Fresno Farm Contractor and Growers Cited $1.9 Million for Wage Theft Affecting Hundreds of Workers

Wage theft is commonly reported in the restaurant industry, but it also occurs in many other types of jobs across California. The agricultural sector in Fresno County was recently hit with allegations…

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Misclassified Delivery Drivers Get $650,000 in Back Wages from Romero’s Food Products

A food manufacturer in Santa Fe Springs, California, is on the hook for $650,000 after the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) efforts to recover back wages for a group of misclassified delivery…

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Marin County Home Consignment Center Worker Wins $1.3 Million in COVID-19 Whistleblower Lawsuit

People often think of whistleblowing in relation to exposing a major scandal or government wrongdoing. However, being a whistleblower does not always have to be so dramatic in the context of workplace…

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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

(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 topic of debate in California….

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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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