We Fight Against Injustice – Wherever It May Arise
WE FIGHT AGAINST INJUSTICE – WHEREVER IT MAY ARISE
The federal minimum wage and requirement to pay overtime wages are provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), designed to protect employees from exploitative work conditions. The Act contains several other components, although minimum wage and overtime get a...
The federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA) prohibits discrimination by employers against employees aged 40 years or older. The ADEA applies to all employers with fifteen or more employees, including government employers. The ADEA does not protect...
Employees in the United States are protected from wrongful discharge under both state and federal law. "Wrongful discharge" is a term used to describe an employee's termination that violates one of these laws. In some instances, an employee may be forced to resign due...
California employees have certain protections at work. The Family and Medical Leave Act is one of them. It’s important to understand how it protects you. What is the Family and Medical Leave Act? The Family and Medical Leave Act is a law that was enacted in 1993 as a...
A pair of new bills are being introduced in California. These bills are designed to allow private rights of action against gun manufacturers and dealers in the state. They represent a new level of ability on the part of the state to push back at gun manufacturers'...
The changes in the body that occur during pregnancy can significantly impact an employee's ability to do their job. Despite federal and state protections for pregnant and lactating workers, discrimination against expecting mothers remains a problem in the workplace....
On September 6, 2022, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals held that families suing Chiquita Brands International for supporting the paramilitaries who murdered their loved ones in Columbia could continue toward their trials. In a unanimous, 104 page opinion the...
What you might not know about your electric vehicle The spotlight on electric cars has never been brighter. Tesla has brought cutting-edge electric vehicles (“EVs”) into the mainstream. However, a surface-level look at the e-transports reveals that they are not often...
Gift cards have become commonplace in recent years for people of all ages, so it's not surprising scammers have found a way to exploit them. About 2/3 of consumers have given or received a gift card, but a recent AARP survey reveals that 1/5 of them do not work. In...
“Forever Chemicals” - Chemicals that don’t go away Commonly known as “forever chemicals”, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAs) are manufactured by major corporations like 3M, Honeywell, and DuPont, and used in industry and consumer products, since the 1940s. One...