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EEOC to N.C. janitorial firm: Clean up this debt!
Access Services, a Charlotte-based janitorial services company, must explain to a judge why it failed to make court-ordered payments after it settled an EEOC discrimination lawsuit brought by a former employee. Luis Rodriguez had filed an EEOC
Updated: 11/20/2011 01:30A
Not every complaint is protected activity
Thus, they may assume that any punishment they experience is retaliation worthy of a lawsuit. Fortunately, that's not necessarily true. For example, to sue for retaliation under Title VII, the complaint has to relate to employment.
Updated: 11/20/2011 01:30A
Document discharge decision at time it's made
When an employee senses that she may be in trouble and about to lose her job, she may begin to review the last year or so with an eye toward filing a pre-emptory lawsuit. If she suddenly remembers alleged acts of discrimination, she's sure to complain.
Updated: 11/20/2011 01:30A
You're risking FMLA lawsuit if call-in rules don't allow flexibility in
Employers are generally free to set their own rules for when and to whom employees must call to report that they will unexpectedly have to miss work. But thanks to a recent 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals decision, that's now far less certain.
Updated: 11/20/2011 01:30A
When hiring, prepare for frivolous lawsuits
And that lawsuit may lack any kind of merit. These days, desperate applicants may feel they have nothing to lose by suing. That's why you should plan ahead. Document every decision to show it was fair, impartial and devoid of even arguable prejudice.
Updated: 11/20/2011 01:30A
East Hills, HUD agree on lawsuit settlement
A tentative settlement of a lawsuit stemming from the 2004 foreclosure of the Third East Hills housing development will be the subject of a hearing Nov. 29. The US Department of Housing and Urban Development foreclosed on the privately owned but
Updated: 11/20/2011 01:21A
Newbern City Board approves bids, grants beer permit
Board members also learned of a grant awarded to the police department, the possible completion of the town's sewer project and the outcome of the Depot Days lawsuit. Alderman Larry Fesmire moved to approve a bid for one of three new police cars in the
Updated: 11/20/2011 01:13A
Bushnell ordered to back claims
A local wrecker operator has been ordered by a federal judge to show why his lawsuit against the city and county should not be dismissed. In May, Robert L. Bushnell refiled a suit against Bedford County and the city of
Updated: 11/20/2011 01:10A
Beware Sec. 1981 lawsuits, which target race bias
The court agreed, but said that her identification as a member of the Asian race was different. It said that ethnicity and characteristics common to people from particular countries can be “race” for lawsuit purposes. (Chang v. Sodexho, No.
Updated: 11/20/2011 01:10A
PwC sued for alleged bias, retaliation in Tampa office
Issam Azziz, who worked in PwC's Tampa office, filed his lawsuit in federal court. Azziz claims his career at PwC was going well until he was interviewed for the in-house newsletter about the company's diversity initiative. Azziz commented that “there
Updated: 11/20/2011 01:09A
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