On behalf of Le Clerc & Le Clerc LLP | Jul 26, 2018 | Wage and Hour Claims
Workers have the right to earn a fair wage. Laws are put in place to govern hourly wages for workers in order to prevent individuals from unfair compensation. Unfortunately, not all employers abide by these laws, and some workers may suffer due to not receiving the...
On behalf of Le Clerc & Le Clerc LLP | Jul 24, 2018 | Workplace Harassment
Home Depot is offering an employee in Albany, New York, his job back after the company recently fired him for speaking up to a customer who hurled racist insults at him. Maurice Rucker, who is black, was working in the garden center when he asked a customer with a dog...
On behalf of Le Clerc & Le Clerc LLP | Jul 18, 2018 | Sexual Harassment
Many people choose to work in the nursing profession because they want to help people. Of course, coming in contact with numerous people does not always bode well. Unfortunately, it is not always patients or patients’ families that cause issue as other workers...
On behalf of Le Clerc & Le Clerc LLP | Jul 16, 2018 | Workplace Discrimination
Fifty years after the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) was passed, ageism remains too common and accepted, says a new report from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). Released June 26, 2018, the report examined age discrimination in the...
On behalf of Le Clerc & Le Clerc LLP | Jul 8, 2018 | Wage and Hour Claims
Wage theft is nothing new. Workers in California and across the country have been involved in wage and hour claims for generations, and it seems that the problem continues. Most often, reports tell of wage theft in retail, restaurants and seasonal employment, where...
On behalf of Le Clerc & Le Clerc LLP | Jul 5, 2018 | Pregnancy Issues
Most women have goals in life that they hope to achieve. Some of those goals may involve career success, and others many involve starting a family. For many women, it is not unusual to have both of these goals in mind. While the majority of career women are perfectly...
