This can be caused by things that can be easily avoided, yet employers do not know how to manage. That notwithstanding, it does not mean that all employers observe all the rules and regulations. Some of them commit crimes against their employees knowingly or through ignorance, something that should be discouraged at all costs. For […]
Police have confirmed that the workers were killed when the Edwardsville, Illinois Amazon warehouse buckled under the strength of a devastating storm. According to the National Weather Service, the area was hit by a tornado at around 8:30 pm CST on Friday. Peak winds were estimated to have reached 150 miles per hour. Other US […]
In a lawsuit filed in California on Wednesday, Tesla assembly line worker Erica Cloud has accused defendants, including her former manager, of “continuous and pervasive” sexual harassment. Tesla and other defendants subjected Cloud to "a hostile work environment stemming from animus towards her gender, sexual harassment," the lawsuit says. Cloud claims her former manager hugged […]
The US Justice Department says Microsoft asked job applications for unnecessary immigration documents to prove they could work for the company without requiring its sponsorship for work visas. It was found in an investigation that Microsoft discriminated against at least six lawful permanent residents by requesting that they show a Permanent Resident Card to prove […]
Electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla has asked a San Francisco federal court to affirm an arbitrator’s November 3 decision dismissing a former engineer’s claims that she was fired and defamed by Tesla for expressing concerns over contracting practices and defective floor mats in Tesla’s Model S. In a statement received by the Huffington Post, Tesla claimed […]
Whilst it might be understandable that organisations feel wronged if an anonymous employee leaks concerns or information about their employer’s activities, whistleblowing is often an indication that something is wrong in the workplace. Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen has recently put the practice back in the headlines once again, but do most businesses know what exactly […]
DoorDash will pay approximately $5.3 million under the agreement, with the bulk of the money going to the firm’s delivery workers, San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu said in a statement. Out of the $5.3 million, almost $5.1 million will go to the nearly 4,500 DoorDash workers who made deliveries in the city between 2016 […]
On November 16, a spokesperson for the Liberal Democrat party confirmed that Davey had resigned from his position at Herbert Smith Freehills and had also stepped down as a member of the advisory board of Next Energy Capital. Davey received $60,000 per annum by Herbert Smith Freehills for 72 hours of advice on political matters […]
Every once in a while, a challenging area of law is reflected by a particularly high-profile case. The most recent relevant example being the matter of Yorkshire County Cricket Club, whose mishandling of historic allegations of racism made by cricketer Azeem Rafiq is now the focus of a Digital, Culture, Media, and Sport select committee […]
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