Lawsuits

Mindful of cumbersome rules and the potential for blended-family feuds, advisers can help take the lead on keeping the peace for benefit plan participants.

Benefit brokers and advisers could face legal scrutiny if they fail to disclose indirect compensation and are advised to vet TPA contracts more carefully.

A judge is considering allegations that the dating company violated federal labor law by using a RTO mandate to thwart unionization.

The nation's largest business lobby argued that the FTC lacks the authority to issue rules that define unfair methods of competition.

The ban prohibits workers from switching jobs within an industry.

OpenAI has faced multiple lawsuits from content producers complaining that their work has been improperly used for AI training.

The company is accused of violating the federal law that prohibits punishing employees for communicating and organizing about their working conditions.

The latest complaint against SpaceX comes as the company separately faces a handful of lawsuits by former employees in recent years.

The company has been accused in multiple suits of numerous labor and workplace violations.

Eight Starbucks workers accused the company of falsely and maliciously portraying them as criminals.

The lawsuit could cover several thousand people employed by Amazon in California, who ended up footing $50 to $100 a month for home internet and office expenses. 

The lawsuits come as Amazon, known for an aggressive and intense workplace culture, faces pressure to make life better for its workers.

“We recognize that we did not adequately acknowledge the epidemic unfolding in our communities or the terrible impact of opioid misuse," McKinsey said on its website.

Since March, working parents have filed at least 40 lawsuits accusing employers of illegally denying parental leave or subjecting them to other forms of discrimination.

Google parent Alphabet pledged $310 million to expand diversity efforts and resolve shareholder litigation that alleged the company’s board to failed to prevent sexual harassment and hid misconduct by executives.

A group of Amazon warehouse employees sued the online retail giant, claiming its working conditions put not only them at risk of contracting the coronavirus but also their family members, including one who died.

In the wrongful termination suit, a former regional loss prevention manager said she knew Amazon had been criticized publicly for its lack of diversity in the workplace.

The wealth manager claimed bank management knew a customer had a history of sexual harassment, but allowed him to continue doing business at the branch anyway.

The ex-employee resigned after the bank’s "stubborn refusal” to address his attention-deficit condition.

When resigning employees return company cell phones and computers, they may not have logged out of personal email accounts. An attorney tells employers why they shouldn't read those messages.