Ruling Limits Safety-Based Drug Testing at Iowa Warehouses June 30, 2021 By Ryan J. Foley The Iowa Supreme Court has ruled that employers cannot subject all warehouse employees to random drug testing by designating them...
Workers Fired, Resign over Houston Hospital’s COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate June 24, 2021 By Jamie Stengle More than 150 employees at a Houston hospital system who refused to get the COVID-19 vaccine have been fired or...
Labor Crisis Shocking California Restaurants June 23, 2021 By Michael R. Blood Sherry Villanueva’s family of Santa Barbara restaurants employed 350 people before the pandemic took hold and darkened dining rooms across...
New Mexico Public Defender Agency Settles Gender Pay-Gap Suit June 18, 2021 Several female attorneys and investigators at the state Law Offices of the Public Defender are getting raises to resolve a...
Cal/OSHA Cites Foster Farms, Staffing Agencies for COVID-19 Violations May 24, 2021 Cal/OSHA has cited Foster Poultry Farms Inc. in Livingston, Calif., and four staffing agencies for not protecting workers from COVID-19....
Former Amazon Employee Files Colorado Whistleblower Complaint May 11, 2021 By Patty Nieberg A former Amazon warehouse worker has filed a complaint with the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment against Amazon over...
Fired Arizona Aide Seeks $500K in Harassment Case March 8, 2021 An aide who was fired by Republican state Sen. Wendy Rogers on Wednesday filed a $500,000 claim against the state...
Washington Restaurant Paying $600K To Settle Suit March 8, 2021 The Willows Inn, a nationally acclaimed restaurant on Lummi Island in Washington that has been accused of underpaying its employees,...
Michigan Aerospace Parts Provider to Pay $60K to Settle Age Discrimination Suit February 24, 2021 A Michigan-based aerospace components manufacturer will pay $60,000 and provide other relief to settle a federal age discrimination lawsuit, officials...
2 W. Virginia Bus Drivers Who Attended Trump Rally Sue Over Suspension January 15, 2021 Two West Virginia school bus drivers who were suspended for attending a rally for President Donald Trump in the nation’s...