Legal Articles, Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA)

Connecticut Employers Face New Overtime Rules

Blog post about the potential effect of anew overtime rule passed by the Department of Labor.

13-year-old Students Receives Sexual Text Message From School Admins

Blog post about an administrator for New Haven schools sending inappropriate text messages to a 13 year old girl.

Columbia Business Professor Sexually Harassed By University

Blog post about an allegation of sexual harassment at Columbia University.

Employment Class Action - Correcting Workplace Injustice

Some employers have policies that often times affect a large group of employees in a harmful or disadvantageous way. Filing individual cases in the court can be inefficient as it will flood the court of cases with the same issue against the same employer.

How To File a Workplace Discrimination Claim

Blog post on how to file a discrimination claim against your employer.

Employer and President Not Collaterally Liable in Employment Lawsuit

Blog post about the legal liability of employers and company officers in employment lawsuits.

Missouri's One Call System Sets New Standard In Excavation Safety

Due to an increase in accidents during excavation work, the Missouri One Call System has been set up to help lower this accident rate and it's proving effective.

Decedent's BAC Did Not Preclude Worker's Compensation

Blog post about a widow who was allowed to keep receiving worker's compensation for her husband's death after he died while intoxicated in a one-car crash.

Surgeon Files Suit Against Hospital For Withheld Wages

Blog post about a surgeon filing a lawsuit against the hospital that he works for in a claim of withheld wages.

Parties Debate Whether Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is a 'Disability'

Blog post discussing whether Carpal Tunnel Syndrome constitutes a disability that should be protected in employment discrimination cases.

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