A former U.S. Border Patrol agent who was fired for his views on illegal immigration and the drug war has filed a lawsuit against his former employer alleging wrongful termination. According to WestLaw News & Insight, the lawsuit was filed jointly with the...
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Sex discrimination lawsuit filed against Toshiba
A senior human resources manager employed by a U.S. unit of Toshiba Corp has filed a sex discrimination lawsuit against her employer. The lawsuit seeks class-action status on behalf of all current and former female workers of Toshiba in the U.S. The...
Supreme Court Rules Retaliation Protection Extends to Family Members
Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a women's fired fiancé could pursue a retaliation claim against the company that formerly employed them both. The court's unanimous ruling expanded protections to close family and friends of workers who file...
Dick’s Sporting Goods Settles Class Action Wage and Hour Lawsuits
Dick's Sporting Goods Inc was sued by employees who claimed that the company violated wage and hour laws on a large scale. The company recently settled multiple wage and hour class action lawsuits brought against it and five individuals, including the...
Social Media Can Pose Problems for Employers, Employees: Part 3
The previous two posts discussed how more and more employment law cases going before the courts involve social media. This week, an NLRB judge is set to hear the NLRB's first complaint involving social media. As an increasing amount of these complaints...
Social Media Can Pose Problems for Employers, Employees: Part 2
The previous post began to discuss the increasing problems involving the intersection of social media and the workplace. An interesting article by Jeanette Borzo recently published by The Wall Street Journal examines some of the specific cases...
Social Media Can Pose Problems for Employers, Employees: Part 1
As more and more people and companies join social media networks like Facebook and Twitter, the lines between personal life and work life can quickly blur into each other. The type of information people might innocently include on their Facebook profiles is often the...
HP to Investigate Hurd’s Resignation, Severance Package
An investigation has begun to look into the circumstances surrounding Mark Hurd's departure from Hewlett-Packard Co. Hurd was forced out as CEO of the company over allegations of sexual harassment and inaccurate expense reports. HP filed papers in federal court in San...
CA Appeals Court Rules Work Emails to Attorney Not Privileged
Employees should not assume privacy when they send written communications through electronic devices owned by their employer. A recent decision by the Third District Court of Appeal in California ruled that employees' e-mails sent to an attorney may not even be...
EEOC Says Workplace Discrimination Claims Up in 2010
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced on Tuesday that more discrimination claims were filed with the agency in 2010 than in any other year. According to an article in Business Insurance, there were 99,922 discrimination claims filed about...
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