Clothing retailer Abercrombie & Fitch has settled two employment discrimination lawsuits filed after two Muslim women were discriminated against for wearing hijabs, Islamic religious headscarves.
Clothing retailer Abercrombie & Fitch has settled two employment discrimination lawsuits filed after two Muslim women were discriminated against for wearing hijabs, Islamic religious headscarves. Abercrombie will pay the women a total of $71,000 plus attorneys...
Under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA), those employers who allow or require their employees to work overtime are generally required to pay them at a premium rate for their services. The FLSA, however, does not apply to all workers. Specifically excluded...
A new hiring practice has come to light, and it’s got many privacy advocates unnerved. It’s widely known and accepted that many companies looking for new employees may search for a job candidate’s profile on Facebook or other social media. But...
Los Angeles clothing manufacturer American Apparel has settled litigation stemming from an employment lawsuit. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed a disability discrimination lawsuit against American Apparel after it fired an employee who was on...
It’s a news story that makes you wonder “Just what was that person thinking!?”. In Iowa, a judge has ruled that a woman was eligible for unemployment insurance after resigning from her job because her employer held a contest, with a $10 prize, for...
Employment law dictates what potential employers may or may not ask of potential employees. Legal website FindLaw recently published some questions that are completely out of bounds in job interviews. Knowing what questions you don’t have to answer can help to...
