Court Orders IKEA to Pay $1.2M Fine for Spying on French Employees June 17, 2021 By Caroline Pailliez PARIS – A French court on Tuesday ordered IKEA to pay a 1 million euro ($1.2 million) fine for spying...
Alabama Woman Acquitted of Theft Sues Former Boss Over False Claim for $4M June 16, 2021 An Alabama woman who was cleared of theft charges after a former employer accused her of stealing from his wedding...
Alabama Beverage Firm Pays $800K to Settle Racial Discrimination Claims June 7, 2021 A beverage distributor that operates across Alabama and played a role in the state’s craft beer craze agreed to pay...
Fired North Carolina Deputy Sues County Sheriff Over Vaccine Mandate June 4, 2021 A former North Carolina deputy is suing a sheriff over his requirement for employees to get a COVID-19 vaccine. Christopher...
Judge OKs Class Action Status for Suit by Women Employees Suing Google June 1, 2021 By Joel Rosenblat Alphabet Inc.’s Google failed to persuade a judge to block class-action status for a gender-pay disparity lawsuit brought on behalf...
U.S. Updates Guidance on COVID Vaccine Mandates, Incentives, Privacy in Workplace June 1, 2021 Federal employment laws do not prevent an employer from requiring all employees physically entering the workplace to be vaccinated for...
India Oil Giant Under Fire for Offshore Disaster During Cyclone Tauktae May 28, 2021 By Debjit Chakraborty When India’s weather office sent out cyclone warnings on May 13 and most vessels moved to safety, one barge working...
5 Women File Employment Discrimination Suits Against Amazon.com May 20, 2021 By Jonathan Stempel Amazon.com Inc. was hit on Wednesday with five new lawsuits by women who worked in corporate or warehouse management roles,...
India Continues Rescue Operations After Powerful Cyclone Tauktae Batters Region May 19, 2021 By Summit Khanna and Aishwarya Nair AHMEDABAD/MUMBAI – Naval vessels and aircraft scoured the waters off India’s west coast late on Wednesday after the most powerful...
Cyclone Sinks Barge Operated by India’s Oil & Natural Gas Corp., Hundreds Rescued May 18, 2021 By Sudhi Ranjan Sen and Debjit Chakraborty A cyclone barreling through India’s west coast sank a barge hired by state-run explorer Oil & Natural Gas Corp. prompting...