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.
Labor Rights Wage Theft Temp Workers Florida Pacesetter Personnel Serviceand the price of every minute EvilCorporations.com Investigative Desk | December 2025 | Source: U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit TL;DR Pacesetter Personnel Service, a temp staffing company operating across the…
TL;DR Constellis (formerly Academi, formerly Blackwater) fired firearms instructor Michael Macri after he and his colleagues reported that bullets were ricocheting back and striking students and instructors at their shooting ranges. Constellis claimed Macri was fired for “insubordination” after he…
TL;DR On July 1, 2023, Simmons Prepared Foods released 1,600 pounds of toxic anhydrous ammonia at its Van Buren, Arkansas chicken processing plant, injuring three workers. The EPA found that Simmons failed to use a robust lock-out/tag-out safety mechanism —…
TL;DR A seafood processing company in Gloucester, Massachusetts stored over 8,600 pounds of anhydrous ammonia — a gas that can kill you in minutes — inside a building a quarter-mile from an elementary school, and left safety systems broken, mislabeled,…
EvilCorporations.com · Environmental Investigation Dover Chemical’s HazardousWaste Problem Is BiggerThan a $14,000 Fine EPA Region 5 · Dover, Ohio · Inspection: May 10, 2022 · Final Order: February 15, 2024 TL;DR Dover Chemical Corporation stored unlabeled, mystery hazardous waste for…
TL;DR Jack in the Box illegally skimmed fractions of a cent per hour from thousands of Oregon workers for years, pocketing the difference between the correct Workers’ Benefit Fund rate and the outdated rate it kept deducting. A jury found…
Labor Abuse Investigation Stiffed, Silenced, and Legally Buried Dave & Buster’s forced workers off the clock, denied them meal breaks and rest periods, and then used the courts to make sure no single employee could ever fight back alone. Source:…
TL;DR Holtec Decommissioning International fired a nuclear plant worker named James Charles the moment he was approved for long-term disability benefits, then refused to comply with an arbitration ruling that ordered his reinstatement. When the union won at arbitration, Holtec…
TL;DR Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP, one of the most powerful intellectual property law firms in the country, allegedly withheld a productivity bonus and full tuition reimbursement from a junior attorney named Alexander Zajac. Zajac billed over 2,200…
Labor Rights / Wage Theft / Retaliation R&R Restaurants Made Dancers Pay to Work — Then Cut Off Their Gigs for Speaking Up Filed: November 18, 2025 | Case: Hollis v. R&R Restaurants, Inc. | Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals…