With 2014 fresh and new, let's return to the basics of a hotly discussed topic. Here you'll find an overview of employment discrimination. If you feel this applies to you in the workplace, please contact an attorney immediately.If you feel this applies to you in the workplace, please contact an attorney immediately.

You hear it all the time, and you have probably said it yourself: “my boss is working me to death!”  Most people don't mean it literally – we don't think we are going to actually pass away at our desks.For one Ohio couple, however, the common complaint turned out to be tragically accurate.  Beth...

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently concluded an investigation finding that over 1,100 African-American job seekers were deliberately passed up for positions by Bank of America at various times between 1993 and 2005.  Qualified African-American applicants sought to secure entry-level administrative work and teller positions at branch locations in Charlotte and North Carolina,...

Governor Jerry Brown (D) has recently signed a plethora of laws that could affect the economic lives of employees throughout the state. Signed on October 13, 2013, Assembly Bill 10 (AB 10) is one of the more significant changes working Californians will see in the next couple of years.“Minimum wage has not kept pace...

Plaintiffs' attorneys pursuing claims on behalf of their clients for the nonpayment of wages have long been compelled to abstain from basing any of their clients' claims on Labor Code § 218.5. This is because the language of the statute awards the “prevailing party” their reasonable attorneys' fees and could potentially expose an employee-plaintiff...