Workplace Discrimination

• Sexual Harassment Verdict

  Jon Lewis | May 10, 2009 12:53 PM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL

  Hyundai was hit with a $5.79 million verdict last week for sexual harassment. The case was tried in federal court in Montgomery, Alabama. Alicia Haynes was the attorney for the plaintiff, Tammy...

• Census Report Confirms Race-Based Pay Disparities

  Harris Butler | April 28, 2009 9:47 AM | 0 CommentsRichmond, VA

  Companies continue to use discriminatory pay systems. Census figures released yesterday confirm that blacks and Hispanics continue to be paid less than whites for higher-paying jobs – and that...

• Overtime Claims to be Emphasized by Obama Administration

  Harris Butler | April 25, 2009 10:00 AM | 0 CommentsRichmond, VA

  In two recent articles, the Wall Street Journal reports that businesses are fearing a crackdown by the Obama administration on workplace practices. The Department of Labor will hire 150 new...

• 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...