Labor & Employment Law

Constructive Discharge Claim Dismissed by Washington Court
Yesterday, Division III of the Washington Court of Appeals issued an ?unpublished? opinion addressing constructive discharge under Washington law...

You Can't Say Seven Words on the Internet?????
I think the Associated Press has been hanging around the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals for much too long now...

No rest for the sentencing weary in the Sixth Circuit
Though I just finished consuming the amazing Sixth Circuit opinions in the Vonner en banc ruling late last week, this morning brings another must-read for the Sixth Circuit sentencing aficionado...

The friendly themes to be stressed in Sixth Circuit acquitted conduct case
As noted here, I am off to the Sixth Circuit to present an amicus perspective on acquitted conduct enhancements...

9TH CIRCUIT HOLDS THAT NO MATCH LETTERS DON'T EQUATE TO CONSTRUCTIVE KNOWLEDGE
The US Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, one notch below the Supreme Court, has ruled that the mere receipt of a no match letter by an employer does not equate to the employer having constructive knowledge that a worker is unauthorized to work...

Sixth Circuit: Class Members Have Right to Appeal Approval of a Class Settlement in Rule 23(b)(3) Opt-Out Cases
by Brian Wolfman Check out Fidel v. Farley, No. 06-5550 (July 18, 2008), a brand-spanking-new decision from the Sixth Circuit...

Constructive Discharge
How intolerable conditions can yield claims for constructive discharge

Pet Food Recall and Deaths
Dogs and Cats Sickened by Tainted Menu Food Products

Unlawful Retaliation for Sexual Harassment Claim
Title VII retaliatory discharge retaliation requires proof of participation in protected activities

What is comparative negligence and strict liability in tort law?
A. comparative negligence
B. seller sells to buyer
B. defense of ...

Can failure of an employer to provide healthy working conditions lead to wrongful discharge?
The Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) protects workers from...

I had an account with GEMB/Select Comfort to buy a new bed back in 2005. After paying it off (in 2006), I requested they close the account. In January of 2008, I declared bankruptcy (chapter 7). The creditor was NOT list
if you did pay it off before the bankruptcy and it wasn't listed as a accou...

Does a Chapter 7 bankruptcy discharge a secured mortgage loan?
Yes if you file they cannot sue you to the knowledge I know. My brother is in re...

How to prove child support payments were sent by US Mail?
Your best bet is to send the checks via certified mail return receipt requested....

Failure-to-accommodate claim yields $1.82M award
$1.82 Million Awarded in Employment Lawsuit

Specialty Lamp International
Recalls Counterfeit Circuit Breakers

Chocolate Discharge
G.K.I. Foods agrees to $43,000 settlement after disposing production waste water into a sanitary waste water system.

Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm Failure

Trasylol
allegedly causing kidney and heart failure.

Hip & Knee Replacement
alleging sterilization practices can cause implant failure.