Federal Age Discrimination Case Filed against the City of Milpitas Has Settled for $140,000, EEOC Announces
The City of Milpitas, located in the Bay Area, has recently agreed to settle a federal age discrimination lawsuit to the tune of $140,000 and some additional remedies. This is according to an announcement from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC),...
New Study Reveals Possible Impacts of Paying Higher Minimum Wages in Los Angeles
The minimum wages increases passed by the City of Los Angeles may have the greatest impacts on workers of color and low-income families, according to the findings of a recently published impact study conducted by researchers at U.C. Berkeley. This study specifically...
Bank of America Agrees to Pay $30,000 to Settle Federal Disability Discrimination Case
Bank of America has recently agreed to pay a $30,000 settlement and provide additional remedies in a federal disability discrimination case that has been pending since September 2013, according to authorities at the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)....
Facts about the Gender Pay Gap for National Equal Pay Day [Infographic]
April 12th marks National Equal Pay Day, a tribute to the efforts being made to close the gender wage gap in the U.S. With the average full-time working woman earning about 77 to 79 cents for every dollar her male counterpart earns, April 12th represents the day each...
TSA under Federal Investigation for Allegedly Retaliating against Whistleblowers
Federal lawmakers are currently investigating the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) for allegedly retaliating against workers who have reported safety violations and security lapses. This ongoing investigation, which was spearheaded by the House Oversight...
IRS Resolves 27% More Whistleblower Cases in 2015, Report Reveals
Last year, authorities with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) reportedly closed 10,615 whistleblower claims, marking 27 percent increase in the number of these cases resolved when compared to data from 2014. This is according to the latest IRS Whistleblower Program...