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The Memphis based broker Morgan Keegan is under fire for allegedly selling toxic debt to seniors. Multiple lawsuits have been filed charging the firm with failing to disclose to investors the risks of ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

The law firm has been retained by a young woman who has been subjected to pregnancy discrimination in the workplace. Employed by a Fortune 500 company, our client was subjected to discrimination ...

It is illegal for an employer in Connecticut to terminate or in any manner discriminate against an employee for filing a claim for workers' compensation benefits or otherwise exercising his or her ...

It is illegal under Connecticut law for an employer to discriminate on the basis of pregnancy. Under C.G.S. Section 46a-60(a)(7) an employer is prohibited from: 1. Terminating an employee because of ...

Requests for admissions are under used and under appreciated in wrongful termination and employment discrimination cases. Discovery can be plagued with defendants giving non-responsive answers to ...

Attorney James Sabatini has filed a lawsuit on behalf of his client for wrongful termination. The client suffered a work-related injury. Due to the injury, the worker filed for workers' ...

The EEOC has just filed suit against Texas Roadhouse Restaurants charging the restaurant chain with widespread age discrimination that dates back to at least 2007. There are three (3) Texas Roadhouse ...

Attorney James Sabatini recently secured a $100,000.00 settlement for a client in a FMLA and disability discrimination case. The settlement was obtained after suit was filed and written discovery had ...

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 ...

Two new categories of FMLA leave were created by a 2008 amendment: Injured Service Member Leave. Employees who are the spouse, parent, child or "next of kin" of a service member who suffers a serious ...

Attorney James Sabatini has filed suit on behalf of his client alleging FMLA violations and disability discrimination. The client worked for Water's Edge Resort and Spa in Westbrook, Connecticut. ...

The law firm has been retained by a young woman who has been subjected to pregnancy discrimination in the workplace. Employed by a Fortune 500 company, our client was subjected to discrimination ...

Attorney James Sabatini has filed a lawsuit on behalf of his client for wrongful termination. The client suffered a work-related injury. Due to the injury, the worker filed for workers' ...

Attorney James Sabatini has filed a lawsuit on behalf of his client for wrongful termination. The client suffered a work-related injury. Due to the injury, the worker filed for workers' ...

on August 28, 2008 7:27 PM | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0) The US Supreme Court has ruled that the federal civil rights laws that protect employees from unlawful discrimination also ...

Many statements of bias evidence open hostility toward the protected class, and are thus readily recognizable as direct evidence of discriminatory animus. However, certain statements that are not ...