News about Keller Grover, and current events in whistleblower & employment law

California's Department of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) has cited a German multinational company following the death of an Antioch man at a manufacturing plant in Bay Point. Henkel Corporation is now facing $200,825 in fines for multiple serious and willful workplace safety violations. The 26-year-old Antioch man was hired as a temporary worker by a staffing agency, HR Comp. While on the job he was pulled into an unguarded mixer shaft, causing him to become stuck and sustain fatal … [Read more...]

No one is safe from the grip of an employment arbitration agreement, even if the named arbitration forum is no longer operational, as a Virginia housekeeper recently found out. In the case of Schuiling v. Harris, a live-in housekeeper signed an arbitration agreement, which was originally prepared for the employer's auto business, specifying the National Arbitration Forum (NAF) as the arbitrator if any disputes between them occurred. "The agreement was solely for arbitration purposes, as it did … [Read more...]

A case has shed light on medical marijuana employee rights and labor protections in the industry. It's no secret that the medical marijuana business is growing across the nation, as an increasing number of states are legalizing its medical use, with some even permitting recreational consumption. But as these new business ventures begin to pop up across the country, although federal laws still prohibit the sale and use of the herb, employees are left wondering are they still covered by state and … [Read more...]

An agreement hidden in the fine print that waives your legal right to a trial when disputing claims against a company is being found in an ever-increasing number of consumer-business contracts including those with your bank and other financial institutions. But what many consumers don't realize is that this agreement, called a mandatory arbitration clause, is not in their best interest. In fact, a study by the Pew Charitable Trusts' Safe Checking in the Electronic Age Project found that 66 … [Read more...]

U.S. consumers were dealt a huge blow by the U.S. Supreme Court, who ruled that corporations may use arbitration clauses to prevent dissatisfied consumers or disgruntled employees from joining together and filing a consumer class action lawsuit. Keller Grover LLP and other consumer and employment attorneys are now sounding off about the controversial ruling, stating this decision will likely have widespread ramifications for all U.S. consumers and employees, who seemingly won't be able to … [Read more...]