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VerdictSearch: Employer Didn't Breach Contract When It Fired Manager, Jury Finds
VerdictSearch
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Jurors in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas in Dallas found in favor of the defendant in an employment contract case filed by a former manager who claimed he was fired despite having a contract for employment. The jury found that no contract existed and ruled in favor of defendant L&W Supply Corp. The plaintiff had sought $500,000.
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ADA Amendments Mean Seismic Shift for Employers
Texas Lawyer
Monday, November 2, 2009
What's the next wave of employment law that general counsel need to surf? It's reasonable accommodation under the Americans With Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA), says Michael P. Maslanka. The act kicked in Jan. 1, and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has just issued proposed regulations for it.
Time Running Out to Comment on Proposed ADA Regulations
Texas Lawyer
Monday, November 2, 2009
In-house lawyers are busier than ever, but they must take note of the impending Nov. 23 deadline for comments on theEqual Employment Opportunity Commission's proposed revisions to its Americans With Disabilities Act regulations. Key changes broaden the interpretation of the definition of disability.
OMG — He TXTD What? The Pitfalls of Investigating Harassment By Text Messages
Texas Lawyer
Monday, November 2, 2009
Imagine a supervisor making an inappropriate remark to one of his direct reports in an after-hours conversation. If he made the comment verbally, and the employee then reported it to the supervisor's employer, any resulting litigation would have involved the usual "he said, she said" situation, in which lawyers would have challenged the employee's credibility.
Employers Ask: Can We Require Swine Flu Shots for Workers?
The National Law Journal
Monday, November 2, 2009
Employment lawyers are hearing from a lot of employers with visions of a potential swine flu pandemic hitting, say, 25 percent of their work force. Their latest question: Can we mandate swine flu shots for our workers?
Seductive Nurse or 'Illegal Alien' Costume ... Actually, Please Don't
The National Law Journal
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Companies might want to put out a "do's" and "don'ts" list for Halloween costumes this year, employment lawyers advise. And it's not just the naughty nurse or street pimp that employers should ban, the lawyers say, but politically and socially offensive characters as well. "You might set some people off there," warned Steve Miller, of Atlanta's Fisher & Phillips.
