lawyer for the plaintiffs said the workers were not allowed to speak Spanish …
In a deal announced on Tuesday, the San Francisco-based lender has agreed to pay out $110m to settle numerous class-action lawsuits across the United States. The lawsuits stem from revelations last year that Wells Fargo employees had opened up to 2 million unauthorised deposit and credit accounts in customers’ names in order to boost their own pay and, as alleged by some, fee income …
The rapper and mogul’s Revolt cable network is at the centre of legal action from a group of former employees Diddy has responded to a racial discrimination lawsuit that has been brought against his television network, Revolt. The cable network are being sued by a group of former employees – who all served on the production staff of the televised version of Revolt’s popular radio show The …
The California drivers filed the lawsuit for the right to be classified as employees, but they unfortunately failed to achieve that goal. Lyft claims a recent survey revealed that 80 percent of its drivers prefer to be independent contractors due to the flexibility it allows. But the plaintiffs filed the lawsuit, because as employees, Lyft would have been required to pay for their gas and …
A local man’s four-year battle to prove he was illegally fired by Ada County paid off this week, when a jury awarded him $1.7 million for wrongful termination. Rich Wright said Thursday the decision was vindication that the fight had been worth it.
“For over a year, TransPerfect employees have warned that this court-appointed custodian with unlimited power to interfere would threaten the livelihood of the company and its employees,” said Chris Coffey, campaign manager for Citizens for a Pro-Business Delaware (CPBD), the advocacy group supporting TransPerfect employees and Delaware’s incorporation-driven economy and its pro-business …
Employees from Fiat Chrysler Automobiles in the U.S. say they were discriminated against because of their age, according to lawyers representing the workers in a lawsuit. The latest round of performance evaluations from the company led to employees over the age of 55 being unfairly treated, alleges Michigan-based civil rights law firm, Akeel and Valentine, PLC. The firm filed a class-action …
Buy Photo The Fiat Chrysler Automobiles headquarters in Auburn Hills. (Photo: Eric Seals, Detroit Free Press)Buy Photo 269 CONNECTTWEET7 LINKEDIN6 COMMENTEMAILMORE For the second time in two months, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles has been hit with a discrimination class action, this one alleging it mistreats older employees during their performance evaluations and as a result, gives them lower pay …
Memphis, TN – There are explosive allegations against FedEx from a worker who claims he is being discriminated against because he’s gay. Now the company is facing a $750,000 lawsuit. The truck driver works in Wisconsin, but the lawsuit was filed in Memphis since that is where Federal Express is headquartered.