Wage violations have been the focus of several investigations and one whistleblower complaint in both the Minor and Major Baseball Leagues in the United States. The United Stated Department ofRead MoreMajor (and Minor) League Baseball Wage Violations (Part 4)
Major (and Minor) League Baseball Wage Violations (Part 2)
Major and Minor League Baseball teams have come under fire for wage violations lately from the United States Department of Labor. The Department, suspicious of several of the League’s wage practicesRead MoreMajor (and Minor) League Baseball Wage Violations (Part 2)
Major (and Minor) League Baseball Wage Violations (Part 1)
Several Major and Minor League baseball teams ordered to remedy wage violations to mostly low-paid employees across the country. Baseball is America’s pastime…and so, too does it seem that shaftingRead MoreMajor (and Minor) League Baseball Wage Violations (Part 1)
Whistleblower Forces LinkedIn to Pay $6 Million
A Whistleblower sheds light on LinkedIn overtime failures. You would think that a social media organization built around the idea of helping employees and employers find each other, helping build networksRead MoreWhistleblower Forces LinkedIn to Pay $6 Million
Sexual Harassment, Abuse, and Exposure to Harmful Chemicals
Employee rights, ignored. All in a day’s work at California Car Washes. A few rushed minutes to scarf down some food, on a broken table sandwiched between buckets of dirty,Read MoreSexual Harassment, Abuse, and Exposure to Harmful Chemicals
California Whistleblower Sues Makers of Toxic Drug (Part 3)
WHISTLEBLOWER ALERT!! Beverly Brown, an employee of Celegene, manufacturer of a drug previously removed from circulation because of its toxicity; thalidomide. Brown’s whistleblower suit against the company was recently unsealedRead MoreCalifornia Whistleblower Sues Makers of Toxic Drug (Part 3)
California Whistleblower Sues Makers of Toxic Drug (Part 1)
WHISTLEBLOWER ALERT! What do you do when the company you work for is defrauding the federal and state governments and United States taxpayers of hundreds of millions of dollars? YOURead MoreCalifornia Whistleblower Sues Makers of Toxic Drug (Part 1)
DFEH Under Fire – Part 3
The Department of Fair Employment and Housing’s new online system of complaint filing, known as HoudiniEsq came with more troubles than perhaps it was worth. Faced with budget cutbacks, investigatorRead MoreDFEH Under Fire – Part 3
DFEH Under Fire – Continued Part 2
DFEH Director, Phyllis Cheng, recently announced changes to its system of discrimination complaint acceptance. Until several years ago, employees filing complaints, or people with housing discrimination issues called and spoke toRead MoreDFEH Under Fire – Continued Part 2
DFEH Under Fire
The mission statement of the Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) is to “protect Californians from employment, housing and public accommodation discrimination and hate violence.” As an added bonusRead MoreDFEH Under Fire