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As an employee who has struggled with workplace issues — a wage and hour problem, perhaps, or maybe discrimination or harassment — you need action to make the problem go away. Here is a guide for how to talk to your boss about what is going on.

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has sued two defunct Fresno, California based food companies, Zoria Farms and Z Foods, on behalf of four female employees who allegedly suffered sexual harassment, discrimination, and retaliation several years ago.

You’re a CEO or a Human Resources (HR) executive who wants to do everything possible to avoid such lawsuits. To that end, here is a quick primer on retaliation.

Maybe you are an employee who suffered mistreatment at work, and you want to know what to do if your employer retaliated against you for filing a discrimination complaint with the EEOC. Or perhaps you are a CEO or a Human Resources (HR) executive who wants to do everything possible to avoid such lawsuits.

SACRAMENTO, August 9, 2018 — National mortgage banking firm Summit Funding, Inc. based in Sacramento CA lost a $1.6 million binding arbitration for age discrimination and constructive discharge on July 5th. The case is now in Superior Court to confirm the Award and convert it to a judgment against Summit.

Tandem lawsuits were filed last month against Pizza Hut and Domino’s pizza franchise owners in the Los Angeles area. Two class action suits, filed on behalf of hourly wage workers, were filed in superior court in Los Angeles County.

A ‘no tipping’ restaurant has settled a wage dispute with workers. In the custom of Europe and Asia, one of the minor trends in the American restaurant industry in recent years is the concept of the ‘no tipping’ restaurant. Purportedly, restaurant servers are paid higher wages or salaries, in lieu of tips, and menu prices reflect those higher wages.

Wal-Mart customers are ZIPping mad over ZIP code data. In October 2013, Wal-Mart customers failed to convince U.S. District Court for the Central District of California Judge Manuel L. Real to certify their class, in a case involving Wal-Mart’s collection of customer names and addresses during credit card transactions.

A former sports agent stands accused of trade secret theft. A Texas employee trade secrets case is again making headlines as a former employee and owner of a prominent Dallas sports marketing company stand accused of lying to the local District Attorney.

There is no doubt that Trader Joe’s Peanut Butter-filled Pretzels are a staple of the Monrovia, California-based retailer’s specialty snacks. Trader Joe’s has been carrying the pretzels for more than 25 years and counts them as one of the grocer’s most popular snack food items.