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CA Supreme Court Rules Employee Who Worked While on Medical Leave Will Get Trial
on Apr 23, 2008 in Employment Law Earlier this month the California Supreme Court ruled on 2 issues related to the California Family Rights Act (CFRA) and the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) regarding the termination of hospital employee Antonina Lonicki. Lonicki claimed she was suf...
Employer’s can not force you to break the law
on Jun 16, 2008 in Employment Discrimination employee rights discrimination employment attorney employment law public policy retaliation There is no clearly established public policy requiring employers to refrain from demanding that their adult employees work long hours, nor is any public policy directly served by employee’s refusal to work long hours. Upton v. JWP Businessland...
U.S. Supreme Court Intensifies Burden on Employers Defending Age Discrimination Lawsuits
on Jun 18, 2008 in Employment Law Today the U.S. Supreme Court made it more difficult for employers to defend lawsuits based on the Age Discrimination Employment Act (ADEA). In Meacham v. Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory, the Supreme Court ruled that the burden of proving that any ter...
With Claims Rising EEOC Releases New Religious Discrimination Guidelines
on Jul 21, 2008 in Employment Law The EEOC reports that discrimination claims, including those based on religion, are on the rise. New guidelines for religious discrimination went into effect July 22, 2008. The following information is directly from the new Section 12 of the EEOC c...
Michigan Businesses Can Be Vicariously Liable for the Actions of Their Employees
on Sep 2, 2008 in Employment Law Many businesses owners do not realize that their companies can be held vicariously liable for the torts of an employee who acts within the scope of his or her employment. (A tort is a civil wrong that causes injury to...