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Wrongful Termination
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Alabama Employment Law Report
$401,090.60 Jury Verdict Against Lawrence County Commission for Retaliation
A federal court jury comprised of 8 women and 4 men recently awarded $401,090.60 to a former Lawrence County payroll clerk after a week long trial. Beronica Warren began working…
Ohio Appellate Insights
Is it time to revisit the clarity/jeopardy analysis for wrongful discharge torts?
Let’s have some conversation about the Ohio Supreme Court decision in Sutton v. Tomco Machining, Inc., Slip Opinion No. 2011-Ohio-2723.http://www.sconet.state.oh.us/rod/docs/pdf/0/2011/2011-ohio-2723.pdf). The Court decided this case June 9. DeWayne Sutton was…
Reverse & Render
Wrongful Termination of Employee for Voting
Everybody knows that your employer has to give you time to go vote, right? What if your employer doesn't give you the time to vote, and you take it anyway…
Texas Employment Law Update
Dallas Court of Appeals Rejects Wrongful Termination Claim for Voting in Election
Earlier this week the Dallas Court of Appeals rejected an employee's attempt to create a new wrongful termination cause of action. In Martin v. Clinical Pathology Lab., Joyce Martin sued…
Labor Relations Update
NLRB Pokes Another Employer For Facebook Related Discharge, Issues Complaint
The NLRB continued its efforts to poke employers who discipline or discharge employees who make disparaging comments on Facebook. According to a May 24 press release, the NLRB issued yet…
California Employment Law Update
Telecommunications Installer’s Disability Discrimination Claim Was Properly Dismissed On Summary Judgment
By Tony Oncidi
DFEH v. Lucent Technologies, Inc., 642 F.3d 728 (2011) The California Department of Fair Employment and Housing and Steven Carauddo alleged Lucent violated the Fair Employment and Housing Act when…
San Antonio Employment Law Blog
San Antonio Jury Awards SAWS Employee $275,000
A former SAWS employee was awarded $275,000 in state district court here in Bexar County. See San Antonio Express News report. Kevin Martin claimed he was fired because he reported…
Connecticut Employment Law Blog
What Do Bahrain & Japan Have in Common with Connecticut? Reviewing the Wrongful Discharge Claim
"The United States is recommending U.S. citizens defer all non-essential travel to Bahrain." Have you seen this headline? It's from 20 years ago. But strangely, that same headline made a…
Texas Employment Law Update
Supreme Court of Texas to Determine if Punitive Damages Recoverable in Wrongful Termination Claim
Don Cruse at The Supreme Court of Texas Blog reports that the Court has agreed to determine whether a plaintiff making a Sabine Pilot claim (i.e., alleging that he or she was…
San Antonio Employment Law Blog
Whitleblower Files Suit Against San Antonio Constable
A former clerk in Bexar County Precinct 2 has filed suit against Constable Val Flores saying he was wrongfully terminated after blowing the whistle regarding violations of law. See San…