New York’s newly expanded whistleblower protections will take effect on January 26, 2022, posing significant potential liability for employers. New York’s current whistleblower law, codified at Sections 740 and 741 of the Labor Law, provides only limited whistleblower protection, shielding private-sector employees from retaliation for complaints about practices that pose a “substantial and specific danger… Continue reading New York State Expands Potential Liability for Employer Retaliation Against Whistleblowers
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Chubb Launches New Employment Practices Liability Insurance Policy
Chubb has launched a new insurance offering to help protect companies from the financial costs associated with employment-related lawsuits filed for a range of issues, including wrongful termination, breach of contract, retaliation and otherwork-related issues. The Chubb PrimarySM Employment Practices Liability Insurance (EPLI) policy provides coverage for employment practices liability (EPL) claims brought by past,… Continue reading Chubb Launches New Employment Practices Liability Insurance Policy
McDonald’s Workers Plan Mass Walkout Over Sexual Harassment and Assault Allegations
McDonald’s workers are planning to stage a mass walkout over sexual harassment and assault allegations at the fast food giant. Employees across at least 10 US cities including Chicago, Detroit, Houston, and Miami have joined forces to carry out the one-day strike Tuesday. Fight for $15 and a Union, the group organising the strike, says… Continue reading McDonald’s Workers Plan Mass Walkout Over Sexual Harassment and Assault Allegations
Port Truckers Win $30 Million in Wage-Theft Settlements
One of the world’s largest trucking companies, XPO Logistics, agreed Tuesday to pay $30 million to settle class-action lawsuits filed by hundreds of drivers who said they earned less than minimum wage delivering goods for major retailers from the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. The combined settlements, approved by U.S. District Judge R.… Continue reading Port Truckers Win $30 Million in Wage-Theft Settlements
Black Former Kraft Heinz Employees Sue Company, Say Coworkers Threatened to Kill Them if They Didn’t Quit
A trio of Black former Kraft Heinz factory workers are suing the company for $30 million over what they claim was routine racist harassment from former co-workers and supervisors. The plaintiffs claim their former coworkers left notes in their lockers calling them the N-word and once threatened to kill them if they didn’t quit their… Continue reading Black Former Kraft Heinz Employees Sue Company, Say Coworkers Threatened to Kill Them if They Didn’t Quit
Insurers Worry About COVID-19 Discrimination Claims as Workers Return to Desks
Liability insurers on both sides of the Atlantic are scaling back the cover they offer companies ahead of an expected wave of discrimination claims as employers call staff back to their desks after 18 months of pandemic-induced home working. There have been around 2,950 COVID-19-related employment lawsuits in the United States since the start of… Continue reading Insurers Worry About COVID-19 Discrimination Claims as Workers Return to Desks
U.S. Celebrity Chefs to Pay $600,000 Settlement Over Sexual Harassment
U.S. celebrity chefs Mario Batali and Joseph Bastianich agreed to pay $600,000 in a settlement to 20 former employees over sexual harassment allegations, the New York Attorney General said Friday. A four-year investigation launched after accusations of sexual harassment were leveled against Batali concluded that “more than 20 employees were subjected to a hostile work… Continue reading U.S. Celebrity Chefs to Pay $600,000 Settlement Over Sexual Harassment
Almost Half of LGB Professionals Experience Discrimination at Work
Some 45% of lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) professionals in the U.S. say their employer discriminates against people of their sexual orientation, with people of color more likely to experience this discrimination to a greater degree, according to a new report published during LGBTQ Pride Month. Nearly half of white LGB workers report having personally… Continue reading Almost Half of LGB Professionals Experience Discrimination at Work
Google Workers Protest Harassment Response
Hundreds of workers at Google parent Alphabet signed a letter Friday demanding the company do more to protect victims of workplace harassment, after a former engineer wrote about her experience with harassment while at the company. More than 200 workers affixed their names to the letter, which said more than 520 had signed on. “Alphabet… Continue reading Google Workers Protest Harassment Response
U.S. Agency Probes Facebook for ‘Systemic’ Racial Bias in Hiring, Promotions
A U.S. agency investigating Facebook Inc for racial bias in hiring and promotions has designated the probe as “systemic,” attorneys for three job applicants and a manager who claim the company discriminated against them told Reuters on Friday. A “systemic” probe means the agency, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, suspects company policies may be contributing… Continue reading U.S. Agency Probes Facebook for ‘Systemic’ Racial Bias in Hiring, Promotions