Legal Commentary

Fourth Circuit Rules For Employer (And Against EEOC) In Title VII Case
Yesterday in EEOC v. Firestone Fibers & Textiles Co. the Fourth Circuit, in an opinion by Judge Wilkinson, upheld summary judgment for Firestone in a Title VII dispute over whether Firestone reasonably accommodated an employee's religious beliefs...

Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals Holds Termination Rightful for Missing Too Much Work for Religious Purposes
The EEOC, on behalf of a former Firestone worker and member of the Living Church of God, lost an appeal with the Fourth Circuit when it claimed that Firestone failed to reasonably accommodate the...

Religious Accommodation Cannot Require Excessive Absenteeism From Work
Howard Bashman of How Appealing brings word of an interesting religious discrimination case decided recently by the Fourth Circuit: A unanimous three-judge panel of the U...

Fourth Circuit holds that FLSA's "consent in writing" requirement does not apply in arbitration proceeding
In LONG JOHN SILVER?S v. COLE, the Fourth Circuit considered whether an employee can be made a party to an FLSA-related civil proceeding without his consent...

Ind. Decisions - 7th Circuit rules in two Indiana cases today
In Manez, et al v. Bridgestone Firestone (SD Ind., Judge Barker), a 28-page opinion, Judge Wood concludes:In summary, we conclude that the district court had subject-matter jurisdiction to decide whether there had been an abuse of process and that...

The Fourth Circuit rules in Green v. Johnson
It’s the Fourth Circuit, need I say more? In a case from Virginia, Green v...

Discouraging Union Organizers
Strict work place rules

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

Firestone Tire Problems Raise Questions of Safety
Are Your Car Tires Safe?

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

How do you recover money from a stop payment placed on a personal check given to you?
you can always take them to small claims court and sure them for 3 times the amo...

How can I prove my wife only married me to get a green card?
The problem with an annulment is that they are hard to get-- they are not someth...

Can I be fired for working a second job?
sadly you can be fired for anything thats not discriminatory, so yeah you can.

Is it legal for a company to overwork their employees?
Well, he could 1. Get a new job. Sister, I understand ya, if he's anything ...

Wrongful termination for reporting misconduct of a co-worker?
It doesn't sound as if you did anything wrong. Although he didn't make physical ...

Bridgestone Firestone
Tires Recalled

Specialty Lamp International
Recalls Counterfeit Circuit Breakers

Jevic Transportation
allegedly failing to give 60 days warning before closing plant.

Allstate Settles Bad-Faith Insurance Suit for $4 Million
Allstate Settles Bad-Faith Insurance Suit for $4 Million

Medical Malpractice
US Government awards family $750,000 settlement after woman dies after undergoing eight surgeries in 35 days.

Farmers Insurance
Settles Bad Faith Class Action