Tag: labor
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New Lawsuits Filed: Cochineal Extract in Starbucks Products, Salmonella in Pet Food and Eggs, Frito-Lay Challenge to Order for Production of Employment Data
A California resident has filed a putative class action against Starbucks Corp. alleging that the company deceived consumers by failing to disclose that some of its products were made with cochineal extract, a common food-coloring ingredient made from crushed insects. Anderson v. Starbucks Corp., No. BC485438 (Cal. Super. Ct., Los Angeles Cty., filed May 25, 2012). Seeking…
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Various Government Agencies Investigating Chipotle’s Hiring Practices
Chipotle Mexican Grill has filed a report with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) advising that the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia “is conducting an investigation into possible criminal securities law violations relating to our employee work authorization verification compliance and related disclosures and statements.” The probe follows investigations into the company’s compliance…
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California Labor Relations Board Enters Strawberry Farm Labor Dispute
The California Agricultural Labor Relations Board has filed a petition for injunctive relief against a Ventura County strawberry farming operation alleging unfair labor practices and seeking to stop the respondent from interfering with employees’ free exercise of rights under the labor code. State v. Montalvo Farms, LLC, No. 56-2012-00416985 (Cal. Super. Ct., Ventura Cty., filed…
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EEOC Not Entitled to Medical Information from Nestlé in Genetic Discrimination Case
A federal court in Kentucky has determined that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is not entitled to information about the medical examinations of Nestlé Prepared Foods employees in relation to a claim by one former employee that he was fired due to “genetic information” discrimination. EEOC v. Nestlé Prepared Foods, No. 11-359 (E.D. Ky.,…
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Iowa Kosher Meatpacking Plant Manager Seeks U.S. Supreme Court Consideration
Asking “Wouldn’t it be better, as a general rule, if judges who meet regularly with prosecutors in advance of a cascade of high-profile indictments didn’t hear the cases that follow?,” Slate court-watcher Emily Bazelon recently discussed the petition for certiorari currently pending before the U.S. Supreme Court in the case of the kosher meatpacking facility…
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Starbucks Can Limit Number of Pro-Union Buttons Worn by Employees
The Second Circuit Court of Appeals has determined that Starbucks Corp. did not violate federal labor law by adopting a dress code which limits the number of pro-union buttons its employees can wear on their uniforms. NLRB v. Starbucks Corp., Nos. 10-3511, 10-3783 (2d Cir., decided May 10, 2012). The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)…
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Employee Claims She Lost Job by Reporting Illegal Seafood Co. Practices
A New Jersey resident from Scotland, who began working in 2000 for seafood company North Landing Ltd. at the invitation of its former owner, has filed a wrongful discharge suit against the company, its new owners and a supervisor claiming that her concerns over the company’s purportedly illegal practices, when brought to the attention of…
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Labor Department Withdraws Child Agricultural Labor Proposal
In response to “thousands of comments expressing concerns about the effect of the proposed rules on small family-owned farms,” the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has withdrawn a proposal intended to reduce injuries among children working on farms by, among other matters, prohibiting them from using certain equipment. Instead, the Departments of Labor and Agriculture…