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 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…
TL;DR A Phoenix apartment complex owner fired maintenance worker Jasper Press on his fourth day of work after he discussed his $25/hour wage and $1,500/month housing subsidy with coworkers. The company owner personally confronted Press, called the situation a “crisis,”…
EvilCorporations.com | Investigative Report | EPA Region 7 Hazardous Waste Violations Lincoln Industries Left Its 620 Workers Swimming in Unlabeled, Unsealed Hazardous Waste EPA Final Order Filed: November 18, 2025 | Lincoln, Nebraska TL;DR Lincoln Industries, a 620-employee manufacturing plant…
Labor Rights / Worker Classification EvilCorporations.com — Investigative Labor Desk TL;DR Minnesota passed a 2024 law tightening worker classification rules in construction, requiring written contracts, invoices, and proof that subcontractors carry real business risk. J&M Consulting and two industry trade…
TL;DR A Vermont worker named Thomas Cole won a retaliation lawsuit against his employer, Foxmar Inc., and the jury originally awarded him $3,215,943 (enough to cover a year of groceries for roughly 800 American families), including $3 million in punitive…
Investigative Report • Occupational Safety • Corporate Accountability Breathless and Buried How 3M and fellow equipment giants sold defective respirators to coal miners, watched them develop black lung, then used the law’s clock to bury the lawsuits before a jury…
TL;DR Macy’s locked out union engineers on December 7, 2020, three days after the union ended its three-month strike and unconditionally offered to return to work — a federal court just upheld the finding that this was illegal. The union…