Maria Zhang, a senior director of engineering, is named in a lawsuit against the internet mogul company for sexual harassment filed by one of her subordinates, Nan Shi. Zhang was Shi's direct supervisor.In California, there are two categories of sexual harassment: quid pro quo and hostile work environment. In the former, the harasser is...

Vicente Salas was an employee of Sierra Chemical in California when, while on the job, he injured his back and subsequently filed a workers' compensation claim. Sierra Chemical, then, underwent an annual force reduction, a seasonal occurrence, and terminated Salas. Salas was not hired again when the season's hiring process began.Salas sued the company...

In Los Angeles County, there has been a wave of victories for various groups who have campaigned for a $15 minimum wage. Recently, the city of Los Angeles approved a $15/hr hour wage for the hospitality industry within the city, most prominently, in hotels. LAX workers' wages followed at the same rate. Now, the...

Josefina Hernandez, an 18-year employee of Walgreens in San Francisco, has Type II Diabetes. During one of her shifts, Hernandez felt a hypoglycemic attack coming on and needed to stabilize her blood sugar immediately. That's when she reached for and ate a $1.39 bag of chips.When a company security officer asked her why she...

A proposal was on the table from the federal Labor Department to extend eligibility for the Family and Medical Leave Act to same-sex couples. This extension in eligibility would affect same-sex couples regardless of whether or not the state they reside in recognizes their marriage.“Under proposed revisions, the FMLA will be applied to all...