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Age Discrimination News: Elderly Job Applicants Stay Unemployed Longer than Younger Applicants, Study Reveals
As American workers age, the job market tends to become an increasingly unwelcome place for them, according to the findings of a recently published study. In fact, as researchers1 have reportedly discovered, aging workers in the U.S. generally have a harder time...
Pay Practices at California Fast Food Restaurants Now Under Investigation, DOL Reports
While fast food restaurants may be known for their greasy, cheap food, among labor regulators, these establishments are also notorious for violating wage and hour laws. In fact, according to officials at the Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), within...
$265k Settlement Secured for California House Cleaners Misclassified as Independent Contractors, Cheated Out of Overtime Pay
A wage investigation into the San Francisco-based Marina House Cleaning company has been resolved via an out-of-court settlement, with the company agreeing to pay five workers roughly $50,000 each, according to a recent announcement from the California Department of...
DIR Study on Domestic Worker Bill of Rights Now Underway
Officials at the California Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) are currently conducting study on the Domestic Worker Bill of Rights to evaluate its effectiveness and impacts, they recently explained in a press release. As part of this study, which is being...
EEOC Chairman Makes Powerful Statement at White House Equal Pay Day
On Jan. 29th, the Obama Administration hosted Equal Pay Day, marking the 7th anniversary of the signing of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, the first piece of law that President Barack Obama signed into law as president. At this summit, various leaders – including...
Workplace Sexual Harassment: What You Don’t Know Could Harm You
Workplace sexual harassment is as pervasive as it can be damaging. As we noted in a recent blog, about 33 percent of women have been the target of workplace sexual harassment by the age of 35. While you may be aware that workplace sexual harassment is illegal and...
