Overly-Restrictive Confidentiality Policies Cost Google $27 Million
For a total of $27 million—including $9 million in attorneys’ fees--Google has settled a class action filed on behalf of roughly [...]
About Ann Kiernan
Ann Kiernan has litigated claims of wrongful discharge and discrimination before state and federal courts and administrative matters before the New Jersey Division on Civil Rights, the National Labor Relations Board and the Equal Opportunity Employment Commission, representing both employers and employees. Ms. Kiernan co-hosted The Employee Rights Forum, a weekly radio call-in show reaching up to a half-million listeners in the New York metropolitan area, and her articles on employment law have been published in many books and magazines. Both as a firm partner and as a director, Ms. Kiernan gained solid experience in management and human resources compliance. She has worked with Fair Measures since 1997.Attention, California Employers, Anti-Violence Training Must Be Completed by July 1!
Workplace violence is the second leading cause of fatal occupational injuries in the United States, and affects nearly 2 million American [...]
Eavesdropping Husband Commits Insider Trading, Loses Wife and $1.7 Million
Tyler Loudon and his wife lived in Houston, where she was a manager in mergers and acquisitions for BP, the international [...]
Goldman Sachs pays $215 Million to Settle Sex Bias Claims
Goldman Sachs has reached a $215 million settlement of a gender discrimination class action covering nearly 3,000 female associates and vice [...]
Apple to Pay $25 Million for Citizenship Discrimination
The U.S. Department of Justice has reached a $25 million settlement with Apple Inc. over allegations the company discriminated against U.S. [...]
Ignoring Harassment = $30 Million and Corporate Reforms
For more than a decade, young women complained that Paul Marciano, co-founder and Chief Creative Officer of Guess? Jeans, sexually harassed [...]
HP To Pay $18 Million To Resolve Age Discrimination Claims
HP Inc. and Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. will pay $18 million to settle federal and state claims that the company deliberately [...]
Persistent Suitor Fired for Facebook Messages
Alan Lorefice worked as a biologist for a state environmental agency for 20 years. One day, he invited DK, a female [...]
Circle K to Pay $8 Million to Settle Accommodations Suit
Circle K Stores, Inc., accused of systematically denying accommodations to pregnant workers and employees with disabilities, is paying $8 million to [...]
AI, Algorithms, and Employment Law
While artificial intelligence (AI) and other automated systems offer new opportunities for employers and employees, they also have the potential to [...]