In many cases, when multiple workers are affected by an employer's unfair labor practices, the ensuing legal claim becomes a class-action lawsuit. A class action allows a plaintiff-employee to represent multiple other workers who have been wronged by the same employer.
Ensuring that U.S. labor laws are enforced
Employees in the United States are among the most privileged and protected of all employees around the world. This wasn't, however, always the case. Today, U.S. labor laws like the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and the Equal Pay Act of 1963 help protect employees from suffering acts of harassment and discrimination in the workplace. Unfortunately, acts of harassment, wage theft and discrimination still occur with significant frequency in many U.S. industries and workplaces.
Is there such a thing as privacy in the workplace anymore?
Increasingly, we live in a world in which being connected is prioritized over personal privacy. From social media websites, connected cars and public security camera systems; across the U.S. and throughout the world, today personal privacy is something that most people only truly enjoy in the comfort of their own homes.
The widening racial wage gap
As America confronts and attempts to make sense of the violent deaths of black men like Eric Garner, Michael Brown Jr. and Walter Scott; a spotlight has been shined on the many racial disparities and inequities that exist in the U.S. Recently, the nonprofit advocacy group Women for Equality started a campaign to draw attention to the significant wage disparities that exist between white men and black women.
HSR Files Suit Against City of Los Angeles for Wrongful Death of Charly Keunang
Today HSR Partners Dan Stormer and Joshua Piovia-Scott, along with co-counsel, filed suit on behalf of the family of Charly Keunang, an unarmed man brutally shot and killed by LAPD earlier this year.
Lawsuit claims UPS' policies discriminate against certain religious groups
The United States prides itself as being a nation of freedom and tolerance. While some may dispute one or both of these claims, U.S. labor and employment laws make it illegal for employers to discriminate against an employee or potential employee due to his or her religious beliefs and related customs. However, despite these anti-discrimination laws, some employers have either explicit or implicit policies that prohibit employees from wearing certain types of clothing and from having facial hair.
