Intellectual Property Law

Sacked executives of Park Resorts win unfair dismissal tribunal
Three former executives of Park Resorts, the caravan park operator controlled by GI Partners (GIP), won their unfair dismissal case yesterday, although a tribunal rejected their claim that they were sacked after they blew the whistle on misleading financial estimates given by GIP to the banks.

PDSA unfair dismissal claim dropped
<b>GLASGOW</b> One of three staff suspended at a PDSA clinic has reached an agreement with her former employers and will not be pursuing an unfair dismissal claim, an employment tribunal heard yesterday.

Government may restrict unfair dismissal claim rights OUT-LAW.com
“The Government’s new advisor on small businesses could recommend an increase in the length of time employees have to work before being allowed to bring unfair dismissal claims...

Lack of warning in first email made dismissal unfair, says EAT - OUT-LAW.com
“An employee’s dismissal was unfair because the email inviting him to the first in a series of disciplinary meetings did not specifically say that the process might result in dismissal, the Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT) has said...

GAB Robins (UK) Ltd v Triggs - Times Law Reports
GAB Robins (UK) Ltd v Triggs Court of Appeal “In a case of unfair constructive dismissal, where there was a gap in time between the employer?s repudiatory breach and the employee?s acceptance of it by resignation, damages for the loss caused by the repudiatory breach could not be claimed in unfair dismissal proceedings before an industrial tribunal [...

Scotland: Church minister loses unfair dismissal claim
Highland News: "A Free Presbyterian Church of Scotland minister has had his unfair dismissal claim thrown out by an employment tribunal because he is not an employee of the Church ...

DC Madame Phone List
Telephone Records of Deborah Jeane Palfrey's Escort Service (Pamela Martin and Associates)

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

Immigration Related Employment Discrimination & Unfair Labor Practices
What to do about employers who discriminate because of national origin

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

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.

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

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

Little Tikes Recalls Children?s Toy Workshop Sets
Little Tikes Recalls Children?s Toy Workshop Sets

VA Sets New Benefit Rules for Agent Orange-Related Ilnesses
Agent Orange-Related Ilnesses VA Sets New Benefit Rules