United Parcel Service (UPS) of America Inc. faces a class action lawsuit that claims UPS allegedly violated the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) by using background checks for employment without providing the results to job applicants or employees, according to a report on the Top Class Actions website. Top Class Actions reports that plaintiff John Riley of Florida claims he applied for …
Eryon Luke, a certified nursing assistant from Louisiana, was fired from her job in 2012 after becoming pregnant with twins. Today, her legal case may determine how other pregnant and breastfeeding women are treated in the workplace. When she became pregnant, Eryon wanted to continue working and, like most people, needed her job.
As many as 225,000 steel frames under Toyota Tacoma and Tundra pickups and Sequoia SUVs may need to be replaced, says a lawyer who helped settle a class-action lawsuit against Toyota over the frames’ potential for rusting. The repair is an expensive, labor-intensive process that requires nearly the complete disassembly of the vehicle. The proposed legal …
In a blow to equal rights in workplaces everywhere in America, a federal appeals court ruled September 15 that rescinding a job offer based on a candidate’s refusal to remove her dreadlocks does not constitute racial discrimination on the part of an employer. The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 3-0 against an Equal Employment Opportunity …
A Metro employee is suing the agency for at least $200,000 after she says a supervisor repeatedly asked her for hugs and her bosses eventually retaliated against her for reporting the sexual harassment. The lawsuit filed in federal court accuses Metro supervisors of ignoring the unwanted advances, even though another assistant superintendent in the bus division told the Upper …
Former City of Spokane employee Nancy Goodspeed filed a $1 million lawsuit against the City late Monday afternoon, claiming her rights were violated when she took time off for surgery only to return and find her job filled by someone else. Goodspeed, the former community affairs coordinator …
Los Angeles will pay $50,000 to settle a federal discrimination lawsuit filed by a police detective who lost his job after making racially charged comments in a training session. The city signed a settlement agreement Friday. But Frank Lyga won’t get his job back.
A former Chipotle worker is looking forward to a big payout from her past employer. According to the Washington Business Journal, a U.S. District Court jury in Washington, D.C., awarded Doris Garcia Hernandez $550,000 in compensatory and punitive damages this week after finding her former manager had discriminated against for being pregnant. Based on the filing, back in 2011, Hernandez informed …
Employees are used to being disciplined at work. People who habitually arrive late for work each day are prime candidates and others who refuse to follow company policies can also end up in an employer’s cross hairs. But what about the things you do during your off-work hours?
A man who tried to apply for a job at Twin Peaks in Davie is now leading a class-action lawsuit arguing that the so-called “breastaurant” chain discriminates against men. Rafael Ortiz of Hialeah claims that he was told by the manager on duty that he couldn’t fill out an application to become a server because those positions were for women only. In case you’re unaware, Twin Peaks is in many ways …