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Wrongful Termination
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Global Workplace Insider
Termination Clause Unenforceable Where Falls Below Statutory Requirements
The recent decision of Miller v. A.B.M. Canada Inc., 2014 ONSC 4062 involved a claim for wrongful dismissal damages in which the Plaintiff successfully argued that a contractual termination provision was unenforceable. On…
MS Litigation Review & Commentary
U.S. Supreme Court Reverses 5th Circuit in a Jim Waide §1983 Action
On Monday the U.S. Supreme Court reversed a 5th Circuit decision that affirmed the District Court's grant of summary judgment in Johnson v. City of Shelby. Here is the Court's…
Virgin Islands Law Blog
How Can Businesses Defend Against Wrongful Termination Claims?
By Ravi S. Nagi
Most states and territories throughout the U.S. operate under the concept of employment at-will, meaning that an employer can terminate an employee for virtually any reason or for no reason…
Labor & Collective Bargaining
NLRB Cannot Show Unlawful Discharges Where Decision-Maker Was Unaware Of Employees’ Pro-Union Activity
By Timothy J. Ryan, Philip B. Rosen, Howard M. Bloom
Rejecting a National Labor Relations Board decision that two employees were unlawfully discharged for engaging in union activities because there was no evidence that the person who made the decision…
La Revue
Encore de nouvelles sanctions contre les entreprises !
La loi n° 2014-873 du 4 août 2014 pour l'égalité réelle entre les femmes et les hommes qui renforce à nouveau les obligations de l’employeur en la matière, a bien…
Global Workplace Insider
Case Brief: On deduction of pension benefits from wrongful dismissal damages
In August 2011, the British Columbia Court of Appeal held that pension benefits received by an employee during the reasonable notice period were not to be deducted from wrongful dismissal…
Ohio Appellate Insights
Merit Decision. Former Cedar Fair COO Does Not Get His Job Back. Cedar Fair, L.P. v. Falfas
Update: This case has now been settled. No details are publicly available. On May 7, 2015, the trial court granted a joint motion to dismiss all claims with prejudice. A…
Labor Law Prof Blog
A Tale of Two Incentives (with side notes on Welsh accents and the power of labels)
In early August, the Tennessee Court of Appeals decided a case of first impression, Torres v. Precision Industries, et al., No. W2014-00032-COA-R3-CV (Tenn. Ct. App. Aug. 5, 2014), examining whether…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
Baseball Executive Fired for Unwed Pregnancy Sues
By Tracy Thomas
Slate, Former Mets Executive Sues Team, Says She Was Fired for Unmarried PregnancyA former New York Mets senior vice president, who was fired last month by the club, sued the…
California Employment Law Update
September 2014 Employment Law Notes
By Tony Oncidi
We invite you to review our newly-posted September 2014 California Employment Law Notes, a comprehensive review of the latest and most significant developments in California employment law. The highlights include: Franchisor Is Not…