Tech Company Sued for Discrimination After Firing Worker Who Requested Medical Leave

Losing your job is hard enough, and it can feel especially unfair if it happens right after you request time off for health or family reasons. California law protects workers from being…

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500 workers sue McDonald’s for wage and overtime violations

McDonald’s Corporation and a franchisee are defendants in a class action lawsuit alleging wage and hour violations, including failure to pay overtime and minimum wage. Employees of five McDonald’s restaurants in northern…

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Qualcomm employees to get $19.5 million in gender discrimination settlement

Qualcomm Technologies Inc. will enter a $19.5 million settlement to end a nationwide gender discrimination lawsuit that involves 3,300 women employees. The lawsuit alleged that the San Diego, California-based company denied women…

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FedEx drivers to receive $240 million in misclassification lawsuit

FedEx Corp. is likely to end a lengthy legal dispute over driver misclassification with a $240 million settlement. Drivers in 20 states have filed lawsuits against the package delivery company claiming they…

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Macy’s faces class action lawsuit over unpaid wages and overtime

Former employees of Macy’s have sued the retailer for failing to pay them wages and overtime they believe they are owed. The unpaid wages and overtime lawsuit was filed in a California…

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Richmond city employee wins 104K dollars in whistleblower retaliation case

A Richmond employee was awarded $104,000 to settle a lawsuit against the city after alleging her employers retaliated against her for attempting to report misconduct in 2012. Stacie Plummer, 27, filed the…

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African American factory worker sues employer over KKK hood incident

An African American factory worker sued his former employer for racial discrimination after claiming he was fired in retaliation for reporting an allegedly racist workplace incident. Isiah Washington, 27, said coworkers targeted…

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Sushi restaurant to pay workers $450,000 for wage and overtime violations

A Southern California sushi restaurant chain will pay its employees more than $450,000 in back wages and damages after a U.S. Labor Department investigation found it was responsible for multiple violations. Authorities…

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TV reporter sues Fox Sports for age and gender discrimination

On-air personality Colleen Dominguez filed a lawsuit against her employer Fox Sports 1 for age and gender discrimination and retaliation, alleging the network withheld assignments and refused to air her self-initiated interviews….

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