New York City Enacts Law Banning Discrimination Based on Weight, Height May 30, 2023 By Andrew G. Simpson New York City Mayor Eric Adams has signed into law a bill to prohibit discrimination on the basis of a...
New York Dairy Farm Workers Gain $150K in Unpaid Wages May 23, 2023 A settlement in New York in a wage theft case has resulted in two dairy farm workers receiving nearly $150,000...
University Employees Say They Were Fired for Using ‘He/Him,’ ‘She/Her’ in Emails May 23, 2023 By Bobby Caina Calvan Shua Wilmot and Raegan Zelaya, two former dorm directors at a small Christian university in western New York, acknowledge their...
Jury Awards $22M in Back Pay Verdict, Biggest Ever Win by Labor Department May 12, 2023 A federal court jury has awarded back wages of more than $22 million to the U.S. Department of Labor for...
Australia Contractor Downer Faces Class Action Lawsuit for Misreporting on Contract April 3, 2023 Australian contractor Downer said on Monday it faces a shareholder class action for allegedly making some misrepresentations and withholding certain...
Swiss Re Faces $6.3M Claim Over Sex Discrimination, Unfair Dismissal March 30, 2023 By Kirstin Ridley A former Swiss Re underwriter, who last year won a sex and maternity discrimination and unfair dismissal case, is seeking...
Alleged Bias Against Women Costs Maryland Staffing Agency $2.6M in Default Judgment March 24, 2023 The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) reported it has obtained a default judgment in U.S. District Court in its sex...
U.S. Employers Must Be Careful in Drafting Severance Agreements, Labor Board Warns March 23, 2023 By Daniel Wiessner A recent U.S. labor board ruling limiting what employers can include in severance agreements is a reminder that companies must...
West Virginia House Backs Cap on Workers’ Damages in Deliberate Intent Cases March 6, 2023 By Leah Willingham Republicans in the West Virginia House passed a bill last week that would cap some of the damages workers and...
Former Pitching Coach Sues New York Mets for Age Discrimination February 24, 2023 Phil Regan sued the New York Mets and former general manager Brodie Van Wagenen, alleging age discrimination and wrongful termination...