Employment Law

Undocumented Workers in Class Action against Wal-Mart

Forty-two migrant workers have filed a class action lawsuit against Wal-Mart claiming that Wal-Mart knowingly hired them as undocumented workers…

13 years ago

Former DuPont Chemist Sentenced for Stealing Trade Secrets

Forty-four-year-old Hong Meng, former senior research scientist at DuPont, was recently sentenced to 14 months in prison for stealing trade…

13 years ago

Notre Dame Student Killed by Fall from Hydraulic Lift, OSHA Investigation Underway

Twenty-year-old Declan Sullivan was killed while filming a University of Notre Dame football practice from a hydraulic scissor lift as…

13 years ago

Federal Judge in Los Angeles Certifies Class Action Employment Cases against Two Major Grocery Store Chains

Ralphs and Albertsons supermarkets find themselves on the defensive end of two class action employment lawsuits brought by 9,000 union…

13 years ago

Invalid Non-Compete Agreement Drives Former Employee to Bankruptcy after Lawsuit

In an unusual ruling, a Missouri judge issued a permanent injunction against the standard “non-compete” clause signed by Individual Taxes…

13 years ago

Desert Sands Unified School District Fined by Cal OSHA for Worker’s Death

California Occupational Safety and Health Administration (Cal OSHA) announced that it has fined the Desert Sands Unified School District $7,700…

13 years ago

Apple, Google, Intel and Others Admit Secret Pact That Potentially Harmed Employees

Six Silicon Valley corporate giants, Apple, Google, Intel, Intuit, Pixar and Adobe Systems admit they had a secret agreement not…

13 years ago

PG&E Found Negligent in Electrocution Death of California Worker

The Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) has been ordered to pay a $176,000 fine for the electrocution of employee…

13 years ago

Employees Winning More Judgments against Employers over Wage Issues During Recession

The current recession has apparently caused numerous employers to cut corners and squeeze wage earners – sometimes illegally. Much to…

13 years ago

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