Workplace Discrimination

• New Congress and Obama to Overturn Supreme Courts Ruling On Discrimination Case?

  Greg Webb | January 14, 2009 9:33 PM | 0 CommentsCharlottesville, VA

  Democrats in Congress, along with President-elect Obama, are planning a swift action to overturn a Supreme Court decision, which makes it more difficult for people to challenge discrimination in...

• Losses Suffered By Employee Benefit Plans Ripe For Litigation, Study Shows

  Gary Shipman | January 14, 2009 12:56 PM | 0 CommentsWilmington, NC

  Class action litigation involving losses suffered by employees through their employer sponsored benefit plans will increase in 2009, according to a report issued by a law firm that focuses on...

• The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act and the Paycheck Fairness Act: timely help for employees

  Timothy Smith | January 12, 2009 11:28 AM | 1 CommentTraverse City, MI

  The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act and the Paycheck Fairness Act have reached critical mass in Congress and looks to become law under our next administration. So, what are they and how does this...

• The Ledbetter Bill Nears Passage

  Pete Mackey | January 11, 2009 10:07 PM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL

  The Lilly Ledbetter Act, along with the Paycheck Fairness Act, was passed by the House last Friday and the Ledbetter Act could reach the Senate as early as next week. The Ledbetter Act increases the...

• Obama Administration Planning To Overturn Supreme Court Decision On Discrimination Challenges

  Wayne Parsons | January 05, 2009 12:59 PM | 0 CommentsHonolulu, HI

  The New York Times (1/5, A13, Pear) reports, President-elect Barack Obama and Democrats in Congress are planning swift action to overturn a Supreme Court decision that made it much harder for people...

• Mass Lay-offs and the WARN Act - you have a right to notice!

  Timothy Smith | December 29, 2008 10:41 AM | 1 CommentTraverse City, MI

  It seems that every week here in Northern Michigan, we're reading about layoffs. People are losing their jobs left and right. Many folks think that just because they are at will employees [they...

• USA Today Malpractice Editorial Off the Mark

  Christopher Nace | December 29, 2008 9:23 AM | 2 CommentsWashington, DC

  A recent editorial in USA Today suggests that physicians are forced to practice defensive medicine to head off lawsuits. The editorial suggests that lawyers are the only ones benefiting from the...

• Wal-Mart Settles Wage and Hour Claims/FLSA Violations

  Timothy Smith | December 26, 2008 2:38 PM | 3 CommentsTraverse City, MI

  On Christmas Eve 2008, Wal-Mart agreed to settle nearly 65 state and federal class-action lawsuits filed by current and former employees. The heart of the claims made by the plaintiffs included...

• Fair Labor Standards Act Violations - getting cheated out of overtime pay.

  Timothy Smith | December 22, 2008 6:04 PM | 0 CommentsTraverse City, MI

  The Fair Labor Standards Act [FLSA] states very clearly that qualifying employees who work over 40 hours per work week are to be paid at time and one-half for that over time. Some employers have...

• Returning to Work: Getting Information About the Return to Work Process

  James Cool | December 21, 2008 4:05 PM | 0 CommentsVentura, CA

  With the year wrapping up, many workers are taking time off to spend with friends and families. But workers who have been injured on the job just prior to the holidays may be planning on...