Articles Posted in Employment Law

Employment Discrimination Case Against Hewlett Packard Advances in California Federal Court Updated: Published by:

Former employees of HP are alleging that the tech giant intentionally sought to target older workers for replacement by younger employees, violating federal and state age discrimination laws.

Amazon Fails to Delay Union Vote at Alabama Warehouse Updated: Published by:

The National Labor Relations Board rejected efforts by the corporate giant to postpone an election or prevent employees from voting remotely, which echoed Amazon's previous attempts to hinder unionization at its facilities.

California Labor Commissioner Sues Uber, Lyft for Allegedly Misclassifying Drivers Updated: Published by:

The lawsuit alleges that Uber and Lyft drivers are employees rather than independent contractors, so they should receive the benefits to which employees are legally entitled.

Facebook Employees Allege Racial Discrimination Updated: Published by:

In a new complaint brought by Facebook operations program manager Oscar Veneszee Jr. on behalf of himself and all other black workers at Facebook, employees are claiming that there has been a “pattern or practice of discrimination against Black employees, including in evaluations, promotions, and pay.”

Google Extends Contracts of Temporary Staff to Reduce Coronavirus Disruption Updated: Published by:

Earlier this week, Google decided to extend the contracts of many temporary staff members by 60 days. These extensions apply automatically to staff members whose assignments were due to end between March 20 and May 15 of this year. Even if an assignment has reached its maximum length, a 60-day…

Third Circuit Court of Appeals Reverses Summary Judgment in UberBLACK Lawsuit Updated: Published by:

On Tuesday, March 3, 2020, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit vacated a district court's grant of summary judgment in Razak v. Uber Technologies, Inc. The lawsuit involves plaintiff drivers who used Uber's ride-sharing app to provide limousine services in Philadelphia via UberBLACK. Plaintiffs brought claims…