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.
Workers’ Rights / Corporate Power / California Supreme Court Uber Tried to Kill the Law That Protects Your Coworkers Investigative Report by EvilCorporations.com Source: Adolph v. Uber Technologies, Inc. | California Supreme Court | July 17, 2023 TL;DR Uber forced…
Corporate Accountability | ERISA | Health Insurance They Denied the Transplant. He Died. They Kept the Money. PSA Airlines and its insurance partners denied a 27-year-old flight attendant the heart transplant that would have saved his life, then fought his…
TL;DR IBM fired Elizabeth Stafford in June 2018 and buried her age discrimination case inside a confidential forced arbitration agreement she had to sign to receive her severance. Stafford won her age discrimination claim, an arbitrator ruled in her favor…
TL;DR James Kimmons, a call center worker with cataracts in both eyes, asked Charter Communications for a schedule shift two hours earlier so he could drive home before dark on his one-hour commute from Racine to Milwaukee. Charter gave him…
Worker Privacy • Biometric Data • Illinois Supreme Court Your Fingerprint. Their Profit. Zero Permission. White Castle scanned workers’ fingerprints hundreds of times without consent, racked up what could be $17 billion in legal exposure, and then asked a court…
Labor Law / Wage Theft / Luxury Retail Dressed Up as Managers, Paid Like Workers, Robbed Like Both EvilCorporations.com | Investigative Labor Desk TL;DR Dover Street Market New York, one of the world’s most exclusive luxury retailers, labeled its floor…
TL;DR The Law: In 2018, voters in Anaheim, California, passed a Living Wage Ordinance (LWO) requiring hospitality employers who benefit from a “City Subsidy” to pay a higher minimum wage. The Deal: A 1996 financial agreement obligated the City of…
TL;DR Virginia Tech fired a long-term employee named John Massey after he had surgery for a double hernia and took just ten days of medical leave. Massey sued under the Rehabilitation Act, which protects workers with disabilities from retaliation, but…
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…