I wanted to post a copy of the new logo for the Employment Law Academy, just to let everyone know that, yes, progress is being made! You may also notice that the tag line "Join the Resistance" came straight from a forum member's comment, which was something like "it feels like we all belong to the Resistance." Let me know what you think of it! … [Read more...]
Bienvenidos al podscast 7 del "Lugar de Trabajo Hostil", yo soy su anfitrión, el Abogado Encubierto. Este es el episodio 7 del podcast "Lugar de Trabajo Hostil" y nuestro segmento estelar hoy será sobre un lugar de trabajo hostil basado en la edad, discriminación por edad, y hay un nuevo caso llamado Parks versus Lebhar-Friedman, conocido también como el revista de comercio Drugstore News del que Elizabeth Parks fue despedida después de 26 años con la compañía. Este caso salió sólo este 2 de octubre de 2008. También vamos a tener un gran, consejo rápido para Uds. sobre una forma poco usada de obtener un extra apalancamiento contra su empleador si Ud. quiere negociar una indemnización o presentar una queja con la agencia del estado o EEOC. Pero antes de ir al segmento … [Read more...]
Download PDF Transcript In Episode #7, we discuss how your boss can be liable to you for creating a hostile work environment based on age. The main example we cover is Elizabeth Parks v. Lebhar-Friedman, Inc., 2008 WL 4449345 (SDNY) (Oct. 2, 2008). Parks' worked for her employer, Drug Store News, for 26 years. Even after that much time with nothing but good reviews, Parks felt like her boss was trying to make life miserable for her and push her out. Her boss concocted excuses to "write her up" and criticize her work for vague reasons that no one could understand, much less act upon. Parks' boss, however, wasn't planning on Parks pushing back. To learn how she did it, and how she got some smoking gun evidence against her boss and other executives at her company, just listen to … [Read more...]
With a new year come new laws that can protect you. At the Federal level, new laws went into effect on January 1, 2009 which expand the definiation of "disability" under the ADA, and extend and expand FMLA protection for people who have had a loved one serving in the military. The Federal minimum wage will also go up on July 24, 2009 to $7.25 per hour. (Until then the Federal minimum wage is $6.55 per hour). At the state level, a bevy of new laws come into effect. In California, for instance, new laws address meal and rest periods, pay for computer professionals, work comp reporting, and (during your commute) ban text messaging while driving. New laws in Illinois also expands the reach of both the FMLA and ADA as applied in that state, by making eating disorders qualify under … [Read more...]
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