A draft German law has been devised to make it illegal for prospective employers to spy on …
Employment Law Issues
Washington Coca-Cola Workers File Lawsuit
A group of Washington Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. workers currently on strike filed a lawsuit …
Jones Act Riverboat Casino Not Vessel in Navigation
Observing that since 2002, the riverboat where the employee worked had been moored and stationary …
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No Sitting Allowed!
Eckerd Corp, doing business as Rite Aid, a nationwide drug store chain, subjected an employee to …
Employer Retaliation Against Employee By Requiring Waiver in Illinois EEOC Suit
Requiring employees to waive their rights under federal employment discrimination law and …
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Panic Attacks From Elevator Incidents Cause Heart Attack
Stimulus-Causing Physical Injury The heart attack of a worker who experienced a "panic attack" …
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Insulin Treatment for Diabetes Does Not Automatically Disqualify Worker
AT&T Services Inc. (AT&T), a major telephone company, will pay a former employee $60,000 to …
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Employer Perceives Disability Rescinds Employment Employee Sues
A disability discrimination lawsuit was filed against KobeWieland Copper Products, LLC …
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Tragic Workplace Violence in Connecticut – How Much Security is Needed in Workplaces
We hear about these tragedies across the country, but this one has happened near my hometown, …
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Can an Employer Be Sued for Denying Employee Religious Beliefs and Practices
Belk Inc., a department store chain, unlawfully discriminated against an employee by failing to …
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It Is An Equal Opportunity World – Women Harass Men At Work
If someone said a person was being sexually harassed at work most people would assume it was a man …
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Arizona Company That Provides Services to Disabled Settles Lawsuit For Discriminating Against the Disabled
Creative Networks LLC, a company providing services to the disabled, agreed to pay $110,000 to …
Retaliatory Discharge Borrowed Employees Are Protected As Well
A borrowed employee filed a retaliatory discharge action against the borrowing employer, contending …
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Should Record of Depression Prevent You From Working
The EEOC charged Health Delivery Inc. stating the firm unlawfully refused to return to work an …
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Yes, Bullying in Workplace IS Violence in Workplace
Violence is a growing concern in the workplace, and while many may think of violence as only …
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New York Comp Board Has New Employer Manuals
Two publications explaining to businesses how to remain compliant with workers compensation and …
Discrimination Actions Lead to $45,000 Settlement at Container Manufacturer
The largest manufacturer of metal food containers in North America, Silgan Containers Manufacturing …
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Employment Rate of Disabled Is 50 Percent Lower Than Non-Disabled
Attitudes continue to be seen by disabled persons as the single biggest barrier to New …
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Company Housed 65 Disabled Men in Bunkhouse is Subject to Million Dollar Fine
A Texas-based company, Henry's Turkey Service, shortchanged its mentally challenged workers by …
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EEOC Doesn’t Turn Blind Eye to ADA Disability Complaint Against Staffing Company
A federal judge entered a consent decree requiring a nationwide staffing company to pay $100,000 to …
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