Workplace Discrimination

• Gender Wage Claim Allowed for Failure to Grant Tenure

  Harris Butler | April 23, 2009 3:59 PM | 0 CommentsRichmond, VA

  A U.S. District Court ruled that a Jackson State University professor’s gender discrimination claim that she was denied tenure is timely under the recently enacted Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay...

• Whistle Blowers And The Sarbanes-Oxley Act

  Pete Mackey | April 16, 2009 3:16 AM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL

  A former employee of McDonalds has filed a “whistle—blower” lawsuit against the company alleging misrepresentions relating to executive compensation in its 2007 proxy statement....

• Make Sure You Read Your Applications For Insurance

  Mike Bryant | April 15, 2009 9:11 AM | 4 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  There are two times when insurance companies are very interested in the activities of those that they insure. They are very interested in ensuring that they premiums get paid and they are again...

• Discrimination or Lay Offs - What are your rights as a pregnant woman?

  Carrie Strasser | March 27, 2009 4:52 PM | 0 CommentsCape Cod, MA

  Neither laying off a pregnant woman nor laying off a woman on maternity leave violates federal employment law, reported the New York Times, if the employer cites reasons for the lay off that are...

• Supreme Court Issues Ruling on Arbitration That Is Beneficial to Employees and Consumers

  Bill Tucker | March 11, 2009 1:27 PM | 0 CommentsRichmond, VA

  The Supreme Court of the United States recently issued a ruling that will likely prove helpful to employees and consumers when their employers or lenders seek to prohibit their access to court....

• Unpaid Overtime Hours - a rising trend.

  Timothy Smith | February 25, 2009 3:58 PM | 0 CommentsTraverse City, MI

  As the recession continues, it seems that we're seeing more and more employers getting into trouble by failing to pay overtime. As times get tough for area businesses, cutting overhead by limiting...

• The Ledbetter Act: Can Claims Arising Before It Became Law Go Forward?

  Pete Mackey | February 17, 2009 6:02 PM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL

  Since President Obama signed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, lawyers and legal commentators have been exploring the boundaries of this new law. The question is – can people file lawsuits for...

• Workplace Discrimination Claims On The Rise

  Chrissie Cole | February 07, 2009 9:09 AM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  Newly released figures show that discrimination claims against bosses dramatically increased by nearly a third in 2008. The report shows, almost half of all workplace discrimination cases are...

• EEOC Whistleblower Protection - The Supreme Court Says Yes To His Employer

  Pete Mackey | February 05, 2009 5:33 PM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL

  A unanimous Supreme Court held last week that an employee who provides information to his employer as part of a discrimination investigation is protected against retaliation for doing so. While...

• Workplace Discrimination Cases On The Rise

  Chrissie Cole | February 02, 2009 11:00 AM | 0 CommentsDayton, OH

  Newly released figures show, discrimination claims against bosses dramatically climbed by about a third last year. Nearly half of all workplace cases are race-related while complaints about age...