Retaliation claims have been steadily increasing over the past 20 years and have recently supplanted race discrimination claims to become the most frequently filed type of complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). Retaliation is defined as punishing an employee for reporting discrimination or harassment in the workplace. Retaliation...
In a landmark “donning and doffing” case, The U.S. Supreme Court recently upheld a lower court’s $5.8 million judgement against Tyson Food’s Iowa meat processing plant. At the heart of the case was compensation for the time workers spent putting on (donning) and taking off (doffing) the protective gear necessary...
Illegal banking and sales tactics have led to the termination of 5,300 Wells Fargo employees since the scandal of the bank’s unethical banking practices came to light; however, several former Wells Fargo employees have recently come forward alleging that the bank retaliated against them for trying to do the right...
Physicians are faced with many employment law issues, with discrimination being a common one. Frequently, physicians must endure employers or executives who are unsympathetic to their religious views and can discriminate against them in multiple ways. It is important for physicians to understand that they are protected by the same...
Harte-Hanks, a call center in Texarkana, Texas, recently made headlines when a group of employees filed an unpaid wage claim, stating that the company required them to work off the clock during their lunch breaks and before and after their shifts. Philadelphia employment lawyers report that the claim is currently...
Pennsylvania employers are not required to pay employees for time spent serving jury duty; however, laws are in place to protect employees from retaliation for jury duty absences. These laws are in place to enable workers to report for jury duty without fear of reprisal by an employer. By law,...