Following her termination from a popular television series after allegedly facing sexual harassment from the show’s crew, an actor filed a sexual harassment claim against the show’s network. In it, she stated that she was referred to using demeaning language on a scene’s call sheet, and after discussing the language...
Sometimes, employees are forced to toe the line between doing their job and doing what is morally right. When an applicant applies for a position with a company, they believe the company is following all federal and state government regulations. When an employee gets hired and is subsequently asked to...
An estimated 50 national field organizers have filed a class action lawsuit claiming that the Democratic National Committee (DNC), the Pennsylvania Democratic Party, and others did not pay overtime wages during the party’s 2016 national convention. This is especially significant because the DNC officially called for a $15 an hour...
Many people who work overtime hours do so just to make ends meet; others to get ahead. But sometimes those who make that extraordinary effort are not paid for their work. A lawsuit recently filed in U.S. District Court in New Jersey alleges that the chain restaurant, Chipotle, failed to...
Governor Chris Christie signed a bill into law on Friday that would create specific rights for transgender students that schools would have to follow. The state education commissioner would be required to draft specific guidelines to assist schools in addressing the needs of transgender students, and establish policies that would...
KPMG, an auditing firm with offices in New Jersey, has agreed to a six-figure settlement to resolve a discrimination lawsuit filed by more than 60 job applicants. The firm was accused of racial discrimination when it prevented the Asian applicants from working at the firm’s Short Hills office. Under federal...