Pregnancy discrimination may be more widespread than people think, and as two women have recently argued in a lawsuit against AT&T Mobility, this type of discrimination may be baked into seemingly neutral rules regarding lateness and absence. Katia Hills and Cynthia Allen filed a class action lawsuit this month, representing all low-level … [Read more...]
Arkansas Supreme Court Temporarily Reinstates Voter ID Law
The Arkansas Supreme Court has temporarily stayed a lower court’s injunction of the state’s Voter ID law while the appeals process is underway. Pulaski County Circuit Judge Alice Gray overturned the restrictive voting measure last month, arguing that the law went beyond the scope of the state’s constitution. Barry Haas, who brought the initial … [Read more...]
Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Case Involving Class-Action Question
The US Supreme Court is set to hear a privacy case involving an $8.5 million settlement with Google. A lawsuit filed in San Francisco in 2010 claimed that Google shared search terms with other websites, in direct violation of users’ privacy rights. The settlement, approved by the Ninth Circuit US Court of Appeals, divided the total sum of money … [Read more...]
Third Circuit Hears Arguments Regarding Navy-Related Water Contamination
The Third Circuit US Court of Appeals heard arguments earlier this month regarding potential water contamination in Southeastern Pennsylvania. Plaintiff Kristen Giovanni, a local resident, complained that the US Navy’s disposal practices led to the leeching of PFCs and other cancer-related chemicals into local water sources – both public and … [Read more...]
Darden Settles Age-Discrimination Lawsuit
After three years, Darden Restaurants finally reached a settlement with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), bringing an end to the longstanding age-discrimination lawsuit. Darden, who runs a number of Season 52 Restaurants and the well-known Olive Garden chain, said at the beginning of May that it would divvy up $2.85 million … [Read more...]
Whole Foods Fails to Gain Support from the NLRB
Emboldened by a conservative panel at the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Whole Foods recently attempted (and failed) to overturn an Obama-era ruling that prohibits certain restrictive policies put forth by the grocery conglomerate. Last year, the Second Circuit US Court of Appeals upheld the NLRB’s 2015 decision, putting an end to Whole … [Read more...]
NFL Cheerleaders Come Forward About Unequal Treatment
During the past few months, a number of NFL cheerleaders have come forward, after allegedly experiencing discriminatory and unfair treatment. In March, former New Orleans Saints cheerleader, Baily Davis, filed a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, claiming that her employer enforced a double standard when they … [Read more...]
Iowa Passes the Most Restrictive Abortion Bill in America
At the beginning of May, legislators in Iowa got to work on a bill that, once implemented, will prohibit abortions after fetuses develop a heartbeat – at about six weeks. On Tuesday, May 2nd, all but six House Republicans passed the legislation without any support from Democratic representatives, then by 2am on Wednesday, the state Senate approved … [Read more...]
Gig Workers Win Big in California Supreme Court Ruling
The California Supreme Court set its sights on the gig-economy last month, when Justices issued a unanimous ruling requiring companies using contract labor to prove that their independent contractors actually run their own business. All seven of the Justices joined the majority opinion written by Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye, who took aim at … [Read more...]
18 States File Lawsuit Against the EPA Over Emissions Standards
In April, EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt announced plans to revisit the Obama-era emissions standards, which if implemented would require cars and light trucks to operate at efficiency levels of 50 miles per gallon by 2025. According Pruitt, these standards are “too stringent” and go well beyond the necessary limit, as they are allegedly based on … [Read more...]
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