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Failure to contest arbitration properly, can waive access to courts!
Plaintiff was acquired by a new company and sued the defendant on a breach of contract theory in an American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) Complaint. The AAA Complaint alleged breach of… more →
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Failure to contest arbitration properly, can waive access to courts!
viharp wrote 2 days ago: Plaintiff was acquired by a new company and sued the defendant on a breach of contract theory in an … more →
Discrimination based on genetic information prevented by GINA!
viharp wrote 1 week ago: GINA is not the name of my favorite aunt, but the acronym for the Genetic Information Nondiscriminat … more →
Investigating and responding to Employment Retaliation Claims!
viharp wrote 1 month ago: Investigating and responding to allegations of retaliation by employees or former employees often ma … more →
An Effective Anti-Harassment Policy
Tom Solomon wrote 1 month ago: In order to be effective and place employees on notice of what is improper, an anti-harassment polic … more →
Employer Liability for Harassment
Tom Solomon wrote 1 month ago: Many people are surprised to find that an employer is automatically liable for harassment by a supe … more →
Preventing Harassment
Tom Solomon wrote 1 month ago: The best tool in the employer tool box for eliminating harassment is prevention. The first step is h … more →
Motions to Dismiss and the new Plausibility Standard under Rule 8!
viharp wrote 1 month ago: The Supreme Court extended and changed the requirements for pleading a cause of action under Rule 8. … more →
Tricky Settlement Agreements in Seventh Circuit...
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viharp wrote 2 months ago: If you are a litigator in Illinois, the Seventh Circuit decisions in Lynch, Shapo, and Blue Cross ha … more →
What Constitutes Harassment
Tom Solomon wrote 2 months ago: It would be unusual in this day and age to find an employer who does not know that harassment is unl … more →
Posting Compliance
Tom Solomon wrote 2 months ago: Although most employment regulatory agencies have specific posting requirements, many employers are … more →
Harassment Claims
Tom Solomon wrote 2 months ago: When faced with a claim of harassment, sexual or otherwise, it is imperative that the company take t … more →
Employment Related Torts-Assault, Battery, IIED, and False Imprisonment!
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viharp wrote 3 months ago: Often times, employers and employees do not realize that there are common law torts associated with … more →
Empty Promises (or perhaps not)
Tom Solomon wrote 3 months ago: Most employers know that Texas is an employment-at-will state, which means that employees are free t … more →
Attorneys' fee awards, Prevailing Parties and Reasonable Fee Awards!
viharp wrote 3 months ago: Attorneys’ fees are often a huge point of contention in a lawsuit, especially, in consumer and … more →
Stray Comments
Tom Solomon wrote 3 months ago: In the past, stray comments have not been evidence of employee discrimination, but that may be chang … more →
Communication Breakdown
Tom Solomon wrote 3 months ago: A company communication breakdown can cause problems. This sometimes comes in the nature of inconsis … more →
Company Left Hand-Right Hand Issues
Tom Solomon wrote 3 months ago: It is surprising how often departments in a company fail to communicate. The larger the company, the … more →
Out of Date Employee Manuals
Tom Solomon wrote 3 months ago: I’ve heard some people say ( jokingly I hope) that not having an employee manual may be preferable t … more →
Overtime Pay
Tom Solomon wrote 3 months ago: An important issue that each employer must address is whether an employee is entitled to overtime pa … more →
