The ILM Group got sued by the government for refusing to hire women. Then, it disappeared. Or did it?
Will Evans
Senior Reporter and Producer
Will Evans is a senior reporter and producer for Reveal, covering labor and tech. His reporting has prompted government investigations, legislation, reforms and prosecutions. A series on working conditions at Amazon warehouses was a finalist for a Pulitzer Prize and won a Gerald Loeb Award. His work has also won multiple Investigative Reporters and Editors Awards, including for a series on safety problems at Tesla. Other investigations have exposed secret spying at Uber, illegal discrimination in the temp industry and rampant fraud in California's drug rehab system for the poor. Prior to joining The Center for Investigative Reporting in 2005, Evans was a reporter at The Sacramento Bee. He is based in Reveal's Emeryville, California, office.
Posted inWorked Over, Workers’ Rights
Government sues temp agency with history of discrimination
The manager of an Automation Personnel Services branch was known for her racial slurs and routine discrimination, two former employees say.
Posted inInequality, Worked Over, Workers’ Rights
Meet the ‘poster child’ for fighting discrimination investigations
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has been investigating racial and gender discrimination at Maryland-based Aerotek’s temp agency branches since 2008.
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Posted inImmigration, Inequality, Worked Over, Workers’ Rights
Kill bill: How Illinois’ temp industry lobbying quashed reform
A state bill would have provided proof that temp agencies were shutting out black workers in favor of Latinos they could more easily exploit. This is the story of why the bill was born – and how it was killed.
Posted inWorked Over, Workers’ Rights
Oklahoma company acknowledges discriminating against temps
The owner of a Tulsa, Oklahoma, temp agency, Stand-By Personnel, admits that employees drew up discriminatory job orders.
Posted inMoney and Politics
Billionaires versus the press
The list of billionaires who have sued the press includes the Koch brothers and several casino magnates.
Posted inWorked Over, Workers’ Rights
Manager reportedly urinates on employee – and keeps his job
A North Dakota oil field services company agreed to settle a discrimination case brought by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on behalf of a worker who says he already had suffered constant verbal abuse – including racial epithets – before he allegedly was peed on by a manager.
Posted inWorked Over, Workers’ Rights
You might be eligible for overtime pay, but will your boss pay up?
The Obama administration’s new overtime rule could mean extra bucks for those extra hours at work – but only if your boss follows the rules. And historically, that doesn’t always happen.
Posted inWorkers’ Rights
Why do poultry workers wear diapers on the job?
The chicken-eating public might worry about the risks of salmonella. Or maybe animal cruelty. But for workers in poultry plants, there’s another, more immediate concern: going to the bathroom.
Posted inUncategorized
Beware the labor strife in your on-demand app
It may sound arcane, but it’s a raging battle of the new economy: whether workers should be classified as “independent contractors” instead of regular employees.