The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has sued Seasons 52, a restaurant chain that is part of the Darden Restaurant Group (also the owners of Olive Garden and Red Lobster) for age discrimination.A class of plaintiffs alleges that the chain refused to hire prospective employees over the age of 40 during the new restaurant opens....

Burger Kings in Florida are seeing stormy weather ahead. A new lawsuit that originated in Florida and is now in federal court, alleges that the Burger King Corporation misclassified operations coaching managers and managerial trainees as exempt employees in order to save the national fast-food chain money. However, by putting these employees on an...

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...