Posted by Eric Kingsley | Nov 27, 2018 |
On November 13, 2018 a California federal judge denied Walmart's bid to decertify a class of at least 50,000 workers who claim the big-box retailer underpaid them for missed lunch breaks. This decision comes after a federal judge just a couple of months ago granted partial class-action status in ...
Posted by Eric Kingsley | Jun 12, 2018 |
On May 11, 2018, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the plaintiff, not the employer, maintains the burden of proving the availability of a reasonable accommodation, even if the employer did not take advantage of the interactive process under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). [...
Posted by Eric Kingsley | Aug 30, 2017 |
On August 8, 2017, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued a press release announcing the settlement of a lawsuit against United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS). The suit alleged disability discrimination claims under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and was settled for...
Posted by Eric Kingsley | Jun 09, 2016 |
Earlier this month, Oracle was sued by a former senior finance manager who claims she was terminated in retaliation for complaining about improper accounting practices in its cloud services business. In a complaint filed with the U.S. District Court in San Francisco, the plaintiff Svetlana Blackb...