On behalf of Hadsell Stormer Renick & Dai LLP | Jan 27, 2012 | Sexual Harassment
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is a government agency that works to promote fair employment standards and enforce federal laws regarding employment issues. This week the EEOC settled a lawsuit with a restaurant chain for what it called...
On behalf of Hadsell Stormer Renick & Dai LLP | Jan 19, 2012 | Unpaid Wages And Overtime
Imagine working hard to make ends meet, and not getting paid even the minimum amount of money required by law. California wage and hour laws are in place to prevent employers from abusing their workers and to provide an opportunity to employees to earn a fair wage....
On behalf of Hadsell Stormer Renick & Dai LLP | Jan 12, 2012 | Unpaid Wages And Overtime
Employees got a boost this week in their right to file claims against their employers. The National Labor Relations Board said that under the historic National Labor Relations Act of 1935, employees are able to use litigation collectively to resolve grievances....
On behalf of Hadsell Stormer Renick & Dai LLP | Jan 6, 2012 | Civil Rights
January 11, 2012 marks the 10th anniversary of the opening of the prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. HSRR attorneys Anne Richardson and Cindy Pánuco are part of a broad national coalition which is using that day to speak out against the erosion of civil...
On behalf of Hadsell Stormer Renick & Dai LLP | Jan 6, 2012 | Wrongful Termination
HSRR filed a lawsuit on behalf of Lt. Jeff Bardzik of the Orange County Sheriff’s Department alleging that Bardzik’s First Amendment freedom of political speech rights were violated when he was retaliated against by former Sheriff Michael Carona for...
On behalf of Hadsell Stormer Renick & Dai LLP | Jan 4, 2012 | Workplace Discrimination
With the start of a new year, many people who have been financially strapped and looking for work may have just been given a new advantage. Effective on January 1, employers have been banned by the State of California from using credit checks to decide who to hire,...
