Posts in January, 2012

Jan 27 EEOC Settles Egregious Sexual Harassment Suit

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is a government agency that works to promote fair employment standards and ...

Jan 19 California Car Washes Agree To Pay For Unpaid Wages

Imagine working hard to make ends meet, and not getting paid even the minimum amount of money required by law. California wage and ...

Jan 12 Labor Board Says Employees Can Sue Companies Collectively

Employees got a boost this week in their right to file claims against their employers. The National Labor Relations Board said ...

Jan 06 HSRR Attorneys Challenge Indefinite Detention On 10th Anniversary Of Prison At Guantánamo Bay

January 11, 2012 marks the 10th anniversary of the opening of the prison at Guantánamo Bay , Cuba. HSRR attorneys Anne Richardson ...

Jan 06 HSRR First Amendment Freedom Of Political Speech Case Set For Trial

HSRR filed a lawsuit on behalf of Lt. Jeff Bardzik of the Orange County Sheriff’s Department alleging that Bardzik’s First ...

Jan 04 California Makes Checking Credit Score Employment 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 ...