The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has filed a lawsuit against Mavis Discount Tire, a supplier of tires and automotive parts and services based in Millwood, NY. The suit alleges that the company refused to employ females for numerous available positions, in contrast to some of the applicants being more than qualified. According to [...]
Continue reading...2. February 2012
Arriving late at work is bound to happen to everyone at some point. It generally isn’t a concern for your boss so long as it’s not a frequent occurrence or your excuse is believable. A recently study published by CareerBuilder at the company’s website showed that employees are not afraid to stroll in a little [...]
Continue reading...1. February 2012
Bryant, Arkansas mayor Jill Dabbs has been sued by the city’s former human resources director, Shayne King. King has been silent for the past year regarding her firing from city hall but has decided to tell her side of the story now. Dabbs has called the majority of King’s claims false even though King says [...]
Continue reading...1. February 2012
The Napa civil service system operated for nine months without having a permanent head but the city now has hired a permanent person for the job. Beginning on February 13, Nicole Bilich will become the city’s personnel director and civil service manager. She will oversee the civil service system that Napa voters created back in [...]
Continue reading...1. February 2012
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently announced proposed changes to military FMLA (Family Medical and Leave Act). The DOL issued a notice of proposed rulemaking that would expand family leave for those in the military, as well as instigate a special eligibility provision for airline flight crew employees. The FMLA, signed into law in [...]
Continue reading...31. January 2012
A forklift operator working at a warehouse in Mounds View, Minnesota, was fired for violating various company policies. His response? He sued his former employers for retaliation and a co-worker for defamation. Back in September of 2008, the plaintiff, who is white, testified on behalf of a black worker whose employment was recently terminated. The [...]
Continue reading...30. January 2012
Niagara Falls Mayor Paul A. Dyster’s efforts to find the best and the brightest to fill the highest positions within the city through nationwide searches have failed multiple times. There are four vacant positions within the city; community development director, fire chief, human resource director and NFC Development Corporation director. Dyster recently said that the [...]
Continue reading...30. January 2012
Pregnancy-based discrimination was outlawed back in 1978 by the Pregnancy Discrimination Act. Prior to the enactment of the law, employers would fire women employees who became pregnant or force them to take unpaid leave, according to the National Partnership for Woman & Families. Malcolm Coco, a professor of human resource management at Abilene Christian University, [...]
Continue reading...30. January 2012
Popular retail store chain Walmart will be paying monetary compensation to settle a disability lawsuit. The settlement, filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) on behalf of a former employee of the company, will also include nonmonetary relief. The EEOC filed the lawsuit back in October of 2010. In the suit, Walmart was [...]
Continue reading...27. January 2012
A lawsuit has recently been made against the Sam Houston State University, claiming that the university is guilty of both racial discrimination and retaliation. The lawsuit was filed within the United States Court in the Southern District of Teas in the middle of January. An African American woman, Angel Lamb is suing the university stating [...]
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3. February 2012
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