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A Showdown Between Plaintiffs and Defendant RE: Federal Arbitration Act

MassachusettsAn overtime pay lawsuit proposed as a class action in Massachusetts promises to be closely watched by legal pundits and others, given the various issues at play in a case that alleges misclassification of employees, together with an interpretation of the Federal Arbitration Act.
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Costco Discrimination Class Action Saved

Philadelphia Housing Authority Employees Sue

Final Four Coal Miners Found Dead

Abercrombie & Fitch Face Complaints of Religious Discrimination

Employer Sued Over Testing for Prescription Drug Use

In an interesting twist on employment law, Dura Automotive Systems Inc. in Tennessee is facing two separate lawsuits, both of which involve allegations that the company forced employees to undergo testing for legal drugs – specifically prescription pain killers.
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Resort Company Accused of Inaction Over Reverse Workplace Sexual Harassment Case

Firefighters Sue New Haven Over Tossing of Test Results

Costco Workers Clocked Off and Locked In

The Role of Personality Disorders in Employment Litigation

You may not be familiar with the formal diagnostic term, Personality Disorders, but as a practicing attorney, you undoubtedly have encountered individuals with these conditions. It's a fair bet that most of those encounters ended unpleasantly. For the plaintiff attorney, these are the clients who come in with a convincing and impassioned recitation of all the wrongs they have suffered in life or the workplace, but as discovery proceeds, you find the factual basis for their allegations appears thinner and thinner, and there may be a history of similar problems.
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- New Law Makes it Easier to Sue for Unequal Pay By Brenda Craig (Jan-29-09)
- The Racial Bias of Madison Avenue By Gordon Gibb (Jan-25-09)
- Digital Threats: Emerging Predatory Behaviors in the Workplace (Oct-31-08)
- Plaintiff Employment Lawyer Christopher Whelan goes after the Bad Guys By Brenda Craig (Sep-29-08)
- Hare, Wynn, Newell & Newton Attorneys: Head Teller Sacking Outrageous By Brenda Craig (Sep-5-08)
- Employment Law and Discrimination: "I Have a Dream" Still a Dream for Some By Gordon Gibb (Jul-20-08)