Workplace Discrimination

• Nancy DeParle – “Health Care Czar” – Has Strong Ties to Industry

  Jim Clark | July 08, 2009 5:59 PM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  In American politics, one phenomenon has plagued credibility of our federal government: the “revolving door”. It occurs when a person cycles between the private industry and a...

• Scrap Metal Fire Burns in Port of Tampa

  Courtney Mills | November 30, 2007 2:26 PM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  A huge scrap metal fire at a metal recycling plant broke out early this morning, sending reams of smoke billowing over an entire portion of southern Hillsborough County. Firefighters attempted to out the scrap metal fire at Trademark Metal Recycling with water, to no avail. Large clouds of smoke from the fire could be seen from miles away.According to media reports, the Hillsborough...

• FedEx Ground Drivers Not Independent Contractors

  Bob Carroll | June 21, 2006 6:58 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  FedEx Ground does a great job handling packages but not such a great job handling some of its employees. This story from US Newswire is only the tip of the troubles FedEx has brought on itself by trying to be cute with its drivers and their relationship with the company. FedEx Ground Could Be Out Nearly $100 Million from Recent Employment-Related Legal Actions and Tax Assessments(R)ecent cases...

• Overtime Wages Not Paid By Corporation

  Bob Carroll | February 07, 2007 7:05 PM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  The nonpayment of overtime wages of sales reps - Act Two following the nonpayment of overtime wages of installation workers. Does anyone see a pattern at IBM? Could the maintenance workers file the next overtime lawsuit?IBM Hit With Overtime SuitIBM Corp. has been hit with another proposed class action lawsuit that accuses the computer giant of intentionally misclassifying its sales...

• La-Z-Boy Accused Of Violating Rights Under Family And Medical Leave Act

  Bob Carroll | September 06, 2006 1:18 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  A woman filed a $1 million plus lawsuit against La-z-Boy, Inc., last week in U. S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri.Lori Ann Adams claims La-Z-Boy officials violated her rights under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act by firing her on Sept. 2, 2004. She says she suffered more than $300,000 in actual damages for lost wages, benefits, "diminished future earning capacity,...

• Discrimination Continues In The Workplace

  Bob Carroll | February 04, 2007 11:12 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  Employment discrimination charges increased in 2006. Is it because more victims are saying "I'm not going to take it anymore"? Or, more employers are ignoring the law? Or, the EEOC is becoming more aggressive? No matter the cause, it is obvious discrimination in the workplace continues in America. And, Florida is not an island of equality in a sea of discrimination.EEOC Discrimination...

• Wage And Hour Cases Are Not Mysterious

  Bob Carroll | January 27, 2007 10:29 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  Solved mystery of the week.Wage-And-Hour Class Actions Continue To GrowMany employment defense attorneys agree that wage-and-hour cases have taken up more and more of their time in recent years. Now, thanks to a report published by Seyfarth Shaw LLP on Monday, there is hard evidence to back up this speculation.I do not have to speculate about an increase in wage-and-hour cases. It is real, and...

• Even Newspapers Fail To Pay Overtime

  Bob Carroll | October 14, 2006 7:19 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  Newspapers get the word out. They keep us informed. They alert us to important events. They serve as a watchdog when our legal rights are violated.How could a newspaper fail to pay its reporters overtime required by law? Surely, the publisher and managing supervisors of a paper would have read many reports of other employers who did not comply with the law. Yet, here is the proof that a...

• Retaliation For Filing Of Sex Discrimination Suit Nails Employer

  Bob Carroll | September 02, 2006 8:11 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  The lawsuit was filed because of gender discrimination. The jury found there was none. But, it found the employer had retaliated against the employee for filing the suit. Result: a $150,000 verdict against the University of Florida. The Gainesville Sun has the details:Professor awarded $150K in suit vs. UFAfter nearly 10 hours of deliberation, a federal jury awarded a music professor...

• Computer Sciences Corporation Stock Options Investigated

  Staff Writer | July 20, 2006 8:52 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  The Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating Computer Sciences Corporation for possibly failing to report backdated stock options that were given to the company's executives. CSC announced last month that they are cooperating with the investigation, which focuses on whether the backdated options increased the executives' compensation.The informal request by the SEC for information...