Blog Posts in 2009
Posted on Dec 29, 2009 By James V. Sabatini
Under Title II of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA), it is illegal to discriminate against employees or applicants because of genetic information. The law became effective on ...
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Posted on Dec 4, 2009 By James V. Sabatini
The US Supreme Court handed down some bad news for plaintiffs in age discrimination cases brought under the federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA). In a 5 to 4 decision, the Court held ...
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Posted on Oct 9, 2009 By James V. Sabatini
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will publish a proposed rule that would make several significant changes to the definition of the term "disability" under the Americans with ...
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Posted on Sep 25, 2009 By James V. Sabatini
Can disabled workers be terminated after being away from work for more than the 12 weeks under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)? The answer is usually no. Often these workers have been ...
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Posted on Aug 7, 2009 By James V. Sabatini
The PDA amends Title VII to prohibit an employer from treating pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions any differently than it treats other temporary disabilities for purposes of ...
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Posted on Jun 1, 2009 By James V. Sabatini
Every year hundreds of thousands of teen workers in the United States are subjected to unlawful sexual harassment. The teen employees are typically subjected to sexual harassment by their supervisors. ...
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Posted on Apr 25, 2009 By James V. Sabatini
The Third Circuit Court of Appeals has held that trial judges can increase a plaintiff's award to account for the increased taxes she would have to pay on a lump-sum back pay award. With the decision, ...
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Posted on Mar 29, 2009 By James V. Sabatini
On September 25, 2008, President Bush signed new legislation amending the landmark Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to take effect on January 1, 2009. The amendments broaden the meaning of ...
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Posted on Mar 2, 2009 By James V. Sabatini
on March 2, 2009 5:39 PM A 15 year old girl was arrested with a friend for the taking of her friend's mother's car without the mother's permission. While in the holding cell, the police officer ...
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Posted on Feb 24, 2009 By James V. Sabatini
They are called "dead peasant" policies -- secret life insurance policies taken out on unwitting employees -- and they have now triggered civil litigation. In Oklahoma, a federal judge recently ruled ...
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Posted on Feb 23, 2009 By James V. Sabatini
President Obama signs into law the Ledbetter Fair Pay Act. The Ledbetter Fair Pay Act overturns a Supreme Court ruling by re-starting the statute of limitations clock every time a worker gets a ...
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Posted on Feb 17, 2009 By James V. Sabatini
In a decision with implications for the nation's 24 million diabetics, a federal appeals court ruled that a Type-2 diabetes patient was entitled to the protections of the Americans With Disabilities ...
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Posted on Feb 17, 2009 By James V. Sabatini
Over the last few months, the Connecticut wrongful termination and employment discrimination law firm of Sabatini and Associates, LLC, has been retained to pursue wrongful termination and ...
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Posted on Feb 5, 2009 By James V. Sabatini
The U.S. Supreme Court denied a request by FedEx to review a $100,000 punitive damages award against it for failing to provide a reasonable accommodation to a deaf package handler. Ronald Lockhart ...
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Posted on Jan 26, 2009 By Michael King
on January 26, 2009 5:08 PM | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0) In a victory for workplace whistle-blowers, the Supreme Court sided on Monday with a government employee who says she was fired ...
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Posted on Jan 14, 2009 By James V. Sabatini
The former transit police officer that shot and killed an unarmed 22 year old in Oakland California on News Year Day has been charged with murder. Following the shooting, which was captured by video, ...
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Posted on Jan 9, 2009 By James V. Sabatini
on January 9, 2009 5:26 PM | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0) The U.S. House of Representatives voted Friday, January 9, 2009, to approve a bill aimed to eliminate the ill effects from the US ...
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Posted on Jan 6, 2009 By James V. Sabatini
on January 6, 2009 3:19 PM | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0) On New Years Day, Transportation police in Oakland, California fatally shot a 22 year old unarmed man who was in lying face first ...
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