This is a tale of soap-operatic proportions. Let's meet the characters of this story, in fair West Hollywood where we set our scene.First, there is Ian Owens, a deputy to a city councilman of West Hollywood. He is accused of bugging a co-worker's office to prove her of wrongdoing.Enter the co-worker, Fran Soloman, who...

While the “permanent record” and its omnipotent threat rings throughout our school years, during our years in the workforce, we are dictated by our employee file, also known as the personnel file or personnel record.Legally, the employer must maintain personnel files for their employees that include some of the following documents: employment application, payroll...

In January 2014, former Raiderette, Lacy T. made headlines when she sued the Raiders for minimum wage, meal/rest break, and unlawful deduction violations. After nine months of litigation, the class action reached a $1.25 million settlement.Under the terms of the settlement agreement, each cheerleader in the class of 90 will be awarded approximately $6,400...

Often when you are dealing with employment issues, you're looking at companies with all the bargaining power taking advantage of or punishing underpaid workers who don't have many options.  That's not always the case, though: even highly paid, sophisticated professionals can find themselves victims of an unscrupulous company or boss.Even lawyers, who many people...

The mother of a former Target Corporation cashier, who worked for a store in Pasadena, is suing the company for wrongful death, false imprisonment, and intentional infliction of emotional distress as a result of her son's suicide. Graham Gentles, the former employee, jumped from a hotel roof three days after he was terminated from...