Louisiana Hospital System Will Require Employees to Get Vaccinated August 26, 2021 Louisiana’s largest hospital system, Ochsner Health, said that it is requiring all of its employees to be fully vaccinated against...
Illinois County Settles with Nurse Over COVID Request August 24, 2021 A southern Illinois county agreed to pay a nurse $35,000 to settle her lawsuit alleging she was fired for refusing...
Postmates Paying $1M to Washington Gig Workers in Settlement August 6, 2021 Online food delivery platform Postmates has agreed to pay almost $1 million to settle allegations it violated the city’s paid...
Company Paying $1M After California Department of Insurance Alleges Employee Broke Law August 6, 2021 First American Title Co. has agreed to pay $1 million after a California Department of Insurance investigation alleged that one...
Labor Commissioner Cites Three California Grocers $447K over COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave July 29, 2021 The California Labor Commissioner’s Office cited three El Super grocery stores in Southern California for failing to provide or delaying...
Oregon Home Manufacturer Sued for Alleged Racism, Discrimination July 26, 2021 Two former employees of a home manufacturing company in eastern Oregon have filed a lawsuit saying they endured anti-Black racism...
Cal/OSHA: Protect Workers from Unhealthy Air due to Wildfire Smoke July 13, 2021 Cal/OSHA is cautioning California employers to be prepared to protect workers from unhealthy air due to wildfire smoke. When workers...
Ruling Limits Safety-Based Drug Testing at Iowa Warehouses June 30, 2021 By Ryan J. Foley The Iowa Supreme Court has ruled that employers cannot subject all warehouse employees to random drug testing by designating them...
Workers Fired, Resign over Houston Hospital’s COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate June 24, 2021 By Jamie Stengle More than 150 employees at a Houston hospital system who refused to get the COVID-19 vaccine have been fired or...
Labor Crisis Shocking California Restaurants June 23, 2021 By Michael R. Blood Sherry Villanueva’s family of Santa Barbara restaurants employed 350 people before the pandemic took hold and darkened dining rooms across...