Discrimination in the workplace is alive and well and continues to stifle the careers of women, people of color and others. Sometimes, however, people who face discrimination have the courage to push back. For example, five female officers who work for the New York Probation Service recently filed a discrimination case in Manhattan federal court … Read more
The San Bernardino District Attorney’s Office has begun examining reports and evidence in the 22,000-acre El Dorado Fire, launched by a botched gender reveal party over the weekend of Labor Day 2020. The fire started on September 5th at El Dorado Ranch Park in Yucaipa. The fire burned 22,744 acres for 23 days. Cal Fire … Read more
Earlier this week, Pinterest announced a $ 22.5 million deal with former employee Francoise Brougher. Earlier this month, Pinterest agreed to pay $ 22.5 million to resolve a sex discrimination and retaliation lawsuit filed by Francoise Brougher, a former chief operating officer. According to the agreement, the settlement includes a $ 2.5 million investment “to … Read more
A Miami judge recently cleared a class action lawsuit against CBS Broadcasting, Inc. relating to labor law and gender and age discrimination. If a jury rules against the company, the verdict could “have a nationwide impact on the 29 CBS-owned and operated television stations known as CBS Television Stations, Inc.” Close up of 100 dollar … Read more
Professors Nora Freeman Engstrom (left) and Robert L. Rabin (right) at Stanford Law School. California has long been a leader in tort law. In the 1963 Greenman v Yuba Power Products case, the state broke new ground by imposing strict liability on manufacturers for defective products, an approach quickly adopted by the Second Restatement of … Read more