- Pete Mackey | April 03, 2009 5:34 AM | Mobile, AL
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Miscellaneous
Alabama Governor Bob Riley joins several other southern republican governors who claim they intend to refuse that part of the stimulus package which would provide additional unemployment benefits...
- Pete Mackey | February 21, 2009 8:00 AM | Mobile, AL
Category:
Miscellaneous
In recent cases, the Alabama Supreme Court has held that an unemployment compensation (UC) agency hearing officer’s ruling can have a preclusive effect on the claims and defenses of both...
- Pete Mackey | February 20, 2009 8:00 AM | Mobile, AL
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Miscellaneous
The entrepreneurial spirit is a wonderful thing. To an entrepreneur, a problem is not a bad thing, it is an opportunity for a money making solution. Unfortunately, some entrepreneurs would rather...
- Pete Mackey | February 10, 2009 4:32 PM | Mobile, AL
Category:
Miscellaneous
This week, Congressman Hank Johnson from Atlanta, Georgia will introduce the Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009. This is an act which would prohibit mandatory arbitration clauses in consumer,...
- Pete Mackey | January 06, 2009 8:30 AM | Mobile, AL
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Miscellaneous
The Democrats controlling Congress are looking to overturn the Supreme Court's recent decision which limited worker's discrimination claims by providing a restrictive statute of limitations. The...
- Jon Lewis | June 21, 2008 5:58 PM | Birmingham, AL
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Workplace Discrimination
On Thursday, June 19, 2008, the United States Supreme Court issued a ruling on age discrimination. According to the Birmingham News, the Court held 7 to 1 that "when older workers are...