Litigation

FMLA Military Leave - Passed (again) by Congress; President Signing Now Expected
A couple of weeks after President Bush's pocket veto of a defense bill that included expansion of FMLA for military leave, Congress has again passed a defense bill with the same FMLA provision...

Congress Adds FMLA Rights
In somewhat of a surprise move, on December 14, 2007, Congress amended the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) to add two additional reasons for applying for FMLA leave...

FMLA Expanded with Passage of Department of Defense Funding Bill
More action on the legislative front as Congress today adopted the first expansion of the Family and Medical Leave Act since its original passage...

New DOL Regs expand FMLA Leave Rights to Include Military Families
The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division has just published a Final Rule under the Family and Medical Leave Act...

The FMLA and Indiana
I was asked a while back if in Indiana is it mandatory for an employer to pay employee while offon medical leave through the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA)...

There is FMLA Expansion and Then There Is FMLA Expansion
As I mentioned in an earlier post, I am doing a speech at the SHRM national convention on the potential impact of the 2008 elections...

Employment Law: FMLA News1
The federal Department of Labor posts the latest update to the Family and Medical Leave Act on its website:The Family and Medical Leave Act and National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2008:"On January 28, 2008, President Bush signed into law H...

How to evict a roommate?
First, in most jurisdictions "self-help" is not a remedy available to any party ...

Can I sue my employer for creating a hostile work environment and lying about my work performance to get me to quit?
How does the owner of the business feel about all of this? I suggest that you tr...

The company I worked for forced me to quit instead of dealing with someone harassing me, what can I do?
Look up CONSTRUCTIVE DISCHARGE...................this looks like what happened t...

How to prove housing discrimination based on sexual orientation in student housing?
There are several things you can do. First of all, contact any welfare advisors,...

Can a creditor/collection agency call other employees at your place of work AND call your adult children who live in another state?
A creditor can call you at home, several times a day if you aren't answerin...

Bush Administration
class action settlement ensures Medicaid beneficiaries can continue to purchase prescription drugs at minimum cost when they become eligible for Medicare.

Inmate Medical Negligence
Olmsted County awards former inmate $337,000 settlement after failing to get him to a hospital after showing signs of a heart attack.

Bank Transaction
City Bank president Mike Liner agrees to pay $25,000 fine for assisting in a cash deposit.

Investor Fraud
Company president and director Gregory William Rivers to pay $10,000 shareholder fraud settlement.