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.
How Securitas Used Secret Contracts To Bury Workplace Abuse TL;DR Security giant Securitas forced employee Francisco Quilala to sign a pre-dispute arbitration agreement in 2012, a contract designed to strip workers of their right to a public court trial. In…
How Field Effect Security Manufactured a Career Trap TL;DR The Facts: Cybersecurity firm Field Effect Security Inc. recruited Eric Anderson away from a competitor for a senior sales and account lead position. The Misconduct: After Anderson quit his job and…
Wage Theft • Labor Law • Class Action Three Years of Buried Contracts: How Sierra Pacific Industries Tried to Kill a Wage Theft Lawsuit With Its Own Hidden Paperwork A California lumber giant got caught red-handed hiding over 3,000 signed…
A Chair Is an Unreasonable Demand: How Chicken Salad Chick Won the Right to Fire a Disabled Worker TL;DR The Facts: Tawna Bowles, a worker with knee arthritis, was hired by fast-casual chain Chicken Salad Chick. She disclosed her disability…
Workplace Abuse • Gender Discrimination • Public Schools Your Boss Isn’t as Toxic as Greg Kelahan EvilCorporations.com Investigative Desk • Source: Krause v. Kelahan et al., U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, Decided December 3, 2025 TL;DR A school superintendent…
Labor Rights Investigation • Long Island, New York Kicked Out for Having a Union How Parking Systems Plus illegally fired 34 union valet workers at Stony Brook Hospital, and how a federal appeals court just ordered them to take the…
The Corporate Shell Game TL;DR The Scheme: Schmidt Baking Company forced its delivery drivers, who were regular W-2 employees via a staffing agency, to incorporate as small businesses to continue doing the exact same work. They had to sign “Distribution…
Labor Abuse Investigation | California Trucking Industry Eat Lunch at 55 Miles Per Hour How Butte Sand Trucking turned a legal right into a luxury its drivers were never meant to have EvilCorporations.com Investigative Desk | Source: California Court of…
TL;DR GEICO fired Dion Plump, a Black man, after he requested FMLA medical leave and raised workplace complaints — and the company’s own licensing department failed to properly process his paperwork. Plump sued GEICO for race discrimination, FMLA retaliation, and…
Environmental Crime & Corporate Impunity • Wheeling, West Virginia $6,250 Fine.Three Years of Toxic Neglect. Investigative Report • EvilCorporations.com Filed: November 20, 2025 • EPA Region 3 • Docket RCRA-03-2026-0009 TL;DR Safety-Kleen Systems, Inc. stored dozens of categories of hazardous…