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Merrill restaurant settles sexual harassment complaint for 41K
A federal judge has ordered the owner of a Merrill restaurant to pay $41,000 to a former waitress who said she was sexually harassed and then fired.
Merrill restaurant settles sexual harassment claim
A federal agency says a Merrill restaurant will pay $41,000 to settle allegations it failed to prevent a cook from sexually harassing waitresses.
ADA/AADAA/EEOC = OMG!
The Americans with Disabilities Act is back, rejuvenated and stronger than ever.
‘Mixed-case’ appeals must be heard by district court, says US Supreme Court
A federal employee seeking judicial review of a Merit Systems Protection Board decision dismissing an employment related “mixed-case” appeal must go to district court, not the Federal Circuit, the U.S. Supreme Court has unanimously ruled.
JOB CITES: Don’t be fooled: Labor laws apply to nonunion employers
Consider the following scenario: You are a nonunion employer who has just conducted an internal investigation into a harassment complaint by an employee (let’s call her Monica).
EEOC reaches $1 million sexual harassment settlement with McDonald’s
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission reached a $1 million settlement agreement in a lawsuit filed in the United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin against Missoula Mac Inc., doing business as McDonald’s Restaurants.
JOB CITES: Shhh … Can I make her keep a secret?
The task of conducting internal investigations may have just gotten a bit more difficult.
Supreme Court justices ponder where fired federal workers can appeal
Sometimes employment litigation is complicated, so much so that the parties and judges can’t even agree on which court has jurisdiction to hear an appeal.
EEOC accuses Aurora Health Care of disability discrimination
A federal agency has filed a lawsuit in Milwaukee accusing Aurora Health Care of rescinding job offers to two applicants after finding out they had disabilities.
EEOC sues for discrimination against bipolar employee
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has filed a lawsuit in federal court in Denver alleging that a large retail food company refused to accommodate and unlawfully fired a receptionist at its headquarters because she had bipolar disorder.
7th Circuit: Disabled employees entitled to reassignment
United Airline workers who lose their jobs due to disability are entitled reassignment to vacant positions for which they are qualified, the 7th Circuit has ruled in reversing judgment.
Shake up in disability bias litigation
Employment attorneys say that they have seen an increase in disability-related charges since final regulations under the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act went into effect more than a year ago.
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