Wrongful Termination

Workplace social media use is a fertile ground for potential federal labor law violations, according to a new guidance memo released by the acting general counsel of the National Labor Relations Board detailing...

NEW YORK -- SME Consolidated, Ltd., part of the Betesh Group, is pleased to announce that it has prevailed in its dispute with Camuto Consulting, Inc. regarding Camuto's termination of the license previously...

NAPLES, Fla. -- Health Management Associates, Inc. (NYSE: HMA) announced today that it is providing additional information pertaining to the January 10, 2012 Securities and Exchange Commission's ("SEC") Form 8-K filing announcing Timothy...

NEW YORK -- Attorney Advertising--Bronstein, Gewirtz & Grossman, LLC is investigating potential claims on behalf of purchasers of the securities of Health Management Associates Inc. ("Health Management" or the "Company") (NYSE:HMA), concerning whether...

Trial Court Determines that Company's Yu-Gi-Oh! License Agreement Remains in Effect; Audit Claims against 4Kids Ruled "Meritless" NEW YORK -- 4Kids Entertainment, Inc. (Pink Sheets: KIDEQ), the global children's entertainment and merchandise licensing...

Reintegration is a core element to achieving conflict termination in Afghanistan. During the nascent stages of the Afghanistan Peace and Reintegration Program, or APRP, I recognized the great strategic potential reintegration held to...

Constitutional Claims and Civil Rights Student and parents sought review of summary judgment granted in favor of school district and college regarding violations of stuent's free exercise of religion and right to due...

The headquarters for Jackson's Parkway Properties Inc. will move to downtown Orlando, Fla., in early 2012, according to a statement made by the upcoming CEO in a Florida newspaper in October. A handful...

Mentioned throughout the court file of James Hahn's wrongful termination lawsuit against the Delta Health Alliance is a possible grant from DHA to University of Mississippi Medical Center to help the hospital pay...

The First Amendment's ministerial exception bars a wrongful discharge suit brought by a teacher who was fired by a religious school because she was living with her boyfriend, the California Court of Appeal...

A pharmaceutical company violated state public policy when it fired a sales representative after she objected to plans to sell products for "off-label" uses and refused to circumvent federal anti-kickback laws, the 6th...

VALENCIA, Calif. -- MannKind Corporation (Nasdaq: MNKD) announced today that it reached a final resolution of the arbitration proceedings initiated by John Arditi, MannKind's former Senior Director - GCP - Regulatory Affairs. During...

DULUTH, Ga. -- After over a year of contentious arbitration litigation against Fox Insurance Company, ProCare Pharmacy Benefit Manager was pleased to receive an arbitration award that included the finding of the arbitration...

It is a myth that insurance covers only unintentional injuries or damages. In exposing that myth, Christopher French discusses the fortuity doctrine and the expected or intended exclusion, explains how principles such as...

Key points This case emphasises that employers should deal with disciplinary matters in a consistent manner. Notwithstanding that general principle, it highlights the possibility that employers can discipline employees differently where the circumstances...

Key points The EAT said that the tribunal's failure to deal with re-employment was a "striking omission". A finding that a dismissal was genuinely on the grounds of redundancy does not remove the...

Suitable subjects for a conversation "Whatever the rules say, no employer should put themselves in the position of using protected conversations for behaving in a discriminatory manner," advises Charles Wynn-Evans. This means walking...

The Government confirmed plans for "the most radical reform to the employment law system for decades" last month, in response to its recent consultation on resolving workplace disputes....