John Padgett, head of the Georgia Republican Party, is facing allegations that he engaged in racial discrimination against an employee of one of his privately owned firms. Vanessa Dewberry, a former manager of Southeast Ambulance Inc., run by Padgett's firm, filed a federal lawsuit against the politician in Atlanta.Dewberry had a meeting last February...

The home furnishing chain, Bed, Bath & Beyond has yet another wage and hour lawsuit filed against them, alleging misclassification, failure to pay overtime, and failure to pay to double-time wages. Joshua, a department manager at the company's Houston store, became the lead plaintiff in this new lawsuit.He was classified as a salaried, exempt...

Leonardo DiCaprio's “Wolf of Wall Street” depicts powerful men in high places living a life of sex and drugs. It seems a Humphrey's County, Tennessee superintendent saw himself as one of DiCaprio's men. Jimmy Long is now being sued by a bookkeeper for the school district, Teresa Smith.Smith alleges in her suit that Long...

Although the “Mad Men” days of overt sex discrimination in the workplace are mostly past, women still experience a surprising amount of gender-based discrimination in many industries, from basic entry-level jobs up to high-powered Silicon Valley firms.Examples at a recent trial regarding sexual harassment and sex discrimination at a major venture capital firm show...

Vodafone, a British telecommunications company that operates all over the world, recently announced a new and generous maternity leave policy. Employees will be able to take off 16 weeks of maternity leave while still receiving their full regular pay. In the following six months, they can also work slightly reduced hours without a pay...