Employment Law Cases

Lexington sawmill owner charged with sexual harassment

September 30th, 2009

A federal lawsuit charges a sawmill operator allowed its male president and owner to sexually harass female employees and fired one woman who complained.

SuperVisors - Trample Rights - Pay Steep Price

September 29th, 2009

Our supervisor core training continues with understanding protected classes in the workplace. The courts (under Title VII Laws) ruled you can’t take rights from an individual employee which the courts have granted them. It’s is patently unfair not to train supervisor on these rights. What follows is a short synopsis of protected classes:

Compliance discussion covers Americans With Disabilities Act

September 28th, 2009

A free informational meeting for businesses concerned with complying with the Americans With Disabilities Act will be held 9 to 11 a.m. Wednesday.

A Federal Lawyer May Be Necessary to Get Your Federal Disability Retirement

September 27th, 2009

If you are a federal employee, there is a chance that one day you will be unable to perform your duties. Whether it is for a physical or mental issue is not really the issue, and even if the issue is not job related, the fact is that you may not be able to continue in the job you currently have.

Labor Department Telling Businesses Of Fund Hike

September 26th, 2009

The South Dakota Department of Labor is notifying employers that the amount they pay into the state unemployment trust fund is going up.

Retaliation II - The Supervisor’s Fast-Track to Court

September 25th, 2009

By now every human resources (HR) department should know to get all supervisors into core training on basic employment laws. We continue our core training by revisiting the subject of retaliation. Left untrained in this area, supervisors can unwittingly find themselves in the express lane- heading directly into court.

Rochester’s unemployment holds steady

September 24th, 2009

While New York’s unemployment shot up again, Rochester’s jobless figures remained steady at 8.1 percent, the state Department of Labor reported today.

Employment Law More Important Than Ever

September 23rd, 2009

Although California has the world’s eighth largest economy, experts anticipate difficult times ahead as the state struggles to recover from the recession. The UCLA Anderson Forecast Group has said they expected to see unemployment at 10% or higher through late 2011. The figures show that in today’s challenging economic climate where a steady paying job is as important as ever, a good understanding of employment law is a must.

Caltrans vs. Americans with Disabilities Act

September 22nd, 2009

Citing the estimated current cost of repairs as a partial reason for noncompliance with federal law, Caltrans heads to court against disability advocacy groups.

Company Administration

September 21st, 2009

Company administration is an option for business who are insolvent and are struggling to pay off debts to creditors. It can be initiated by the company’s directors/shareholders or even the creditors (such as the bank) who are owed money.

The administration process gives a business court protection from creditors whilst a solution to pay the company’s debts is figured out.

Whether the business can enter administration or not is decided in the high court, it can depend on if the company can be viable or not. If it is deemed that the company should enter administration then a licensed insolvency practitioner is appointed in the form of an administrator. The insolvency practitioner will thoroughly review the company and will take full control of the business. They can then look into what the best option for the business may be which may include selling the business or entering a company voluntary arrangement.

During administration, employees must still be paid wages, however if it is deemed that employees are no longer required, then redundancies will take place.

If the result is that the whole or part of the business is sold, then the contractual terms from the old company will be carried over to the new one.

Many companies are facing debt problems with the current financial climate and recession being a major factor, for example, long-established Tunbridge Wells print supplier Paterson Printing Ltd collapsed in May. Company administration was handed to Begbies Traynor in June which led to necessary action being taken to help the business.

The major benefits of administration are having time to recover your business without facing court action from your creditor within the administration time frame. The licensed insolvency practitioner will also actively be looking into the best possible outcome for your company. After administration, a surviving company should be looking into company rescue plans to recover the business so that they do not end up in debt to creditors once again.

The outcome for administration can be that the business can recover well enough to be saved and for employees jobs to be saved, however allot of the time redundancies will take place.