Employment law tidbits after the break.
Contributed by Eric A. Welter.Archive for the ‘News’ Category
Tidbits
Monday, August 30th, 2010Tidbits
Friday, June 18th, 2010To end the week, we wanted to pass along the following tidbits.
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Friday, January 22nd, 2010New and expanded theories of discrimination. More after the break.
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Monday, December 14th, 2009Our latest tidbits focus on wage and hour issues. More after the break.
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Monday, October 12th, 2009Tidbits
Friday, September 11th, 2009Our list of tidbits starts with “bad actors”. More after the break.
Contributed by Eric A. Welter.Employers Face Increased Federal Enforcement Efforts
Wednesday, September 9th, 2009The U.S. Department of Labor recently announced the hiring of 250 additional investigators to assist with wage and hour investigations. A newly-released study suggests that the new DOL investigators will be busy. Law.com reports here that wage and hour violations are “running rampant” in the workplace. More after the break.
Contributed by Eric A. Welter.Apologies
Friday, August 21st, 2009My apologies. The blog has been down since mid-July due to a move to a new server and a new domain address. The blog’s address is now: http://laconiclawblog.com/.
Welcome back!
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Wednesday, July 15th, 2009Tidbits
Monday, June 29th, 2009Here are some tidbits we found interesting:
The Unfair Business Practices blog has a post here about an interesting Virginia federal court decision involving the theft of computer data and the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (“CFAA”).
A post with an update on revisions to the Maryland unemployment law can be found here. (Maryland Employment Law)
$200 million wage suit filed against Northwestern Mutual. Law.com story here.
The U.S. Supreme Court decided the Ricci reverse-discrimination case today. SCOTUS Blog has a link to the opinion here. The internet will be awash with commentary by this evening, so we will be laconic and stop here.
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Monday, June 8th, 2009Tidbits
Tuesday, April 28th, 2009Virginia company agrees to settle whistleblower qui tam lawsuit with the government for $128 million. The employee gets $19.2 million. Article here.
Workplace defamation suits on the rise — Law.com
Top 100 Employment Law Blogs — Delaware Employment Law Blog
9th Circuit rules that transgender discrimination violates Title VII — Alaska Employment Law Blog. One has to wonder whether this decision will hold up.
Another for the worst terminations file — Workplace Prof Blog
News America whistleblower files for bankruptcy protection after being sued by former employer for breach of contract related to disclosure of confidential information — Consumer Goods & Retail Industry Litigation Blog
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Monday, April 6th, 2009Here are a few employment law tidbits to start the week. More after the break.
Contributed by Eric A. Welter.New Whistleblower Protections Under the Stimulus Bill: The McCaskill Amendment
Tuesday, March 24th, 2009The recent stimulus package contains new protections for whistleblowers. Any organization receiving stimulus funds should be aware of these provisions because, among other things, they contain posting requirements. More after the break.
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Monday, March 16th, 2009The Wall Street Journal Law Blog reports here that as the economy falls, age discrimination claims go up. Jottings By An Employer’s Lawyer has a short post on the topic here. The EEOC issued a press release about the record number of EEOC charges in 2008. 2009 should be a banner year at the EEOC. More tidbits after the break.
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