Former Landor Employee Files Age Discrimination Suit against Agency

Applebee's Hostess to Receive $100k in Trans Bias Lawsuit

An Applebee’s franchise will pay $100,000 to a former hostess who identifies as transgender for harassment and gender discrimination, following a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

Disaster Recovery Workers Recover $2.5 Million in Back Wages Following DOL Investigation

The U.S. Department of Labor recovered over $2.5 million in back wages for thousands of disaster recovery employees involved in Hurricane Harvey recovery efforts, following a series of investigations which revealed that both Lovin Contracting Co. Inc. and Coastal Staffing Services paid immigrant workers far below the required wages.

New York State and New York City Anti-Sexual Harassment Obligations Go into Effect

As of September 6, 2018, all New York City employers must conspicuously post a sexual harassment prevention poster designed by the Commission on Human Rights in both English and Spanish and distribute an information sheet to individual employees.