Boss Watch

Illegal activities of Southern bosses during the week between Friday, February 27, and Friday, March 6 Every day across the south workers are killed on the job, stolen from, discriminated against, or sexually harassed. Sometimes the employers are caught. Here are a couple stories from last week: Florida Killers The U.S. Department of Labor has…

Illegal activities of Southern Bosses during the week between Friday, February 20, and Friday, February 27 Every day across the south workers are killed on the job, stolen from, discriminated against, or sexually harassed. Sometimes the employers are caught. Here are a couple stories from last week: Florida KilLers The U.S. Department of Labor has…

Illegal activities of Southern Bosses during the week between Friday, February 13, and Friday, February 20 Every day across the south workers are killed on the job, stolen from, discriminated against, or sexually harassed. Sometimes the employers are caught. Here are a couple stories from last week: Alabama Killers A U.S. Department of Labor investigation…

Illegal activities of Southern Bosses during the week between Friday, February 6, and Friday, February 13 Louisiana Harassers Minden Seafood, LLC, and Dorcheat Seafood, LLC, operators of restaurants Minden Seafood and Dorcheat Seafood and Grill, will pay a former employee $34,000 in back pay and emotional distress damages to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit filed…

Illegal activities of Southern Bosses during the weeks from Friday, January 9, to Friday, January 15 Florida Discriminators Hare Krishna Lakeland, LLC, operating as a Motel 6 in Lakeland, Florida, resolved a charge of discrimination with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). According to the charge filed with the agency, the Lakeland Motel 6 discriminated…

Illegal activities of Southern Bosses during the weeks between Friday, January 2, and Friday, January 9 Quick Stories Texas Discriminators Peak Performers, incorporated as St. Vincent de Paul Rehabilitation Services of Texas, Inc., an Austin-based staffing agency providing staffing and recruitment services for workers with disabilities, agreed to pay $160,000 to a disabled former employee…

Illegal activities of Southern Bosses during the weeks between Friday, December 5, and Friday, December 12 Florida Discriminators Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation and Marriott Ownership Resorts, Inc., sellers of timeshare programs for hotels and vacation clubs, agreed to settle a religious discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) for $175,000 and…

Illegal activities of Southern Bosses during the weeks between Friday, November 28, and Friday, December 5 Alabama Killers ALdotcom has an excellent piece analyzing the last decade of data from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. They counted “more than 3,600 severe injuries and deaths at nearly 2,000 Alabama employers over the last decade” and…

Illegal activities of Southern Bosses for the weeks between Friday, October 31, and Friday, November 28 Alabama Law Violators An AL(dot)com analysis of mass layoffs in the state finds that employers in Alabama only follow the federal Worker Readjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act – which requires them to provide at least 60 days notice…

Illegal activities of Southern Bosses for the weeks between Friday, October 17, and Friday, October 31 Tennessee Thieves The Chattanooga Times Free Press reported on a wage theft lawsuit: Chattanooga resident Phillip Dennis alleged Trident Transport did not pay him overtime when he worked more than 40 hours in a work week. For example, Dennis…

Illegal activities of Southern Bosses for the weeks between Friday, September 26, and Friday, October 3 Georgia Killers The U.S. Department of Labor has cited a Florida painting contractor for willfully exposing workers to fall and drowning hazards. Investigators with the department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration determined that on April 7, 2025, Seminole Equipment…

Illegal activities of Southern Bosses for the weeks between Friday, September 12, and Friday, September 26 Florida Endangerers Following two federal safety inspections, the U.S. Department of Labor has cited a Jacksonville roofing contractor with 10 safety violations for willfully exposing workers to fall hazards by not requiring them to wear fall protection while working…