Archives
- 2010.09.04: Investigation: Hostile Working Environment at OshKosh B'gosh Retail Stores
- 2010.09.02: Stunning: $8.1 Million Dollar Jury Verdict Against Michael's Arts & Crafts
- 2010.09.01: Breaking: Eleventh Circuit Greatly Expands the Number of Employers Required to Pay Overtime to Employees
- 2010.08.27: Disney World to Pay $433,000 in Unpaid Wages to Employees
- 2010.08.25: Mortgage Originators, Processors and Loan Officers are Not Entitled to Overtime
- 2010.08.24: West Palm Beach Firefighter Denied Promotion Because he is Black
- 2010.08.24: Not Breaking News: Paralegals Are Entitled to Overtime Compensation
- 2010.08.18: What the Eleventh Circuit Giveth, the Eleventh Circuit Taketh
- 2010.08.16: Federal Judge Approves $750 Hourly Rate for Prevailing Employee's Attorney
- 2010.08.15: Most "Internships" Are Really Illegal Unpaid Jobs -- Are you an unpaid summer intern?
- 2010.08.14: Breastfeeding in Public Receives New but Limited Legal Protection
- 2010.08.13: Former Miami News Anchor Wins Nearly $1M in Damages in Age Discrimination Case
- 2010.08.12: Jackson Lewis Liable for $1M in Legal Malpractice Case Stemming from Failed Defense of Employment Discrimination Lawsuit
- 2010.08.11: Baker Landscaping Corporation of Palm Beach County Faces Class Action Over Upaid Wages and Unpaid Overtime
- 2010.08.10: A Cool $12 Million Avoids Sexual Harassment Lawsuit for Hewlett-Packard
- 2010.08.08: Eleventh Circuit: Facial Hemorrhage Is Not a Serious Medical Need For Purposes of Civil Rights Lawsuit
- 2010.08.05: Discrimination Lawsuits by Men on the Rise
- 2010.08.05: Gunman in Connecticut Workplace Killing Apparently Suffered Extreme On-the-Job Racism
- 2010.08.05: What is a "Stray Remark" and why do you care?
- 2010.07.28: Alabama Dep't of Mental Health Violated Servicemember's Right to Reinstatement Following Deployment to Iraq
- 2010.07.27: Breaking News: Corbitt v. Home Depot is Dismissed by Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals
- 2010.07.27: False Claims / Qui Tam Retaliation Lawsuit Filed Against MedVance Institute
- 2010.07.23: Hostile Work Environment Claims Require "Threatening" or "Humiliating" Comments
- 2010.07.20: Aventura Limousine Sued (Again) for Unpaid Overtime under the FLSA -- a/k/a Beware of the Limitations of the FLSA's Motor Carrier Act Exemption
- 2010.07.16: Third Circuit: Law Firm Shareholder Booted Due to Her Gender Not Protected by State & Federal Anti-Discrimination Statutes
- 2010.07.03: Eleventh Circuit Reinstates Retaliation Lawsuit Against Royal Atlantic Developers Stating that the Claims Should Have "Sailed Through" Summary Judgment
- 2010.06.16: Starbucks Settles Disability Discrimination Lawsuit for $80,000
- 2010.05.22: Lie Detector / Polygraph Testing of Employees is Almost Always Illegal
- 2010.05.07: Department of Corrections Liable For Failure to Prevent Inmates from Sexually Harassing Female Correctional Officers
- 2010.05.04: Bank of America Facing Class Action Lawsuit for Sex Discrimination and Pay Inequities
- 2010.04.26: Massive Class Action Against Walmart is Affirmed by the Ninth Circuit
- 2010.04.18: International Shipping Partners Class Action Alleges Unpaid Wages and Overtime
- 2010.04.09: Breaking News: Major Law Firm Forced to End its Mandatory Retirement Program
- 2010.04.06: Eleventh Circuit Makes it Harder to Win Family and Medical Leave Act Lawsuits
- 2010.03.31: Breaking News: New Jersey Supreme Court Rules that an Employee's Emails to Attorney on Employer Owned Laptop Remain Privileged
- 2010.03.29: Chicago Bakery Pays $350,000 to Settle Discrimination Lawsuit by Mexican-Americans
- 2010.03.27: Kmart Pays $120,000 for Trying to Force the Retirement of an Older Pharmacist
