

Wage Theft? You Need a Lawyer, and Here's Why
KCRW released a report, the first in a series covering the investigation of labor abuses in the Los Angeles restaurant industry. This...


Court Ruling Strengthens Protections Against Cell Phone Tracking
In the federal drug trafficking case United States v. Lambis, the use of evidence from a cell phone tracker has been controversial....


For the Working Poor, Postal Banks Offer a Leg Up
Donna Borak of the wall street journal recently published an article unpacking the tenets of the proposed party platform as the DNC opens...


Who (or What) Are the Real Job Creators
With all that's going on under the big top in Cleveland, the concept of "job creators" is back in vogue. And since his status as a...


Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Leaves Network Outfoxed
Vulpine wordplay notwithstanding, former Fox News host Gretchen Carlson has laid serious allegations against FNC chief executive and...


Lack of Sick Leave is Unsurprisingly Bad for Employee Health
A recently published poll, a joint effort between NPR, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and Harvard's T.H. Chan School of Public...


Long Beach and LA Ports See Union Protests
On Thursday, July 7th, operations at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles ceased for one hour ahead of negotiations between the ILWU...


Unions Fight Back Against Boeing Amid Norwegian Airline Controversy
Boeing, the airplane manufacturing giant, has always had a somewhat dynamic relationship with the union workers who assemble and crew...


Cyber Bullying and Cyber Stalking in the Workplace
Part Two: what it is and how to prevent it There's been a recent movement, or rather a series of movements, recognizing cyberbullying as...


Right to Die Law Raises Questions of Disability Discrimination in California
California's so-called right to die law went into effect June 9th, and its potential ramifications have been hotly debated between...