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Financial downsides to the victorious win of same-sex marriages

On June 26, 2015, the Supreme Court gave a landmark decision in favor of same-sex couples. The court delivered a…

Teachers’ reports of child abuse conversations are admissible

A recent data from the National Survey of Children’s Exposure to Violence indicated that four in every ten children in…

Fatal Work Injuries – 2013

A preliminary total of 4,405 fatal work injuries were recorded in the United States in 2013, down from a revised…

Conditional Certification does not come automatically : FLSA Collective Actions

Courts usually grant motions for conditional certification in Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) collective actions. Section 216(b) of the FLSA explains this…

Release of proposed changes to the long-awaited FLSA white collar exemptions

On June 30, 2015, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) finally unveiled its long anticipated proposed rule that had been…

Labor peace threatened over a cut down in employee benefits

Several big companies could likely face labor strikes as a result of the push in cutting employee benefits, starting from…

EEOC files discrimination suit against Plasma Center for perceived disability

On June 23, 2015, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed a discrimination lawsuit against Plasma Biological Services, LLC…

Racial harassment case settled for $180,000

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) finally resolved its race and national origin harassment suit this June against the…

Female lifeguard’s sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit settled

A settlement has been reached in a Los Angeles Superior Court lawsuit filed by a former county lifeguard, Elizabeth Robbins.…

Branford pays $15k to settle wrongful termination lawsuit

The town of Branford paid $14,000, as well as an additional $1,000 as attorney’s fees to settle a complaint filed…

‘Lavern’s Law’ supported by Mayor de Blasio

On June 9, 2015, Mayor de Blasio lent his support to “Lavern’s Law” to give more rights to medical malpractice…

Lyndhurst Board of Education sued for hostile work environment

On June 16, Tracey Marinelli, the Superintendent of Schools sent out a notification of claim to the Lyndhurst Board of…

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