On October 16, 2020, Maria Ruiz filed a wrongful termination lawsuit in Santa Clara County Superior Court alleging that she was unlawfully fired in retaliation for reporting and protesting unsafe conditions—including failure to provide masks and handwashing supplies and to enforce social distancing—at her corporate-owned McDonald’s store located at 2040 N. First Street, San Jose, […]
On October 13, 2020, Black workers at a corporate-owned and operated McDonald’s restaurant located in Lakeland, Florida, filed an amended complaint alleging that they were fired for filing an earlier civil rights lawsuit against McDonald’s in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida. Plaintiffs Monica Scott and Augusta Moody alleged that McDonald’s used […]
Michael Rubin honored as a Top Attorney for fifth year in a row September 16, 2020 – The Daily Journal’s annual list of Top 100 Attorneys in California named Altshuler Berzon LLP partner Michael Rubin for the fifth straight year, honoring him for his groundbreaking work on behalf of low-wage workers and the environment. Citing […]
September 16, 2020. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals today issued a published decision in Belgau v. Inslee, No. 19-35137, rejecting claims by former union members, represented by a conservative advocacy organization, who alleged that their First Amendment rights were violated when their state employer deducted union membership dues that the plaintiffs themselves had agreed […]
August 25, 2020 – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit today rejected a constitutional challenge to Ohio’s use of a democratic system of exclusive representative collective bargaining to set employment terms for public school teachers. Like many other states, Ohio allows units of public employees, if they choose, to elect a union […]