Here are a few links to some interesting stories from the
last week. There are a couple of articles about interesting developments in the
world of pension funds, as well as analysis of a recent Supreme Court oral
With the use of real-time social media posts becoming
ubiquitous, employees need to be increasingly aware of the possibility that
what they post on Facebook or Twitter may be discoverable in a potential
With the holiday coming up, I wanted to write a quick post
linking to some interesting (and in one case bizarre) labor and employment law
stories. I hope everyone has a safe and happy Thanksgiving.
I hope everyone has managed to stay safe and as dry as
possible over the past few days. With Hurricane Sandy starting to move out of
the region Tuesday evening, I wanted to post about a few issues employers and
In a continuation of a recent post that analyzed what constitutes
a “reasonable accommodation” under the Americans With Disabilities Act, this
post summarizes a great article by the FMLA Insights blog that looks into the
Back in May, the EEOC issued new guidance about the extent to
which employers could use a job applicant’s criminal arrest history as a factor
in the hiring process. Our
A Georgia woman has filed a lawsuit against a Warner Robins
church after having been terminated after church officials allegedly told her
she was “living in sin”. The woman claims she was fired as a Nursery School
Here are a collection of links to look over. First are a few interesting articles on pension plans. Given the controversial nature of entitlement spending nationwide, the articles give a range of ways in which pension disputes can be handled. Second are some links to some recent employment law developments that are relatively quick reads.
Pension Links
The EEOC has commenced a suit against food retailer King
Soopers for firing a bipolar worker in violation of the Americans with
Disabilities Act. The EEOC is alleging the company refused to accommodate and
The EEOC recently obtained a settlement against the Delano
Regional Medical Center (DRMC) of Bakersfield, California, which included a
fine of $975,000. The DRMC had been accused of harassing and discriminating
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