ERISA plaintiff entitled to ‘displacement’ benefits 
Published: September 1, 2010
Tags: ERISA
An employee who lost his job after the sale of his company was entitled to job displacement benefits under the terms of his ERISA plan, the 3rd Circuit has ruled in affirming summary judgment.
Service workers may be entitled to overtime
Published: September 1, 2010
Tags: fair labor standards act, interstate commerce, overtime
Workers for local service providers may be entitled to overtime under federal law because their employers have a sufficient nexus with interstate commerce, the 11th Circuit has ruled in reversing judgment.
New Supreme Court term packed with big cases
By Kimberly Atkins -
Published: September 1, 2010
Tags: arbitration, civil rights, Criminal Law, Employment Law, preemption, retaliation, Supreme Court
This term the U.S. Supreme Court will take on issues ranging from the ability to file suit in matters involving arbitration clauses or federal regulations, to retaliation and privacy issues in employment law, to major criminal law and civil rights questions.
Lawyer can enforce promise of higher pay
Published: August 31, 2010
Tags: misrepresentation, reliance
A lawyer could enforce his firm’s representations that he would receive a larger share of profits should he perform beyond expectations, the Minnesota Court of Appeals has ruled in affirming a $1.7 million jury verdict.
Deaf worker may be entitled to interpreter
Published: August 30, 2010
Tags: AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT, disability discrimination
An employer may be obligated to provide a deaf worker with a sign language interpreter at staff meetings, disciplinary hearings and training sessions, the 9th Circuit has ruled in reversing a summary judgment.
Job applicant with dreadlocks can’t get damages
Published: August 30, 2010
Tags: religious discrimination, Title VII
A Rastafarian who claimed he didn’t get a job because of his dreadlocks can’t recover damages for religious discrimination, the 7th Circuit has ruled in affirming judgment.
Employer can’t contest FMLA eligibility
Published: August 27, 2010
Tags: estoppel, Family and Medical Leave Act
An employer was estopped from contesting an employee’s eligibility for family leave because she could reasonably rely on her supervisor’s approval of time off following the death of her husband, the 8th Circuit has ruled.
Construction workers win $2.2 million settlement
Published: August 27, 2010
Tags: California, construction, unpaid wages
More than 120 workers state officials say were cheated out of their wages by a Livermore, Calif.-based construction company will be getting $2.2 million in back pay as part of a $3.9 million settlement.
Sex discrimination claims by male plaintiffs increase
By Denise M. Champagne and Allison McAndrew -
Published: August 27, 2010
Tags: EEOC, gender discrimination, sexual harassment
Whether it’s Jimmy Fallon’s male stage manager suing him because he was replaced by a woman or Michael Douglas’s character fighting for his professional life in the film “Disclosure,” more men are complaining about being victims of sexual discrimination and harassment.
Executive’s bonus payments are ‘wages’
Published: August 26, 2010
Tags: bonus, employment contract, wage and hour
A corporate executive was entitled to damages under state wage and hour law when he didn’t receive bonus payments required under the terms of his employment contract, the Connecticut Supreme Court has ruled in affirming a $283,000 judgment.
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