Labor violations include unsafe working conditions, unfair wages, and exploitation of workers, leading to physical and psychological harm. These violations can cause severe injuries, chronic health issues, and even death to the workers. Furthermore, by undermining fair labor practices, these violations contribute to economic disparities, perpetuating cycles of poverty and social instability.
Employment · Corporate Speech · Religious Discrimination Internal messages, an unusually involved union president and two termination notices now sit at the center of a revived discrimination case. Mrrrow! >:3 please read on Based on a Ninth Circuit opinion filed…
Employment · Stock Options · Forced Arbitration A federal appeals court has just ruled that a former executive’s entire lawsuit, harassment and money claims alike, can stay in public court instead of private arbitration. Diaz-Roa v. Hermes Law, P.C., No.…
Workplace Investigations · Title VII Eight former employees of a Reno, Nevada warehouse say managers let sexually explicit, violent music blast through commercial speakers for nearly two years, despite complaints that came almost daily. Source: 9th Cir. Opinion, Sharp v.…
pro tip : if you’re having trouble reading this article, then try adjusting the visual theme slider up above :3 TL;DR Former Tech Mahindra employee Lee Williams alleges the company maintained a pattern or practice of favoring South Asian workers…
Labor & Corporate Accountability San Francisco janitors went public with complaints about working conditions, pay and sexual harassment. What followed included threats, reduced work, a canceled cleaning contract and firings. Twelve years later, a federal appeals court upheld the labor-law…
Employment Law | Retaliation | Arbitration Appeals Court Revives Ex-LVMH Lawyer’s Retaliation Claim, but Not the Harassment Claims Behind It Newton v. LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton Inc., No. 25-1697-cv | Decided September 21, 2026 | Published September 24, 2026…
Workplace retaliation | Federal appeals court ruling A federal appeals court threw out three of four jury verdicts against Wells Fargo Securities. On the fourth, it held that a jury could reasonably find a longtime managing director was fired because…
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals · September 18, 2026 A federal appeals court revived a former university police officer’s Title VII retaliation case after finding that a jury could view his suspension and investigation as connected to his participation in…
Labor Trafficking / Sixth Circuit Five Guatemalan farmworkers say they were charged illegal fees, worked nineteen-hour days, and had their passports taken. A jury agreed. An appeals court just said the verdict stands, punitive damages and all. TVPRA H-2A Visa…
Case File · Eleventh Circuit · Employment Discrimination A federal appeals court has held that a jury could find race, rather than a refused drug test, explains why two Black laborers were fired and never rehired while a White coworker…