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: Family Law Prof BlogCivil Union in Hawaii
By Barbara Glesner Fines, Robert E. Oliphant, and Nancy Ver Steegh (William Mitchell College of Law).
Full post as published by Family Law Prof Blog on February 15, 2011 (boomark / email).
Gay Marriage Laws
Where same sex couples can marry
Discouraging Union Organizers
Strict work place rules
The Civil Rights Act of 1871
Law bans discrimination enacted under color of state law
Heart of Atlanta v United States
Supreme Court Decision: Civil Rights Act Protected by Interstate Commerce Clause
Civil / Human Rights
alleging violations of basic human and civil rights.
Menu Food
$240,000 settlement reached in Hawaii class action contaminated pet food suit.
Windows Software
Microsoft fined $1.3 billion for failing to comply with the European Union's antitrust order.
Employment
Employee rights including labor law, harassment, safety, unpaid overtime, discrimination and union disputes.
Railroad Worker Leukemia
Union Pacific pays settlement to former manager exposed to carcinogenic chemicals.
Westinghouse
alleging that former Westinghouse employees are being deprived of a choice in health care prescription plan benefits that were formerly available to them through union bargaining.

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