Jonathan Larson, 19, was diagnosed with brain and spine cancer. He had undergone several rounds of radiation but needed to go back for more surgery. Larson worked as a delivery driver for Rosebud Restaurant in Naperville, a suburb of Chicago. He asked his boss at the restaurant if he could have six weeks off...

Just a few years ago, researchers determined that almost a third of all workers in their mid-fifties and beyond faced some kind of discrimination at work.  This was true even though the Age Discrimination In Employment Act (“ADEA”) was enacted by the federal government almost forty years ago.  California's Fair Employment and Housing Act...

Two former shift managers for popular smoothie chain Jamba Juice have filed a lawsuit against the company for various violations of California labor law, specifically pertaining to wage, business expense reimbursements, meal breaks, and rest breaks.According to the complaint, shift leaders were routinely told to clock out for meal breaks and subsequently worked off...

Retailers who opened at 6 pm on Thanksgiving Day are already asking employees to leave their family and holiday festivities to man the doors and battle stations on what has become “Gray Thursday” leading into the infamous Black Friday. Some retailers won't pay their employees a livable wage. That is the subject of the...

According to the 2011 Census, California has the largest ethnic minority population in the United States, counting for 12% of the country's total ethnic minority population. With such ethnic diversity, employers are tasked with being equal to all ethnicities and employees. As per the Department of Fair Employment and Housing, discrimination based on race...