Labor & Employment Law

Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century
TEA-21 - Plus Law 105-178

ERISA Pension Benefits after Termination
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974

Employee Lawsuits (An Introduction and Topic Overview)
How employers can cope with the siege of employee lawsuits

Federal Transportation Equity Act of 2005
Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users

Employee Lawsuits: Negligent Hiring and Retention
Employers must check references, criminal records, other background material.

Whats a Home Loan Modification?
How to Qualify for a Home Loan Modification

Construction Contact
Kilbourn Tower pays the city of Milwaukee a $950,000 settlement.

Nortel
faces class action over changes to employee pension plan

Employment
Employee rights including labor law, harassment, safety, unpaid overtime, discrimination and union disputes.

Brown Greer et al.
alleging that the six law firms handling the Vioxx settlement failed to provide money for reimbursements to lien rights of Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) health plans.

Cipro
The FDA is seeking to add black box warnings of the risk of tendon rupture associated with Cipro and Levaquin. The ruptures can involve Achilles tendon, shoulder, hand, bicep or thumb tendons, and is especially increased in patients older than 60, or people who have received kidney, heart or lung transplants, as well as people on steroid therapy...

Police Officer
City of Tonawanda awards former employee $47,000 wrongful termination settlement.