Customer Query of the Week

How should we address workers who are concerned or even fearful about the changes taking place to their benefits because of health care reform, especially during open enrollment?

Discrimination

Janitorial Service Pays $5.8 Million To Settle Suit Alleging Egregious Sexual Harassment (9/2/10)
EEOC

Race-Based Harassment Was Sufficiently Severe And Pervasive To Be Actionable (8/30/10)
8th Cir.

Offering Employee Opportunity To Switch Shifts To Avoid Working On The Sabbath Was Reasonable Accommodation Under Title VII (8/5/10)
D.Puerto Rico

Comments Of Executive Did Not Constitute Direct Evidence Of Age Discrimination (7/27/10)
LA Ct App

Employee's Physical Impairments Did Not Substantially Limit His Major Life Activities (8/27/10)
8th Cir.

School District's Reasons For Demoting Assistant Principal Were Not Pretext For Discrimination (7/12/10)
9th Cir.

City's Proffered Legitimate Reason For Discharging Firefighter Was Not Pretext For Race Discrimination (8/31/10)
8th Cir.

Sufficient Evidence Supported Jury Award In Sexual Harassment Suit (8/30/10)
8th Cir.

Remarks By Plant Supervisor Did Not Support Hostile Work Environment Claim (7/30/10)
US Dist Ct., S.D.Tex.

Employee Discharged Due To Altercations, Not Age Bias (8/30/10)
7th Cir.

Fact Issue Existed Whether Employee Was Subjected To Racially Hostile Work Environment (7/28/10)
US Dist Ct., M.D.Tenn.

Termination Of Hospital Chaplain Did Not Violate Title VII's Retaliation Provision (8/30/10)
7th Cir.

Terminated Employee Failed To Establish Pretext For Age Discrimination (8/16/10)
US Dist Ct., D.Conn.

FMLA

Employer Did Not Properly Request FMLA Medical Certification (9/2/10)
6th Cir.

Wage & Hour

Overtime Wage Suit Not Barred By Employee's Status As Illegal Immigrant (7/26/10)
US Dist Ct., S.D.Fla.

FLSA Preempted "Release And Waiver Of Overtime Compensation" (7/26/10)
US Dist Ct., S.D.Fla.

Workplace Insights

Amid Economic Woes, Americans Still Seriously Concerned About Work/Life Balance (9/1/10)
StrategyOne

One-In-Five Workers Have Trouble Making Ends Meet As More Indicate They Live Paycheck To Paycheck (9/1/10)
CareerBuilder

Whistleblower

OSHA Enhances Whistleblower Programs (9/1/10)

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