The Founder of American Apparel Terminated for Sexual Harassment Lawsuits

December 17, 2014 Legal Team
Dov Charney, a Canadian businessman who founded American Apparel at 20 years old, has been terminated from the company “for the cause.” The board of directors for American Apparel, based in Los Angeles, voted to officially remove Charney from his position. American Apparel has been criticized in the past for over-sexualized advertising campaigns and...
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After a Hack like Sony’s, a Lawsuit Is No Surprise

December 16, 2014 Legal Team
Yesterday, two former Sony Pictures Entertainment employees sued the company for failing to protect employee data. The suit was filed in federal court in Los Angeles, alleging the entertainment studio failed to secure both computer networks in place from the hackers.The joint plaintiffs, who are suing on behalf of a similarly situated class, are...
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America’s Next Top Lawsuit

December 12, 2014 Legal Team
For twenty-one seasons, model mogul Tyra Banks has produced and hosted America's Next Top Model, a reality show competition where women (and in the most recent cycles, men) vie for the title for which the show is named and a large modeling prize. The show spun off a successful franchise of modeling shows internationally,...
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Department of Labor—Answering Your Impending Paid Sick Leave Questions

December 10, 2014 Legal Team
So we all know that a mandatory paid sick leave policy will come into effect at some point in 2015. But we might still be fuzzy on the details. When will it all happen? How? Do I, as the employee, have to do anything different?We're here to answer a few lingering questions you may...
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First—Criminal Murder Trial, Second—Civil Lawsuit

December 9, 2014 Legal Team
Matt and Grace Huang, an Asian American married couple, were sent overseas to Qatar as engineers for the Colorado-based MWH Global. Matt, who had worked for the company since 1999, had been assigned to Qatar to improve the country's infrastructure in time for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.The Huangs, along with their three adopted...
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