A former Walmart pharmacist was awarded $31.2 million dollars by a jury in federal court in New Hampshire after a trial concerning her whistleblower and discrimination claims. Maureen McPadden claimed that constant employee turnover in her pharmacy and hiring of inexperienced workers put the public at risk. After her internal complaint about the issue and […]
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It’s best to report harassment (whether it’s based on your sex, race, religion, disability, or another reason) to management or human resources if you want to protect your legal rights. The courts generally want to give employers an opportunity to correct the situation and discourage employees from going straight to court without notifying employers of
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Corporate mergers are famous for creating shareholder “value” by cutting costs. Many times, those costs are the pay and benefits of employees who find themselves laid off—and possibly discriminated against in the process. The University of Tennessee merged its men’s and women’s athletic departments in 2012. Of the 15 people laid off, 12 were women.
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Regardless of whether a denial of a request for light-duty work violates federal or state law may depend on how the employer handles light-duty work in general. If there are rules that favor such work for non-pregnant employees but make it more difficult for pregnant employees to obtain, you may have a valid claim of
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Have questions about your potential legal case? Our Legal Leverage program has you covered! If you’ve been the victim of an FMLA violation, you may know that you can sue your employer. But if you decide to sue, can you win? And if you can win, will the damage awards you could get be worth
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The issue of whether federal law prohibiting sexual harassment included situations where both parties are of the same sex was decided by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1998. In the case deciding the issue, all the justices agreed that same sex harassment violated Title VII of the federal Civil Rights Act of 1964. Since then,
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You’ve been at your company for a number of years and received good reviews, even a couple of raises. But recently, something has not been working out with the new management, which is strange because you haven’t changed. You show up on time, do your work, and do it well. One day you make a
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Imagine you work at a company where everything is going well…except for your boss who seems to have something against you for an improper reason, such as your race or sex or the fact that you’re pregnant. You have a feeling your boss would have you fired if he could, but fortunately for you, your
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The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA) guarantees that eligible employees will be provided leave to take care of a loved one with a serious medical condition. The FMLA also guarantees that upon return from FMLA Leave, the eligible employee will get his or her same or equivalent job back. Unfortunately, this doesn’t always
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