Religion & Law

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

Cumulative Voting
Protecting minority shareholder interests

The Civil Rights Act of 1871
Law bans discrimination enacted under color of state law

State Will Statutes
State Differences in Last Will and Testament Checklist

Discrimination
Federal laws prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, or disability

Heart of Atlanta v United States
Supreme Court Decision: Civil Rights Act Protected by Interstate Commerce Clause

Consumer Funding
BlueHippo Funding agrees to set up $5 million restitution fund after modifying its computer sales program.

Religious Decorations
Oklahoma City to pay attorney fees in religious freedom violations lawsuit.

Rally Rights
Gettysburg Borough awards arrested protester $22,500 civil rights settlement.

DLP
Ohio State to Receive $42 Million in Corporate Taxes Settlement

Civil / Human Rights
alleging violations of basic human and civil rights.

Petrochemical Overruns
ENGlobal to receive $2 million settlement.