Employment Law Cases

Senate OKs Jobs Bill; Awaiting Obama’s Signature

admin — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:10:07 +0000

Companies that take on unemployed workers will get a temporary payroll tax holiday under a bill that easily won final congressional approval Wednesday.

Religious Discrimination in the Workplace

admin — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 09:00:16 +0000

Discrimination remains one of the greatest challenges to equality in our country. Although discrimination on the basis of religion and other factors has been made illegal, it still happens all too frequently. If you have faced discrimination because of your religious beliefs, age, race, or other factors, you may be entitled to compensation for your losses.

Court Orders Frozen Food Giant Schwana s to Comply with EEOC Subpoena in Sex Bias Case

admin — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:50:07 +0000

The subpoena, issued by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission pursuant to an investigation of a charge of sex discrimination filed by former Schwana s employee Kim Milliren, seeks personnel information about persons employed as general managers at Schwana s facilities nationwide from January 1, 2006 to the present.

The Pros and Cons of Severance Packages

admin — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 08:41:06 +0000

With the recent economic recession, many businesses are opting to downsize. Whether that entails budget cuts, expansion holds, or large scale layoffs, many employers are still struggling to stay afloat. If you have been the unfortunate victim of a company-wide layoff, your employer may offer you a severance package. Although seemingly well intended, some severance offers have drawbacks that you may not have considered.

The Long Fight for Labor

admin — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 08:40:13 +0000

On Feb. 4, a full year into Barack Obama’s presidency, conservative influence over the Department of Labor finally loosened.

Lawyers For Employers and Employees

admin — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 08:30:03 +0000

In any work environment, legal issues whether with the employees or the employers are bound to arise and hence the need for expert advice for either.

Due to the increasing rate of work related cases, lawyers have a plan to solve issues raised by both employers and employees. Realizing that the employment sector has its own setbacks, when approached by either group these lawyers ensure that they provide the necessary information to ensure that both these groups have a relationship that can benefit them.

The way these lawyers handle these cases vary. If they are representing the employer, they will ensure that they offer practical steps that can solve employee related issues before they escalate to court. One of the most common concerns for employers is drafting a contract that will suit their needs and that of employees, the lawyers will weigh all the options available and this will ensure that they come up with suitable contracts. In addition to this, they are able to help with revising existing ones and do the work that PR consultants do to ensure that the company will not get into any legal complications.

For the employee, lawyers are able to provide proper advice on how to go about handling cases of breach of contract on the part of the employer, whether it is unfair dismissal or failure to meet up to payment agreements and other contract provisions. There are instances when disagreements between the two groups do not need to end in court and as such, they will help the employee to come up with compromise agreements which if agreed upon end up saving court costs for the interested parties.

When considering consulting a lawyer, it is important to note that the charges for services offered will vary according to the nature of the case. This however should not stop anyone from seeking advice because there is always a possible way of making sure that the representation needed is availed.

Les Schwab settles sex discrimination lawsuit for $2 million

admin — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:20:08 +0000

Les Schwab Tire Centers, one of the largest automotive businesses in the West, has agreed to pay $2 million to settle claims it refused to hire qualified women who applied for jobs changing tires.

The Elements of a Contract

admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:10:03 +0000

It seems like just about everything now a days involves a contract in some form or another. When you buy a house, lease an apartment, enter into a business agreement, get a security system monitored, sign up for a gym membership, get a cell phone plan, etc, you are expected to wave through page upon page of small print. Whoever is in charge of sealing the deal will ask you to sign here, initial there, and sign and sign again. Much of the time you are probably not completely aware of what exactly you are signing into. And in reality, the lawyer that created the original contract probably does not expect you to actually read the whole contract itself.

Connecticut Unemployment At Its Highest Since 1976

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:00:07 +0000

Unemployment in Connecticut ticked up slightly to 9 percent in January, the highest yet in this recession, a new report by the state Department of Labor shows.

The Government’s Burden of Proof in Misconduct Appeals to the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB)

admin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:00:03 +0000

If a Federal government agency suspends an employee for more than 15 days, or fires that employee for improper conduct, the employee may have an appeal right to the Merit Systems Protection Board. If the employee can appeal to the MSPB, usually the agency has the burden of proving its case against the federal employee.