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Wage and rest break claimants settle California suit against Starbucks

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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May 17 2013

The plaintiffs in putative class litigation alleging inaccurate wage statements and denial of required meal breaks have filed a motion for

EEOC files disability discrimination lawsuit on behalf of morbidly obese man

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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September 30 2011

The Equal Opportunity Employment Commission (EEOC) has filed a claim under the amendments to the Americans with Disabilities Act against a company that allegedly discharged a morbidly obese man

Waffle house worker claims owner falsely reported that minimum wage was paid

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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May 23 2011

A former employee of an Olathe, Kansas, waffle venue has brought a collective action against his employer alleging that it reported inaccurate tip earnings so that it would appear that his total earnings were compliant with the federal minimum wage

EEOC not entitled to medical information from Nestlé in genetic discrimination case

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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May 25 2012

A federal court in Kentucky has determined that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is not entitled to information about the medical examinations of Nestlé Prepared Foods employees in relation to a claim by one former employee that he was fired due to “genetic information” discrimination

EEOC’s discrimination claims against Hawaiian farming operations narrowed

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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November 16 2012

A federal court in Hawaii has dismissed in part a complaint filed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission against farmers and a recruiting company that allegedly mistreated Thai workers

Philippine banana workers seek damages for DBCP exposure

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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August 12 2011

Hundreds of individually named Philippine banana plantation workers alleging physical and mental injury from exposure to pesticides have filed suit against a number of agricultural and chemical companies in a California state court seeking compensatory and punitive damages

California court dismisses banana plantation lawsuit

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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August 10 2012

A California Superior Court has reportedly dismissed a lawsuit filed by nearly 3,000 Philippine banana plantation workers who claimed that exposure to the pesticide 1,2-Dibromo-3-chloropropane (DBCP) more than 30 years ago caused physical and mental injury including sterility, testicular atrophy, miscarriages, and cancer

OSHA releases report on Voluntary Protection Program

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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September 14 2012

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently released a report on its Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) in response to congressional criticism of the program and the Government Accountability Office’s call for improved oversight

Farm workers sue California over heat-related death and illness

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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October 19 2012

The United Farm Workers has reportedly filed a lawsuit against the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (CalOSHA) over its alleged “systemic failure” to enforce a 7-year-old regulation requiring farmers to provide water, shade and rest to employees to prevent heat illness or death