The IBM Age Discrimination Lawsuit Sheds Light On A Harrowing Employment Trend

ProPublica recently released the results of a sweeping investigation highlighting the alleged abuses of age discrimination conducted within the technology industry. It was reported that IBM fired about 20,000 American employees …

How Facebook Is Giving Sex Discrimination in Employment Ads a New Life

That’s why on Tuesday, the ACLU, along with the Communications Workers of America and the employment law firm Outten & Golden LLP, filed charges with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission against …

Cargill settles discrimination suit with Muslim workers

Cargill Meat Solutions, law firm Rathod Mohamedbhai LLC and the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) announced that they have reached a settlement to resolve Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charges …

What Happens When Gig-Economy Workers Become Employees

Ever since the emergence of companies like Uber and Lyft, businesses and labor advocates have engaged in an endless, largely theoretical debate about whether classifying workers as independent contractors—responsible for …

Une grève coordonnée dans les McDonald’s américains contre le harcèlement sexuel

Estimant que le groupe de restauration n’a pas une politique de lutte contre le harcèlement sexuel suffisamment efficace, des employés vont cesser le travail dans dix villes des Etats-Unis.   …

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Labor Board Moves Anew to Limit Employers’ Workplace Liability

McDonald’s workers plan strikes in 10 cities to protest sexual harassment

McDonald’s workers are planning to go on strike at restaurants in 10 cities across the country next week in an effort to get the company to strengthen its policies against sexual …

Connecticut Court Holds That Refusing To Hire Medical Marijuana User Constitutes Employment Discrimination

A federal court in Connecticut has held that refusing to hire a medical marijuana user who tested positive on a pre-employment drug test violates the state’s medical marijuana law. The …

NOFFSINGER v. SSC NIANTIC OPERATING COMPANY, LLC d/b/a BRIDE BROOK NURSING & REHABILITATION CENTER

Finding for worker who claimed employment discrimination under Connecticut’s medical marijuana law.  SSC required employees to pass a pre-employment drug test.  The workers reported that she used marijuana outside of …

New Delaware Law Broadens Protections for Workers Against Sexual Harassment

On August 29, 2018, Delaware Governor John Carney signed into law House Bill 360, which significantly broadens protections for Delaware workers against sexual harassment. The new law: (1) expands the types …

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