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$4 Million Award in L.A. for Hispanic Boss Harassing Disabled White Coworker
Category: Workers’ Compensation and Employment Law | August 31, 2015
The City of Los Angeles has been ordered to pay a white ex-groundskeeper more than $4 million due to harassment and retaliation based on race and disability discrimination. James Duffy, a mentally disabled gardener employed by L.A. from 1991 until … Continue reading
$16 Million Verdict Upheld in Grain Elevator Death Lawsuit
Tags: employment, wrongful death Category: Workers’ Compensation and Employment Law | August 31, 2015
An Illinois appellate court upheld a $16 million verdict award against a northwestern Illinois company for the families of two people who died in a grain elevator accident. The defendant Consolidated Grain and Barge, argued unsuccessfully on appeal they were not … Continue reading
Attorneys Can Advise Clients to “Clean Up” Social Media Pages
Category: Workers’ Compensation and Employment Law | August 6, 2015
The Florida Bar Professional Ethics Committee said in a recent advisory opinion that attorneys may advise clients to “clean up” their social media pages ahead of litigation—including changes to privacy settings and removing information. The advice is ethical as long as … Continue reading
EEOC Sues AutoZone for Racially Segregating Chicago Workers
Category: Workers’ Compensation and Employment Law | August 6, 2015
The United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) brought suit against AutoZone, Inc. for racial discrimination after the auto parts giant fired a black manager for resisting race-based transfer, according to the federal agency’s Charge of Discrimination. The EEOC claims … Continue reading
Bill Announced to Expand Federal Laws to Include Discrimination Protection for LGBT Individuals
As a follow-up to the Supreme Court’s decision of Obergefell v. Hodges legalizing same-sex marriage, lawmakers have introduced a bill to expand discrimination protection to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered (LGBT) individuals. (SupremeCourt.gov). Currently, less than half of the states … Continue reading
San Francisco Shooting Brings Attention to “Sanctuary Cities” and Their Policies Regarding Undocumented Immigrants
Category: Immigration Law | July 15, 2015
Last week, amid an already heated discussion surrounding immigration reforms in the United States, the world learned of the shooting death of 32-year-old Kathryn Steinle by an undocumented immigrant in California. Ms. Steinle, while taking a walk on a popular … Continue reading
UPS Faces Employment Discrimination Suit from EEOC
Category: Workers’ Compensation and Employment Law | July 15, 2015
Following a lawsuit filed against clothing store Abercrombie & Fitch Inc for discrimination based on an applicant’s appearance due to religious reasons, shipping giant United Parcel Service Inc (UPS) is now facing a similar suit by current and potential employees … Continue reading
Lawyer is Denied Identity of Online Critic who Disparaged Her on Avvo
Category: Blog | July 13, 2015
The Washington State Court of Appeals rejected a subpoena from a lawyer seeking to discover the identity of an anonymous reviewer who smeared her on Avvo, an online lawyer directory. Deborah Thomson, a divorce lawyer in Tampa, Florida, failed to make … Continue reading
The National Advocates Expands Membership Options to Include Top 40 Under 40
Category: Workers’ Compensation and Employment Law | July 9, 2015
As our organization continues to grow, we welcome all input and suggestions from our members and are constantly looking for ways to make the organization a continued success for many years to come. It is based on some of those … Continue reading
Same-Sex Spouses To Benefit Financially from Supreme Court’s Gay-Marriage Decision
Category: Workers’ Compensation and Employment Law | June 26, 2015
Friday’s monumental ruling concerning same-sex marriage from the Nation’s highest court may give same-sex couples more cause for celebration than originally thought. In a vote of 5-4 on June 26, 2015, the Supreme Court ruled to allow same-sex couples the … Continue reading