An employer at a law firm was paying his employees in cash whenever possible, and they would endorse an unsigned paycheck as receipt. One woman refused to sign, stating – later in court – that she needed a signed check for government financial assistance. She was terminated for noncompliance, and a lawsuit followed. When employees [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, February 2, 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...Tuesday, January 31, 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...Friday, December 30, 2011
A woman working at a company in Louisiana was fired, with obesity cited as the reason. She made a claim with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) that her employers had violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Though she died from conditions associated with her weight before she had her day in court, the [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, December 27, 2011
A Nebraska-based Union Pacific Railroad Co. has been ordered to reinstate an employee who had reported a work-related injury and was subsequently terminated. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), a section of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), issued the order for the company to pay the employee in Idaho a total of 300,000 [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, December 22, 2011
Calling in sick to work is a common occurrence. Many employees have varying reasons as to why they’ve called in, but there are apparently even more reasons provided to the boss. A recent online survey posted by CareerBuilder found that approximately 30 percent of employees have called in sick with a phony excuse in the [...]
Continue reading...Monday, December 19, 2011
Employers will try various ways to engage their workers, be it office parties or a weekend activity away from the workplace. Asking an employee to attend such an outing is one thing, but demanding that they attend strip clubs or brothels is something entirely different. And also illegal, if allegations prove true. Two former employees [...]
Continue reading...Monday, December 12, 2011
In 2010, holiday shoppers broke a record by spending just over a billion dollars on Cyber Monday, the post-Thanksgiving Monday dedicated to Internet deals. This year, the record was surpassed again, hitting nearly 1.25 billion. It’s perhaps not surprising that some shoppers are browsing for holiday deals while at work. One could also predict an [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, December 7, 2011
With age comes experience, and with that, wisdom. But as an employee, a person who is a little older is not excluded from the same regulations and restrictions as everyone else. Four men recently learned this after losing a case against their former employer. These men were working at a steel company in Pennsylvania for [...]
Continue reading...Monday, November 21, 2011
Employees often take FMLA (Family and Medical Leave Act) leave for an illness and/or any necessary surgery resulting from such illness. Others may be stressed at work from their boss’ conduct towards them. But can an employee claim that his/her employer is the reason that the leave was a necessity? James Breneisen began working at [...]
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