The Fresno office of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has reached an agreement with agricultural giant Zoria Farms regarding four sexual harassment lawsuits filed through the commission. Collectively, Zoria Farms will pay $333,000 to the four plaintiffs who alleged they were sexually harassed by two supervisors.According to the suit, these two supervisors approached the...

Georgia storage company, Atlas Logistics Group asked employees to swab—then got sued. An employee (or possibly employees) for the company began “habitually defecating” in their Atlanta warehouse. Atlas attempted to figure out who it was, but eventually got slapped with a hefty price tag for their methods.Atlas had some employees undergo a cheek swap...

It has been a long war between drivers and the app-based company Uber. Here and there, one side or the other gets a victory but more and more battling continues to make the fight confusing and convoluted. Turns out, in a very quiet judgment, the drivers may have had a victory. Like always, however,...

The California State Legislature is looking to amend various labor laws associated with employee leave rights. Several bills seek to expand rights afforded to employees and to widen the net of employers it effects.As the law stands currently, an employer who directly employs 50 or more persons within a 75-mile radius may not discriminate...

Virgin Group—comprised of names like Virgin Atlantic, Virgin America, and Virgin Galactic—is pioneering a new approach to paternity and maternity leave. Last year, founder Sir Richard Branson announced the company's new vacation “non-policy” which allowed for unlimited vacation time. This year, Branson is catering to new fathers and mothers.Virgin's new paternity/maternity leave policy allows...