After decades of thinking, “this is just the way things are” the defeat of Ellen Pao ignited a new sensitivity to possible gender discrimination, especially in Silicon Valley. Thus far, two new lawsuits have been filed in the technology mecca, both by women complaining of discrimination and bias based on sex.Elisabeth Sussex, former counsel for...

Former Chief Technology Officer for Blue Shield of California is suing the company for wrongful termination and breach of contract, alleging he was due almost half a million dollars for a bonus just prior to his termination.Aaron Kaufman accused the health insurance giant of retaliation. Kaufman claims he questioned the company's $4.6 million contracts...

Every outlet of media has been ablaze talking about Indiana's controversial new “Religious Freedom” law. Last week, Governor Mike Pence proudly stated, “Today I signed the Religious Freedom Restoration Act because I support the freedom of religion for every Hoosier of every faith.” In short, the law would allow private businesses and individuals to...

January proved to be a particularly important month for many states this year. That was the month that new minimum wage hikes took place—in fact 20 states saw adjustments in their employees' base earnings. On state, Arkansas increased its minimum wage from $7.25 an hour up to $7.50 per hour.Shanna Tippen was one of...

Ronald Rice was excited to share the news of his wife's pregnancy with his co-workers and employer in January 2012. Within days of his announcement, however, his work relationship turned sour.Suddenly, Rice was assigned a multitude of extra duties that were outside his job description. He endured the extra workload for six months until...