California Social Worker Charged with Abusing Mental Hospital Patients August 29, 2022 A licensed clinical social worker has been charged with sexually assaulting patients while working at a Southern California psychiatric hospital,...
Hawaii Food Distributor Settling Racism Lawsuit August 26, 2022 By Jennifer Sinco Kelleher A Hawaii food distribution company has agreed to pay $90,000 to settle a lawsuit alleging a Black employee was subjected...
Former Virginia Deputy Attorney General Sues After Losing Job Over Jan. 6 Comments August 22, 2022 By Denise Lavoie A former deputy Virginia attorney general who says she was fired over social media posts in which she praised the...
Transgender Workers’ Rights Widened in Court’s Disability Ruling August 18, 2022 By Robert Iafolla Transgender workers will gain broadened legal protections in the wake of a recent federal appeals court decision that gender dysphoria...
Starbucks Seeks to Pause Union Elections at U.S. Cafes, Claims Misconduct August 15, 2022 By Hilary Russ Starbucks on Monday accused the federal labor board overseeing union elections at its U.S. cafes of misconduct and asked for...
Gallagher Denied Restraining Order Against Alliant August 11, 2022 By Chad Hemenway District Court Judge Martha M. Pacold has denied Arthur J. Gallagher’s request for a temporary restraining order against rival Alliant...
Amazon Warehouse Walkouts Over Pay Seen Spreading Across UK August 10, 2022 By Olivia Solon Hundreds of Amazon.com Inc.’s UK workers are planning walkouts in the coming days after logistics workers clashed with managers over...
Viewpoint: Jury Blasts Defense with a $464.5 Million Nuclear Verdict August 2, 2022 By Robert F. Tyson and Shari E. Belitz Plaintiffs’ California dreamin’ became a reality when a Los Angeles jury went nuclear with a verdict of $464.6 million after...
Barclays Hit With Race Discrimination Claims in London July 29, 2022 By Katharine Gemmell Barclays Plc was hit with three discrimination claims in London from Black bankers who accused the lender and colleagues of...
Washington Superintendent to Resign, Receive Nearly $400K July 21, 2022 A school district superintendent northeast of Seattle, Washington, will resign and receive nearly $400,000 after an investigation showed employee claims...