WorkWhile Lawsuit Highlights Worker Misclassification in California’s Gig Economy

A recent lawsuit filed by San Francisco’s City Attorney centers on the ongoing issue of worker misclassification in the gig economy. WorkWhile, a staffing agency that connects gig workers with jobs across…

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Bay Area Subway Franchisee Faces Closure and $1 Million Penalty for Wage Theft

The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California ordered a 14-unit Subway franchisee in the San Francisco Bay Area to either close or sell their stores. The employers must pay…

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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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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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