Rachel Kremer, a former sales consultant at Zillow, is suing the company for sexual harassment. The suit alleges that the work environment at Zillow was nothing short of an “ adult frat house.” Zillow is an online real estate marketplace where users can find information about homes and local real estate professionals. During her employment […]

A New York judge recently ordered Emstar Pizza Inc., owner of 7 Papa John’s locations in the Brooklyn and Queens area, to pay $800,000 to employees for unpaid wages. For six years, Emstar allegedly underreported employees’ hours, rounded work hours down, and failed to pay overtime. Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is also considering taking legal […]

Sony Pictures Entertainment and Anthem, the second biggest US Health Insurer, are being sued for failing to protect confidential information from hackers. Following a security computer breach, the personal information of current and former employees and customers was compromised.  The class-action lawsuit against Sony alleges that Sony has known about these weaknesses for years yet did nothing to […]

Willie Degal, Food Network’s celebrity restauranteur, is settling a wage theft lawsuit filed against his restaurants in Bayside, Queens, Midtown, and New York City. Degal, owner of Uncle Jack’s Steakhouse, will have to pay out $900,000 for the settlement. The lawsuit was filed by employees of the restaurant, alleging that they weren’t paid a legal […]

Tyler Perry, actor, director, screenwriter, playwright, producer, author, and songwriter, is suing a former employee, Joshua Sole, for criminal trespassing. Sole allegedly tampered with the alarms and surveillance equipment and climbed through a suspended ceiling at the Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta in order to come face-to-face with the media mogul. Because of this, Perry […]