What do you need to know about employment law arbitration? You have a grievance against your employer. You’ve been through all the proper employment law channels and you’re working with an employment attorney to make sure your case is air-tight. You’ve even begun the...
It’s one of the basic truths of bankruptcy: It’s almost impossible to discharge student loans in bankruptcy. Everyone knows this, so almost no one ever tries to do it. But like most “truths,” this one has many levels and might not actually be as true as it once was....
In a case that he would probably like to disappear, stage magician David Copperfield is being sued because his workers were denied overtime pay. The entertainer, who is worth around $800 million, allegedly denied overtime pay to his stagehands working at his Las Vegas...
With Americans living longer and longer, more seniors require full-time help and must depend on caregivers to make sure they are safe and comfortable. Thanks to the California Domestic Workers Bill of Rights and minimum wage laws these domestic workers acting as...
Media giant Yahoo is facing a lawsuit alleging that one of its female senior executives coerced a female subordinate software engineer into sex by threating her job and stock options. The employee says she reported the sexual harassment to human resources, but that no...
Wrongful Termination at TMZ? Usually we read about celebrity gossip on TMZ.com, but recently the entertainment site’s been making its own news for internal employment reasons. A producer, Jarrett Gaeta, who worked for the company for seven years has filed suit for...