When you form a new business, it is important to consider whether you ever plan to also hire employees, and it is particularly important before you make your first hire to consider employment laws. A recent article by Associated Press Business Writer Joyce M....
Month: April 2011
EEOC sues employer for treatment of foreign workers
On behalf of San Diego Employment Law Group | Apr 29, 2011 | Employee Rights
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has sued an employer that it accuses of mistreating workers from India and Thailand. The EEOC was suing on behalf of more than 500 workers who were recruited from India to work at shipyards in Texas and...
Transgender man sues former employer for wrongful termination
On behalf of San Diego Employment Law Group | Apr 22, 2011 | Discrimination
A transgender man who was fired from his job has filed a lawsuit against his former employer claiming gender discrimination. The man was hired at a drug treatment center and his job included monitoring men as they urinated to ensure that they were not cheating on...
Wal-Mart settles California ethnic harassment case
On behalf of San Diego Employment Law Group | Apr 19, 2011 | Discrimination
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has settled a lawsuit against a California Sam's Club store where an employee harassed several other employees about their national origin. According to Reuters, the lawsuit alleged ethnic harassment on the part...
Supreme Court rules workers’ oral complaints also protected from retaliation
On behalf of San Diego Employment Law Group | Apr 15, 2011 | Employee Rights
An article by WestLaw News & Insight discusses the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision to reverse a lower court's ruling that an employee's oral workplace complaint was not protected from retaliation under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The high court...
Expanded ADA could make it easier to bring disability class actions
On behalf of San Diego Employment Law Group | Apr 12, 2011 | Discrimination, Employee Rights
New regulations regarding the Americans with Disabilities Act could make it easier for people with certain disabilities to file a discrimination lawsuit against their employer. The new regulations were released at the end of March and are interpretations of amendments...
Wal-Mart case will impact future employment class actions
On behalf of San Diego Employment Law Group | Apr 8, 2011 | Discrimination
As discussed in previous posts, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments last week regarding a giant class-action sex discrimination case against Wal-Mart. The Supreme Court will decide whether the lawsuit can move forward as a class action. The sex discrimination...
Wal-Mart must pay fine for employee trampled to death during sale
On behalf of San Diego Employment Law Group | Apr 6, 2011 | Employee Rights
A judge recently upheld a fine issued by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) against Wal-Mart for an employee death during a Thanksgiving sale event in 2008. OSHA said that Wal-Mart had not put adequate safety measures in place to ensure...
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