9 Best Ways to Remain Informed About Your Personal Injury CaseColumbia, SC Columbia, South Carolina is the capital city of the state and serves as its geographic and cultural center. With a population of 146,306 individuals, the city is home to a diverse community, including people from various racial, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds. As such, the city, unfortunately, also sees a high number of accidents and personal injury cases.
Glass House Slapped with California Labor LawsuitLos Angeles, CA Glass House Brands Inc. was slapped with a proposed class action lawsuit last month, alleging California labor law violations. A former worker accuses the major California marijuana producer of engaging in a systematic pattern of wage violations, including unpaid overtime and unrealistic workloads.
Former X Corp. Workers ask Court not to Dismiss Gender Discrimination LawsuitSan Francisco, CA Two former X Corp. workers in February 2024 implored a California federal court to go ahead with their proposed class action labor lawsuit alleging gender discrimination. The plaintiffs said X's argument that they failed to allege that X exhibited a pattern of practice of discriminatory behavior should be rejected because they now have enough detail, and evidence indicating Musk’s own biases, to survive the company's motion to dismiss.
California Employment Lawyer Discusses Wage & Hour ComplaintsSan Diego, CA If your employer has taken advantage of you, consider speaking to an experienced wage and hour attorney. Nathan Kased’s clients are diverse: from blue collar workers who haven’t been properly paid to managers and sales people misclassified as independent contractors. “Overtime is the biggest issue, and wrongful termination is a close second,” says Kased.
44 Million Americans Drink PFAS-Contaminated Water, Says New StudyWashington, DC Data released by the Environmental Protection Agency shows that 44 million people in the U.S. have toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS in their drinking water, but that could be just the tip of the iceberg as the full scale of PFAS contamination is likely much more widespread. However, scientists at the Environmental Working Group (EWG) estimated in 2020 that more than 200 million Americans are exposed to forever chemicals in their drinking water.
California Drywall Company Slapped with Wage & Hour Lawsuit – Again.Riverside County, CA West Coast Drywall & Co is doing it again: underpaying its piece-rate field employees and instructing them to underreport their hours. The California drywall company settled a lawsuit for the same allegations in 2017, but just two years after the settlement, the company repeated the same California labor law violations. According to this lawsuit filed by Attorney General Rob Bonta, since August 2019 the company has shorted about 7,000 workers by failing to pay wages owed, overtime, and more.
Court Won’t Dismiss Doctor’s Bayer Roundup LawsuitPhiladelphia, PA A Georgia doctor's Roundup weedkiller lawsuit is going ahead, despite Bayer’s argument that federal regulators' approval of Roundup protected it from being sued under state law for failing to warn consumers of the product's risks.
Last Dance, Last Chance for the Texas Two-Step in J&J Talc LitigationTrenton, NJ Until mid-2023, the Johnson & Johnson talcum powder cancer lawsuits consolidated in the District Court of New Jersey have been essentially frozen in place, while the Third Circuit Court of Appeals evaluated J&J’s bankruptcy petitions. The stay involved a complicated bankruptcy scheme, commonly known as the “Texas two-step,” which would have permitted J&J to limit its financial liability by shifting the cancer claims to a newly-created, but severely underfunded subsidiary.
Stryker Overtime Lawsuit Goes AheadSanta Clara, CA Last month Stryker sales associates won a series of procedural victories in their California labor overtime lawsuit. The complaint claims that the giant medical device company failed to pay its sale associates overtime wages, failed to provide meal and rest breaks, and failed to reimburse their business expenses. Stryker classified them as outside sales exempt during training, but plaintiffs allege they were misclassified as overtime-exempt.