In California especially, employment and labor law seeks to protect employees and preserve their rights. Because of the state's added protections, California is commonly considered the most litigious state in the country. So what labor claims are the most litigated by employees?-Discrimination: Thanks to the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), California has codified...

Two female kitchen workers have prevailed on sexual harassment lawsuits against the high scale, Asian dining bistro. Because of PF Chang's poor treatment of these allegations, they are now on the book for a combined $931, 200.The story begins with Plaintiff Liliana Avila at the La Jolla location, who, at the time, was 20...

In 2012, Canon date entry worker, Anya McPherson, was terminated from the company after information from a background check reached the company. She had been on the job for 4 days when the company cited a felony from over a decade prior as the reason for her termination.Shortly after her termination, McPherson and her...

Celebrity chef David Burke, who is most famous for appearing on Iron Chef America, has been served with an employee lawsuit. Burke is not the first celebrity chef to be sued by a former employee, nor will he be the last. This suit is unique, however, since it seems Burke may have blatantly violated...

Managing editor Jimmy Soni, 29, left the Huffington Post in May to focus on launching the company's website in India. Then, Soni left the company a month later to focus on writing a mathematics book. So what really happened? Well according to employees of the media site, Soni was under investigation by AOL, the...