06-23-2022

An employee claims that he contacted the his department's FMLA manager to request taking leave. He had 176 hours remaining for the year. According to the employee, the manager told him, "you've taken serious amounts of FMLA…don't take any more FMLA. If you do so, you will be disciplined." The employee claimed the employer discouraged him from taking FMLA leave.

06-22-2022

The Fellowship of Friends is a religious sect that seeks to achieve higher consciousness through fine arts and culture. According to a new lawsuit, the Fellowship has an outsized presence in the Google Developer Studio. As many as 12 Friendship members are allegedly working in the department. Kevin Lloyd, a former Google Video producer, filed a lawsuit in a California court alleging religious discrimination.

06-21-2022

Brandi McKay attended Miami-Dade County's Forensic Imaging Preceptorship Program, a free, unpaid program lasting six months. She left the Program after about five months claiming she was an employee and sued the County for wage and overtime payments under the Fair Labor and Standards Act.

06-16-2022

A Superior Court judge struck down an April 2022 California law requiring public traded companies to include members from underrepresented groups, including people of different races and ethnic groups and individuals who identify as members of the LGBTQ community.

06-15-2022

In 2013, the USPS entered into a contract with Amazon to deliver packages every day of the week. An employee said he would not be able to work. The Postmaster offered him the option of attending church services and then coming to work. The Postmaster also asked other employees to cover the Sunday morning shift, which became a burden on the few employees in the office. Ultimately the employee resigned and sued for for religious discrimination in violation of Title VII.

06-14-2022

Vice published an article sharing how Amazon tracks and records warehouse employees. The company looks at how employees spend "time off task." Using the handheld scanners that track customer packages, Amazon managers track employees throughout the warehouse.

06-09-2022

In a recent ADA case, the court noted that an employee has to demonstrate that reasonable accommodations to their job were possible. The appellate court also noted, "In certain circumstances, reassignment to a vacant position can be a reasonable accommodation." However, it is an "accommodation of last resort."

06-08-2022

Referred to as "PayUp," Seattle passed new legislation intended to raise wages for on-demand food delivery, pet sitting, and grocery shopping. The councilmember sponsors assert that app-based workers are "underpaid."

06-07-2022

In August 2019, two female Philadelphia police officers filed a lawsuit alleging they were sexually harassed and discriminated against while working on the force, and the department failed to resolve their complaints. A federal jury found the women had endured a hostile work environment, including being assigned undesirable jobs with varying shifts after they complained. The jury awarded each woman $500,000.