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February 8, 2011

Facebook Firing Case

Posted by James V. Sabatini

A Connecticut employment termination case involving Facebook has been making national headlines.  Just yesterday it was reported that the case was settled. The case involved a female paramedic who posted on Facebook that her boss was a jerk.  That comment...

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December 16, 2010

Pregnancy Discrimination Claims on the Rise

Posted by James V. Sabatini

The number of pregnancy-discrimination claims brought to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has climbed nearly 31 percent since 2005, outpacing the almost 24 percent rise in all job-bias claims brought to the federal agency during that span, according to...

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October 18, 2010

Fox News Sued For Unlawful Retaliation

Posted by James V. Sabatini

New York-based Fox News Network LLC, which owns and operates the Fox News Channel based in Washington, D.C., retaliated against news reporter Catherine Herridge after she complained to Fox that she was subjected to disparate pay and unequal employment...

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August 26, 2010

Bad Job Market Even Worse For The Disabled

Posted by James V. Sabatini

The job market is bad.  It is even worse for disabled workers.  The US government recently released a detailed study that showed in 2009 the average unemployment rate for disabled workers was 14.5%.  According to the Department of Labor, there...

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July 8, 2010

Pratt & Whitney Cannot Ship Jobs Out of CT

Posted by James V. Sabatini

A federal appeals court has rejected jet engine maker Pratt & Whitney's plan to move 1,000 jobs out of Connecticut.The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a federal judge's ruling that said the subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. failed...

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July 1, 2010

FMLA Leave Extends to "Non-Traditional" Parents

Posted by James V. Sabatini

On June 22, 2010, the U.S. Department of Labor issued a clarification of definitions under Section 101(12) of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) designed to ensure all employees who care for children are eligible for parental rights to...

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May 20, 2010

Disabled Under The ADA For Conditions Caused By Medication?

Posted by James V. Sabatini

Is an employee considered disabled under the ADA for a condition caused by medication?  Well, like most legal issues, there is no simple yes or no answer to that question.  In Sulima v. Tobyhanna Army Depot et al., No. 08-4684...

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May 6, 2010

Legislation Introduced to Override Gross v. FBL Financial Services

Posted by James V. Sabatini

In Gross v. FBL Financial Services Inc., the United States Supreme Court changed the standard of proof for workers who sue under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967. Under the Court's 5-4 opinion, a worker must prove that the...

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April 17, 2010

Imposing a Sex-Stereotyped Stigma On Employees Violates Title VII

Posted by James V. Sabatini

The Eighth Circuit joins other U.S. Courts of Appeals that have ruled on claims that an employer violated Title VII by imposing a sex-stereotyped stigma on a protected employee.  In the case of Lewis v. Heartland Inns of America, No. 08-3860 (8th...

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March 17, 2010

EEOC'S Comments On ADA Amendments

Posted by James V. Sabatini

The EOOC has posted comments on the recent ADA amendments that went into effect on January 1, 2009.  The comments read as follows: On September 25, 2008, the President signed the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008 ("ADA...

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