Last week, three police officers in Everett, Washington, filed a lawsuit alleging racial discrimination in Everett’s police department. The three officers’ lawsuit against the police department was filed in federal court, and claims the officers were denied promotions, received harsher treatment than Caucasian officers, and dealt with a hostile work environment because of their race…. Read More
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Tips for Oregonians to Avoid Job Scams
With unemployment still a large problem in Oregon and the United States as a whole, many Americans are desperate for any work they can possibly find. Many people take to the Internet to use convenient online job searches and applications. Unfortunately, scammers have realized how to take advantage of online job seekers by soliciting money… Read More
Casino Employees to take Race Discrimination Claims to Trial
Two cocktail waitresses at a casino will now be able to take their claims to trial, according to the federal Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. The plaintiffs in this case, Stacy Alexander and Kim Rogers, are both African-American females, and were both long time cocktail waitresses at the Casino Queen in Illinois. They… Read More
A-Rod Filing Suit against MLB
One of the most high-profile labor disputes in the news recently is between star third baseman for the New York Yankees, Alex Rodriguez, and Major League Baseball. Rodriguez has long been under investigation for using performance-enhancing drugs in violation of league policies and rules. The MLB investigators claimed that Rodriguez was part of the Biogenesis… Read More
Oregon Employer Wins Complicated Harassment Case
Though employees deserve to be compensated when their rights are violated at work, not every discrimination, harassment, or wrongful termination claim is valid. Sometimes, there are underlying problems at work and angry or terminated employees wrongfully assert that their employer violated the law in some fashion. In one recent Oregon case, an Administrative Law Judge… Read More
Pizza Delivery Case May Affect Employers Across the Country
A pending case out of Massachusetts may set a standard for pizza delivery chains across the United States. Employees of national chain Domino’s Pizza filed a claim stating that Domino’s had violated wage and hour laws by keeping the delivery charge that customers paid instead of giving the money to the delivery drivers. The main… Read More
An About-face Vote Keeps Boeing In Washington
Boeing is still working to establish its 777X production location, but has made significant step forward with the most recent labor vote. Near the end of last year, Washington’s machinists’ union voted against Boeing’s proposed contract. The union’s members were strongly opposed to the changes in their retirement benefit plans. The proposed contract would have… Read More
Wal-Mart Contractor to Pay $4.7 Million for Wage Theft
Over 500 Schneider Logistics employees became part of a lawsuit against the company for underpayment and denial of rest and meal breaks. Schneider Logistics operates warehouses for Wal-Mart products, including Wal-Mart’s largest warehouse on the West Coast. The Claim According to the Los Angeles Times article, the employees filed their lawsuit in March of 2012… Read More
Fired Chef Gets Revenge On Twitter
A UK restaurant learned a hard lesson about disgruntled former employees, termination procedures, and social media. The Plough is a restaurant that also provides catering services. When The Plough’s head chef, Jim Knight, requested a weekend off in December and to spend Christmas with his family, he claims he was fired. Knight had only been… Read More
Winter Storm Preparations Lead to Salt Death
A man working at International Salt near Philadelphia was crushed to death under a 100-foot pile of rock salt. The man was apparently moving the salt at one of the company’s salt storage facilities in preparation for the most recent winter storm, the “Polar Vortex.” While moving the salt, a portion of the giant 100-foot… Read More