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Overview of Major Federal Employment Discrimination Laws
Various federal, state, and local laws prohibit discrimination against employees and job applicants in the terms and conditions ... (ARTICLE)
Legal Remedies for Harassment in the Workplace
In addition to what an employer can/should do to respond to harassment in the workplace, it is also ... (ARTICLE)
Understanding General Liability Insurance
In today's litigious society, even small mishaps can result in large lawsuits. That's why general liability insurance, along ... (ARTICLE)
Understanding Workplace Discrimination
Everyone agrees that workplace discrimination has no place in the modern business world. But not everyone understands the ... (ARTICLE)
Texas Supreme Court rules arbitration clause can't bar retaliation claim
An arbitration provision eliminating a fired employees' claim for retaliatory discharge is unconscionable, the Texas Supreme Court has ... (PERIODICAL ARTICLE)
3rd Circuit rules punitives may be available for union's privacy violations
A labor union may be held liable for punitive damages due to privacy violations under the Driver's Privacy ... (PERIODICAL ARTICLE)
Missouri Court of Appeals rules smoker's family can sue for wrongful death
A wrongful death claim by a deceased smoker's family is not precluded by the smoker's previously unsuccessful personal ... (PERIODICAL ARTICLE)
Punitive damages not allowed without prior hearing.
CASE ON POINT: Little Company of Mary Hospital v. Superior Court of Los Angeles, (04/12/2008) -CA ISSUE: Exemplary ... (PERIODICAL ARTICLE)
House passes Paycheck Fairness Act.
The U.S. House of Representatives on July 31 passed a bill that would lift the cap on compensatory ... (PERIODICAL ARTICLE)
5th Circuit rules plaintiffs can get attorney fees for mistrial
Plaintiffs who were successful at their second trial alleging race discrimination under Title VII can recover attorney fees ... (PERIODICAL ARTICLE)
Court Hears First Appeals Motion in DuPont Spelter Case
The state Supreme Court of Appeals heard the first of three motions for appeal in the DuPont Spelter ... (PERIODICAL ARTICLE)
U.S. Supreme Court to hear Exxon punitive damages case
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case challenging a $2.5 billion punitive damages award against ... (PERIODICAL ARTICLE)
4th Circuit upholds punitive damages in ADA case
An employer's repeated denial of a deaf employee's requests for a sign language interpreter during employee meetings and ... (PERIODICAL ARTICLE)
'Junk fax' plaintiff can get $500 per fax, rules New Jersey Appellate...
A plaintiff who received repeated unsolicited faxes can collect $500 in damages per fax under the Telephone Consumer ... (PERIODICAL ARTICLE)
Medical privacy laws don't shield disclosure of patient info, rules...
Federal and state medical record privacy laws do not prohibit the disclosure of patient information in a lawsuit ... (PERIODICAL ARTICLE)
Governor's Involvement in Lawsuit Questioned
Attorneys representing clients who claimed to have been harmed by a former zinc smelting site in Spelter are ... (PERIODICAL ARTICLE)
Collecting attorney fee may violate automatic stay, rules 5th Circuit
An attorney can be liable under the Bankruptcy Code for seeking to collect a fee in violation of ... (PERIODICAL ARTICLE)
Wrongful death action separate from emotional distress claim, rules...
A mother's claim for intentional infliction of emotional distress is separate from her wrongful death claim on behalf ... (PERIODICAL ARTICLE)
Pink slip issue
Towers Perrin, a Stamford-based company that ranks among the most prestigious human-resources consultancies in the country, is being ... (PERIODICAL ARTICLE) | |
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