Do Claims Against Musk Raise a Legal Issue for His Companies and Twitter Deal? May 24, 2022 By Daniel Wiessner and Tom Hals A report saying Tesla Inc CEO Elon Musk’s company SpaceX paid $250,000 to settle sexual harassment claims by a flight...
Judge Finds Tesla Liable to Black Former Worker Who Alleged Bias, but Slashes Payout April 14, 2022 By Jonathan Stempel and Daniel Wiessner A federal judge said on Wednesday Tesla Inc. was liable to a Black elevator operator who said the electric car...
Amazon Sued by Colorado Warehouse Workers Over COVID-19 Screening Pay October 18, 2021 By Daniel Wiessner Amazon.com Inc. has been accused of violating Colorado state law by failing to pay warehouse workers for time spent undergoing...
Amazon Sued by Colorado Warehouse Workers Over COVID-19 Screening Pay October 7, 2021 By Daniel Wiessner Amazon.com Inc. has been accused of violating Colorado state law by failing to pay warehouse workers for time spent undergoing...
Why Tesla Could Face Tough Road If It Tries to Slash $137M Racial Bias Verdict October 7, 2021 By Daniel Wiessner Tesla Inc. will likely seek to slash a $137 million jury award for a Black worker who accused the automaker...
Lawsuit Accuses United Airlines of Refusing Employee Exemptions to Vaccine Mandate September 27, 2021 By Daniel Wiessner United Airlines Inc is facing claims that it unlawfully denied religious and medical exemptions from a requirement that employees receive...
Rarely-Used Emergency Workplace Rule Is Key to Biden Vaccine Plan September 15, 2021 By Tom Hals and Daniel Wiessner U.S. President Joe Biden’s plan requiring more than 100 million Americans to get vaccinated against COVID-19 relies on a rarely...
Judge Temporarily Blocks New York Vaccine Mandate for Healthcare Workers September 15, 2021 By Daniel Wiessner A U.S. judge in New York on Tuesday temporarily blocked the state from enforcing a requirement that healthcare workers receive...
OSHA Urges Employers to Require Vaccinated Workers to Wear Masks August 16, 2021 By Daniel Wiessner The U.S. agency that regulates workplace safety issued guidance on Friday urging employers to require many fully vaccinated workers to...
McDonald’s Franchise Settles Workers’ COVID-19 Lawsuit August 13, 2021 By Daniel Wiessner A McDonald’s Corp. franchise in Oakland, California, has agreed to take steps to protect workers from COVID-19 to settle a...