#ICYDK: Recent data leaks involving a Hong Kong-based airline’s customer data—along with other alarming data leaks by social media platforms—have once again put data protection in the spotlight. https://goo.gl/51Q5gu
Workers Are Quitting Their Jobs in Record Numbers
More U.S. workers are quitting their jobs than at any time since the numbers have been recorded. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported that 3.5 million people—or 2.3 percent of the total workforce—left their jobs voluntarily in October, the most recent month for which data exists. Private-sector workers quit at a rate of 2.6 percent in October, up from 2.4 percent the previous year. https://goo.gl/UUY2uL
Restaurant Operations Director Advances Age-Discrimination Lawsuit
#ICYMI: The director of operations for several McDonald’s franchise restaurants can proceed with her age-bias lawsuit against the franchise owners, a California appellate court ruled. Although the owners claimed that they fired the plaintiff to save money in light of declining profits, a jury could find that this explanation is a pretext for unlawful discrimination, the court said. https://goo.gl/PAet5Z
Employee Didn’t Agree to Arbitration Provision in Company Handbook
#ICYMI: A former employee had not agreed to arbitrate employment disputes, even though the employee handbook contained a provision mandating arbitration, because the employee had not signed that page, a California appeals court ruled. https://goo.gl/KWHCPo