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Wrongful Termination
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Blaneys Appeals
COURT OF APPEAL SUMMARIES (July 27 – 31, 2020)
Good afternoon. Please find below our summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal released during the week of July 27 to 31, 2020. In Manthadi v. ASCO…
Construction Payment Blog
Washington Court Denies City’s Set-Off Claim Due to Wrongful Termination
Terminating a contractor on a construction project is a drastic step. Most construction contracts, particularly public works contracts, will have provisions concerning the steps, notices, and the right to cure…
Dutton Employment Law Blog
Can You Collect EI When Terminated Without Cause? 🤔
By Jeff Dutton
Yes, you can collect employment insurance (“EI”) when you are terminated without cause. Mainly, EI ‘regular benefits’ were created for ... The post Can You Collect EI When Terminated Without…
San Antonio Employment Law Blog
Western District Denies Summary Judgment
In Hill v. Kerr County, No. 18-CV-00897 (W.D. Tex.), we see a classic he-said-she-said case. Plaintiff, Beverly Hill got into a fracas with her husband at home. Ms. Hill and…
Ohio Employer Law Blog
Coronavirus Update 7-6-2020: Telsa fires workers for staying home after giving them permission to stay home … and after they complain about safety
"Carlos, there is no need to feel that you are going to lose your job. If at this time you do not feel comfortable returning to work, you can stay…
Chicago Business Attorney Blog
Tea Leaves Starting to Sprout for COVID’s Impact on Employment Law
How concerned should small businesses be about wrongful discharge lawsuits from plaintiffs terminated after alleging publicly that their employer did not follow health and safety guidelines to combat the spread…
Rudner Law Blog
Treatment of Articling Student Teaches Employer a Lesson: Unfounded Allegations Could Cost You
Other Blogs Stuart and others on the team at Rudner Law are frequent contributors to the following sites: (Click on the above logos to visit these other sites.) Employers often…
Iowa Employment Law Blog
One of the First COVID-19 Employment Lawsuits Filed in Iowa Alleges Wrongful Discharge in Violation of Public Policy; Will this be the First of Many?
One of the first employment lawsuits related to COVID-19 was filed in Iowa last week. A former Dallas County Jail employee alleges he was fired because he called a Department…
Pannone Corporate News and Opinion
HR Update: discrimination in recruitment; mind the gap between unfair and wrongful dismissal; constructive dismissal – the straw that broke the camel’s back; and when is a gig economy worker not a worker?
What’s New? This month we look at new ACAS guidance on handling disciplinaries and grievances during lockdown; holiday for furloughed workers; the latest report from the Low Pay Commission on…
Working: Now and Then
Coronavirus and Wrongful Termination
Genevieve Carlton, Ph.D When does a coronavirus layoff cross the line into wrongful termination? Tens of millions of Americans have lost their jobs due to the coronavirus outbreak. As laid…