- 2010.03.23: Breaking News: Supreme Court to Decide Whether an Oral Complaint Can Form the Basis of an FLSA Retaliation Lawsut
- 2010.03.21: Administaff Temporary Staffing Agency Settles Jewish Discrimination Lawsuit for $115,000
- 2010.03.19: Pregnancy Discrimination Results in $570,000 Settlement
- 2010.03.17: Walmart Sued for Violating Family and Medical Leave Act
- 2010.03.12: Les Schwab Tire Pays $2M to Settle Gender Class-Action
- 2010.03.09: Miami-Dade County Passes First in the Nation Wage Theft Ordinance
- 2010.03.07: Jackson Memorial Hospital to Lay Off 4,500 Workers by Early May
- 2010.03.05: Walmart Pays $11.7 Million to Settle EEOC Sex Discrimination Suit
- 2010.03.04: Men -- the New Victims of Sexual Harassment and Discrimination
- 2010.03.03: Personal liability under the Famiy and Medical Leave Act is not limited to corporate officers
- 2010.03.02: Eleventh Circuit Affirms Supervisory Liability Against Police Chief for Failing to Intervene
- 2010.03.02: Washington Inventory Sued for Unpaid Wages and Overtime
- 2010.03.01: Lexus Sued for Denying Employment to a Turban-wearing Sikh
- 2010.02.28: UPS Pays $46,000 and Makes Policy Changes to Settle Religious Discrimination Lawsuit
- 2010.02.27: More Allegations of Religious Discrimination Against Abercrombie & Fitch
- 2010.02.25: More Proof that the EEOC is Stepping up Enforcement under Obama Administration
- 2010.02.24: Sarelson Law Firm Wins Major Reversal in Age Discrimination Lawsuit
- 2010.02.23: Eleventh Circuit Affirms Jury Verdict and Injunction Against Alabama Dep't of Transportation
- 2010.02.23: Illegal Child Labor on the Rise in South Florida
- 2010.02.22: Breaking News: Novartis Pharma Pays $3.5M to Settle False Claims Lawsuit
- 2010.02.20: Should Employees File Suit Against their Employer While Still Employed?
- 2010.02.19: IRS & Tax Fraud - New Federal Law Encourages Employees to Report Employers
- 2010.02.18: Eleventh Circuit Reinstates False Claims / Qui Tam Retaliation Lawsuit
- 2010.02.17: Age Discrimination Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Walmart
- 2010.02.17: EEOC Settles Race Discrimination Lawsuit Against Big Lots for $400,000
- 2010.02.16: Breaking News: Office Depot Goes Viral Against Whistleblowing Employee
- 2010.02.15: Casa Casuarina (Miami Beach's former Versace Mansion) Sued for Sexual Harassment
- 2010.02.13: $10M Punitive Award in Racial Discrimination Case Thrown Out
- 2010.02.12: Nationwide Class Action Filed Against Toyota in Southern District of Florida
- 2010.02.11: Breaking News: Florida Power & Light Employees Allege Corporate Fraud
- 2010.02.10: "No Head Covering" Policies Continue to Violate Florida and Federal Law
- 2010.02.09: EEOC Settles $6.2M Americans with Disabilities Act Claim Against Sears
- 2010.02.08: Race Discrimination Claim Dismissed Because Employee Failed to Inform the Bankruptcy Court
- 2010.02.07: Genetic Discrimination in the Workplace - New Federal Law is Ahead of its Time
- 2010.02.06: When is a "Partner" really just an "Employee?"
- 2010.02.05: Breaking News: American Airlines' Skycaps Certified as Class Action for Lost TIps
- 2010.02.05: MasTech Settles with DOJ in USERRA Lawsuit on behalf of Army Reservist
- 2010.02.03: Breaking News: Ryder Trucking Lays off 67 Workers in Jacksonville, Florida
- 2010.01.30: Discrimination Against Federal Air Marshals? Really...?
- 2010.01.26: Federal and Florida Law Prohibit Discrimination Based on HIV Status
- 2010.01.25: Returning to Work After Taking Family and Medical Leave Act Leave
- 2010.01.24: Justice Department Sues Johnson & Johnson for Medicare Fraud
- 2010.01.22: AT&T's first-tier "managers" may be entitled to $1 billion in overtime compensation
- 2010.01.21: When does sexist language become sexual harassment?
