New York’s High Court Broadens ‘Foreign Substances’ That Cause Slippery Surfaces March 1, 2024 By Andrew G. Simpson New York’s highest court has put contractors and property owners on notice that they are responsible for slippery surfaces caused...
McDonald’s Franchisee Agrees to Pay $4.4M Over Manager’s Sexual Assault of Teen February 7, 2024 By Mark Scolforo A franchisee of fast food giant McDonald’s has agreed to pay a teenage girl $4.4 million to settle her lawsuit...
Audit Finds Tennessee Prisons Severely Understaffed and Officers Worried for Safety December 21, 2023 NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) –Tennessee prisons are severely understaffed, with a vacancy rate at one prison of 61%, leading to unsafe...
Long Island Company Owes $252K for Back Pay, Damages December 21, 2023 A awnings company based in Long Island and its owner will pay $252,370 in back wages and damages to nearly...
Safety Board: Chemical Leak That Killed 6 Georgia Poultry Workers Was Preventable December 18, 2023 By Russ Bynum A chemical leak that killed six workers at a Georgia poultry plant in 2021 resulted from a poorly designed freezer...
Delivery Worker’s PTSD Claim Against Five Guys and Maintenance Firm to Go to Jury October 31, 2023 A food delivery worker who encountered two weapon-wielding maintenance workers surprised by his presence in a Five Guys hamburger eatery...
Pennsylvania Restaurant to Pay $269K for Illegal Pay Practices, Child Labor Violations October 25, 2023 A Collegeville, Pennsylvania restaurant and its owners must pay $268,660 in back wages, liquidated damages and punitive damages to satisfy...
Nooses Found at Construction Site Lead to Lawsuit Against Amazon, Contractors October 3, 2023 By Dave Collins Five Black and Hispanic electricians who felt threatened when several nooses were found at an Amazon warehouse construction site in...
OSHA Orders Vermont Firm to Rehire Environmental Whistleblower, Pay Damages August 29, 2023 In early June 2022, an employee of a Vermont agricultural equipment company observed the company pumping wastewater from the facility’s...
Swiss Re Ordered to Pay Former Underwriter $1.6M for Sexism, Unfair Dismissal August 25, 2023 A former Swiss Re underwriter has been awarded nearly 1.3 million pounds ($1.6 million) by a London employment tribunal for...