T.J. Maxx Workers in California Sue for Missed Breaks and Unpaid Sick Leave

California workers benefit from some of the strongest labor laws in the country, which are designed to ensure fair treatment on the job. However, some employers still commit employment violations despite these…

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Sacramento Restaurant Uses Fake Priest to Get Workers to Confess Wrongdoing

Even though workplace retaliation is unlawful, employers sometimes try to take advantage of workers who do not know or understand their rights. Examples of retaliation include threatening to report employees to immigration…

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Silicon Valley Firm Faces $20 Million Lawsuit Over Anti-Asian Discrimination

An Asian former employee of a Silicon Valley tech firm is seeking $20 million in damages after being fired due to the company’s alleged “culture of prejudice against Asians.” He filed a…

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Three Female Employees Sue Biotech Startup Over Toxic Work Culture

Tech companies have been criticized for allowing rampant discrimination and harassment in their offices in recent years. In response, some have revised their workplace policies to counter allegations of toxic work cultures….

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Hearst newspaper delivery workers get $950,000 in independent contractor lawsuit

leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=201920200AB5(opens in a new tab) (This article is for informational purposes only – McCormack Law Firm is not involved in the Hearst Communications class action lawsuit.) Worker misclassification has long been a…

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California Senior Living Community Workers Get $5.5 Million in Wage and Hour Class Action

(Please note that this article is for informational purposes only. McCormack Law Firm is not involved in the class action White v. Eskaton et al.) Caregivers and other workers at long-term care…

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Construction Workers at San Francisco Hotel Seek Over $700,000 in Unpaid Wages

Construction workers at a luxury hotel in downtown San Francisco are attempting to recover hundreds of thousands of dollars in owed wages after working on a major remodeling project without pay for…

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Union City Security Firm Accused of Cheating Workers Out of $800,000 in Wages

One of the most common types of labor law violations in California is wage theft. Wage theft occurs when an employer deliberately fails to pay workers their wages in full. Along with…

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STK Steakhouse, an upscale global restaurant chain, was hit with a class-action lawsuit just a month after opening in San Francisco, California. Workers accused the employer of wage theft, illegal tip-pooling practices, and a hostile work environment.

New San Francisco Steakhouse Sued for Wage Theft and ‘Dehumanizing’ Work Environment

Disclaimer: This article is for information purposes only. McCormack Law Firm is not involved in this class action. Restaurants are often among the biggest violators when it comes to wage theft. While…

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