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.
TL;DR Dr. Lisa Menninger, Executive Director at clinical research giant PPD Development, told her employer she had social anxiety disorder and asked for reasonable workplace accommodations in early 2018. PPD’s HR leadership immediately began plotting to push her out, coaching…
TL;DR FS Blinds, a Houston-area window blind company, paid three workers flat fees per job, refused to track their hours, and called them “independent contractors” to dodge federal overtime law. Those workers (Jose Flores, Jean Romero-Rodriguez, and Brandon Villarreal) reported…
Labor Abuse Investigation | Hotel Industry | California The Bogus Hiring Process How Hotel Bel-Air’s Ownership Rigged a Job Fair to Erase 152 Union Workers Source: U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit | Opinion Filed October 18, 2023 | Kava…
EvilCorporations.com | Labor & Franchise Abuse | August 2023 7-Eleven Takes Half Your Profits and Calls You “Independent” TL;DR 7-Eleven forces franchisees to hand over approximately 50 percent of every store’s gross profits as a mandatory “7-Eleven Charge,” then legally…
EvilCorporations.com — Investigative Report — August 2023 AT&T: How Millions Were Siphoned from Worker RetirementsThe Hidden Fee Scandal That Betrayed Hundreds of Thousands of Employees TL;DR AT&T let its retirement plan’s recordkeeper, Fidelity, quietly collect millions of dollars in hidden…
EvilCorporations.com | Labor & Wage Theft | August 2023 Exposed: Nonprofit Labor Scheme They Called It Therapy. The Courts Called It Wage Theft. TL;DR Cenikor Foundation, a nonprofit drug rehab, sent thousands of patients to work for companies like Walmart,…
TL;DR A Denver nail salon chain called Ella Bliss Beauty Bar forced its nail technicians to clean the business, including the bathrooms, and paid them absolutely nothing for that labor. The employer also withheld tips to pressure workers into finishing…
TL;DR The American Contract Bridge League (ACBL), the largest bridge organization in the world with over 162,000 members, denied overtime pay to its Tournament Directors for years by misclassifying them as exempt administrative employees under federal law. A Department of…
EvilCorporations.com — Investigative Report Wage Theft & Legal Coercion Papa John’s Kept Delivery Drivers Below Minimum Wage, Then Illegally Tried to Silence Them Filed: July 20, 2023 | Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals | Louisville, Kentucky TL;DR Papa John’s…
Workplace Retaliation / Corporate Misconduct Fired with Slurs for Trying to Keep People Alive Alki David Productions, Inc. — California Court of Appeal, Certified for Publication July 14, 2023 TL;DR Karl Zirpel, VP of Operations at Alki David Productions, Inc.…