Boosting enforcement of antidiscrimination and antitrust laws, raising the federal minimum wage and higher unionization rates could substantially boost U.S. economic growth, a new report by President Joe Biden’s top economic advisers concludes. The annual Economic Report, prepared by the …
A detective sergeant is suing the Pierce County Sheriff’s Department in Tacoma, Washington, for alleged discrimination and retaliation against women. Det. Sgt. Jessica Whitehead says she was punished for asking to avoid child violence investigations after the death of her …
A lawsuit filed on Friday accuses Google of systemic racial bias against Black employees, saying the search engine company steers them to lower-level jobs, pays them less and denies them opportunities to advance because of their race. According to a …
President Joe Biden on Thursday gave victims of workplace sexual assault or harassment the right to seek recourse in a court of law instead of through forced arbitration proceedings. Biden signed into law the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault …
Seattle’s Office of Labor Standards says a traffic control company has agreed to pay more than $250,000 to settle wage theft allegations. Officials alleged that Traffic Management Industries failed to pay its workers for required travel time and failed to …
Oregon Health & Science University lacks clear policies on handling, documenting and investigating reported misconduct, an inquiry by former Attorney General Eric Holder’s law firm has found. The law firm said the lack of clear policies by the school, one …
A Utah firefighter who uses medical marijuana for chronic back pain has sued the city of Ogden, saying he was unlawfully suspended from duty for refusing to surrender his prescription card. Levi Coleman said in a November lawsuit the fire …
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. will pay $40,000 to settle an employment discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The EEOC charged that Arthur J. Gallagher violated federal anti-discrimination laws when it fired a client underwriting associate …
The California Labor Commissioner’s office cited NGC Construction Inc. $7.2 million for wage theft violations affecting 724 workers. An investigation reportedly showed that the Visalia-based drywall company paid workers a fixed amount per project known as “piece-rate.” The workers, who …
The U.S. National Labor Relations Board on Tuesday alleged Amazon.com Inc. illegally fired an employee this year who was raising alarm about workplace safety during the COVID-19 pandemic. Amazon associate Gerald Bryson was helping lead a protest outside a company …
