Employment
Wal-Mart Loses in Mexico
Monday, September 8th, 2008It turns out that Wal-Mart’s labor practices are even meaner overseas than they are in the USA. The Mexican Supreme Court recently told the company that it had to pay its Mexican workers in money, not in company vouchers that had to be spent at Wal-Mart.
Read the Mexican Constitution (in Spanish). Check out news coverage [...]
Hall v. Nalco
Tuesday, August 19th, 2008Cheryl Hall was fired for missing work to undergo fertility treatments. The 7th Circuit just agreed that she has stated a claim for gender discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, as amended by the Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978. Read the decision here - free registration may be required.
This is an interesting [...]
CA Supremes Kill Non-Compete Clause
Saturday, August 9th, 2008Labor won a victory in the California case of Edwards v. Arthur Anderson.
Edwards was an accountant for Arthur Anderson. The company folded its US operations due to the disgrace of Enron. Edwards wanted a job. The company wanted him to sign away any claims he might have with the company in return for being released [...]
The Employee Free Choice Act
Friday, August 1st, 2008Labor law is one domain in which there are significant differences between the two ‘major’ candidates for President and their political parties. The Democrats are far more supportive of working Americans than are the Republicans.
The Employee Free Choice Act passed the House last year, but the Republicans were successful in blocking it in the Senate. [...]
Loyalty Oaths are Wrong
Saturday, March 1st, 2008Here is a mind-numbing horror story about education. A teacher signed a state-required loyalty oath, adding the word “nonviolently” to her promise to defend the Constitution. A lawyer for the university said it was “clearly not acceptable” to change the wording of the loyalty oath.
OK friends, guess where this case took place. If you live [...]
Crawford v. Metro: Another Important Employment Case
Saturday, February 9th, 2008
Crawford v. Metro is an important 6th Circuit case that the US Supreme Court has agreed to hear.
At issue is a Federal anti-discrimination law called Title VII. This law expressly protects employees from retaliation in two ways. Employees who participate in an investigation, and those who oppose discriminatory practices are supposed to be shielded [...]
Ross v. Ragingwire: Medical MJ & Employment Discrimination
Sunday, February 3rd, 2008Today we examine the recent California Supreme Court case of Ross v. RagingWire Telecommunications. The issue is medical marijuana and employment discrimination.
California has enacted a medical marijuana law that decriminalizes the possession and use of the drug with a doctor’s prescription. It is called the Compassionate Use Act. California also has an anti-discrimination law, [...]