Swiss Re Faces $6.3M Claim Over Sex Discrimination, Unfair Dismissal March 30, 2023 By Kirstin Ridley A former Swiss Re underwriter, who last year won a sex and maternity discrimination and unfair dismissal case, is seeking...
Alleged Bias Against Women Costs Maryland Staffing Agency $2.6M in Default Judgment March 24, 2023 The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) reported it has obtained a default judgment in U.S. District Court in its sex...
U.S. Employers Must Be Careful in Drafting Severance Agreements, Labor Board Warns March 23, 2023 By Daniel Wiessner A recent U.S. labor board ruling limiting what employers can include in severance agreements is a reminder that companies must...
West Virginia House Backs Cap on Workers’ Damages in Deliberate Intent Cases March 6, 2023 By Leah Willingham Republicans in the West Virginia House passed a bill last week that would cap some of the damages workers and...
Former Pitching Coach Sues New York Mets for Age Discrimination February 24, 2023 Phil Regan sued the New York Mets and former general manager Brodie Van Wagenen, alleging age discrimination and wrongful termination...
Court Orders Nestlé to Pay $2.2 Million to Bullied Former Executive February 13, 2023 By Andy Hoffman Nestlé SA must pay a former executive 2 million Swiss francs ($2.16 million) after she was bullied and forced out...
‘Overworked’ Media Worker Who Died at His Desk Sparks Probe in Thailand February 10, 2023 By Low De Wei Thailand has launched a probe into the death of a media worker who died at his desk from a heart...
Pennsylvania Mail Carrier Case Tests ‘Reasonable Accommodation’ for Religion January 18, 2023 By Andrew Chung The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear an appeal by an evangelical Christian former mail carrier in Pennsylvania...
Suit Alleges Agency Liable in Accidental Child Shooting Due to Home Office January 3, 2023 By Andrew G. Simpson The parents of a Maine three-year old boy who accidentally shot himself with a loaded pistol filed a negligence suit...
Employee Claims Google Fired Him Over Refusing Sex Advance, Failure to Be ‘Inclusive’ December 2, 2022 By Andrew G. Simpson A former Google employee is suing the technology company claiming he was fired in retaliation for refusing another employee’s sexual...