The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) fired one of its employees for disruptive conduct. He challenged the reason for his discharge in state court and a few years later filed a suit in federal court, this time claiming that he was terminated for a prior complaint of racial discrimination. The man had worked for IDOT [...]
16. May 2012
Missouri lawmakers have sent the governor legislation that will prohibit workers from suing one another for accidental workplace injuries, the operative word being accidental. Lawsuits would be permissible only when the injury has been caused “purposefully and dangerously.” This was the least contentious part of the 3-part plan that was seeking changes to the workers [...]
16. May 2012
If issues, related to a new contract, are not sorted out, workers at eight Twin Cities hospitals, could resort to striking later this month and be off their jobs. As it is mandatory for unions to give a 10 days’ notice before striking, unions, representing the workers, have voted to authorize a two-to-five day strike [...]
15. May 2012
In Nashua, the three principals finally received what they had long been waiting for, an approval that would allow them to start their positions during the month of July. They received the approval earlier this week but there were some setbacks that did occur when it came down to the starting salary that they would [...]
15. May 2012
A neo-natal intensive care unit nurse lost her job for too many unplanned absences. She filed a lawsuit, alleging that her employers had violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) for failing to accommodate her – by allowing an indefinite number of absences. The woman had been working at Providence St. Vincent, a facility in [...]
15. May 2012
The City of Cincinnati’s Retirement System, in an endeavor to move the city’s retirement fund contribution, back towards the black, is asking the Council to double last year’s retirement fund contribution. At the moment the city is facing a retirement fund deficit of 728 million dollars over the next 30 years. The Retirement System’s Board [...]
14. May 2012
Richard M. Schulze, known for being the founder and chairman of Best Buy, has chosen to step down from his position due to an ongoing investigation. The investigation took place due to a former chief executive having an improper relationship with another employee. It turns out that Schulze knew about the relationship yet failed to [...]
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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit recently upheld a jury’s verdict against Service Temps, Inc. regarding disability discrimination. The original lawsuit had been filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) on behalf of an applicant who is deaf. Service Temps, doing business as Smith Personnel Solutions, had refused to hire [...]
Continue reading...11. May 2012
Ever since the Bill Haslam took office as Governor for the state of Tennessee during the month of January in 2011, over one thousand state employees have been cut, which means a whole lot of layoffs have taken place. Only a few of these employees have had the opportunity to be placed in new positions, [...]
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Due to declining revenue, a company reduced the size of its workforce. When the company’s marketing manager was let go, he filed a lawsuit, claiming that the loss of his job was because of his age. The courts, however, saw things differently. The man worked at ITW Air Management, which sells devices to clean, cool [...]
Continue reading...11. May 2012
In yet another victory for employees to protect their privacy, the state Assembly passed a bill that makes anything that could be designated as private on social networks out-of-bounds to employers. California will become one of the first states to disallow companies from asking job applicants, personal information, like their user names and passwords on [...]
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The Chicago Teachers Union conducted a poll amongst its 25,000 members Thursday regarding unsolved problems and unanswered questions regarding the school board. One official called it a “dry run” for a potential strike vote, if the current situation remained unattended. Union officials said they conducted the poll to see what percentage of the workers, under [...]
Continue reading...10. May 2012
There are a number of people in the United States that happen to be dealing with a serious disease, commonly referred to as the sitting disease. Basically, this disease means that you do a whole lot sitting and much less moving around. This often happens when people are stuck working at a desk in the [...]
Continue reading...10. May 2012
A woman on both FMLA (Family and Medical Leave Act) leave and sick leave took a trip to Cancun, Mexico, midway through the four-week allotted time for leave. When her employers learned of the trip, the woman was terminated for violating the company’s sick leave policy. She filed a suit, alleging FMLA interference. The woman [...]
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16. May 2012
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