Brietbart: “A Muslim woman is suing Disneyland, accusing the company’s California theme park of discrimination for telling her she could not serve customers if she chose to wear a headscarf.”
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News of what the federal government does never ceases to amaze me. There apparently is no end to the stupidity of unelected government bureaucrats. An Associated Press story reports: “Companies using criminal records . . . to screen out job applicants might run afoul of anti-discrimination laws as the government steps up [...] Employer has a firm dinner after which some employees to to a near by night club to drink and dance. While dancing, a large male employee fell on a small woman, which caused her to sustain permanent injuries. The employee sued and won a court judgment of $5 million in lost wages [...] The law firm of Ogletree Deakins has prepared a summary of some of the up-coming changes in federal laws affecting employers. Employers need to learn about the new laws now and take action in advance so they can comply with the new laws when the laws become effective. The summary begins with: [...] Phoenix Business Journal: “BofA to pay $108M settlement. Bank of America Corp. will pay $108 million to settle Federal Trade Commission allegations that the former Countrywide Financial Corp. collected excessive fees from cash-strapped homeowners.” Kansascity.com: “Lawsuits alleging Bank of America’s failure to pay overtime. Nationwide lawsuits alleging that Bank of [...] Business Insider: “Debrahlee Lorenzana is filing a lawsuit against Citibank because they fired her, she says, for the strangest reason: she’s too hot. . . . Her bosses told her that ‘as a result of the shape of her figure, such clothes were purportedly ‘too distracting’ for her male colleagues and supervisors [...] LTN Law Technology News: “Privacy rights still colliding with business interests and obligations. In today’s fast-paced world, both employers and employees have turned to technology to increase efficiency and stay connected. But, as more employers have given internet access to employees and permitted personal use of company-owned equipment and communications networks, they [...] Law.com: “Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. was slammed with $250 million in punitive damages . . . in the largest-ever award in a gender bias case. . . . [Novartis is] liable for discrimination against women employees in pay, promotion and pregnancy policies.” Wall St. Journal: “Hooters was sued today [May 24, 2010] in Michigan for allegedly violating a state law that bars discrimination on the grounds of religion, race, age, sex, height and, yes, weight.” Cassandra Smith sued Hooters after it put her on “weight” probation. See “Hooters hit with lawsuit by ex-employee who says she [...] Wall St. Journal: “Would you like a tax break for hiring a worker—say, a student, or even your spouse or child? Then Uncle Sam may have a deal for you. In March, Congress passed the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment—or HIRE—Act . . . .” CNN Money: “The massive expansion of requirements for businesses to file 1099 tax forms that was hidden in the 2,409-page health reform bill took many by surprise when it came to light last month.” Tax Blawg: “Getting a Notice of Levy from the IRS is never fun, especially if you are the taxpayer. However, it can be even more perilous when you receive one with respect to someone you employ that owes the IRS money, seeking to garnish the worker’s compensation.” The New York Times has an interesting story (“It’s a case of King Solomon meets the Americans With Disabilities Act.”) about what happened when an employer hired a disabled woman whose disability (allegoric paprika) adversely affected the health of another employee. The employer laid off the newly hired disabled person who has [...] John Stossel: “How the Labor Department’s new rules will interfere with the rights of contract and free association. Do you employ unpaid student interns—college students who work in exchange for on-the-job training? If so, President Obama’s Labor Department says that you’re an exploiter.” SocialNetworkingLawBlog: “an employer could be liable for online communications by its employee if the employee touts a product or service offered by his employer, but fails to make clear he works for the company he’s promoting or ‘endorsing.’” The criminalization of America continues. Congress is considering passing a new federal law that would make it a crime for an employer to misclassify an independent contractor as an employee. Employers could also be fined up to $5,000 for each improperly classified employee. The bill is H.R. 5107, The Employee Misclassification Prevention [...] Prima Facie Law Blog has a summary of how Obamacare will affect employers called “A Digestible Overview of Health Care Reform for Employers.” The United States 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the plaintiffs in a six-year old class action lawsuit against Wal-Mart alleging gender discrimination may proceed with the lawsuit against America’s largest retailer. Two Scottsdale restaurants owned by Pinata Nueva, LLC, failed to pay overtime to employees. The Department of Labor fined the company $38,078 and ordered the company to pay $11,247 to employees. Wow! The California gravy train is worse than I thought. Its workers compensation insurance system pays former pro football players big bucks for injuries sustained playing pro football if the player is now a California resident, but was not a resident during the player’s career if the player played one game in [...] Nitra Gipson, a 24 year old woman, was falsely arrested by Wal-Mart when she tried to cash money orders. Wal-Mart employees claimed that the money orders were counterfeit. The prosecutor declined to prosecute because the money orders were valid. The incident caused a jury to award Ms. Gipson $8.2 million in actual [...] New York Times: “With job openings scarce for young people, the number of unpaid internships has climbed in recent years, leading federal and state regulators to worry that more employers are illegally using such internships for free labor. Convinced that many unpaid internships violate minimum wage laws, officials in Oregon, California and [...] Tax Blawg – on why it is a mistake to call an employee an independent contractor: “When business is down, it is natural to try to find ways to cut operating expenses. Hopefully, you will not be misled by the siren song of those who have an instant solution: “converting” your [...] In a very well-written two part series, a Massachusetts stripper writing under the pen name “Pussy Per Se” explains a day in the life of a stripper and how a recent Massachusetts court decision classifying a stripper as an employee rather than an independent contractor has substantially harmed MA strippers ability to [...] The Washington Post has a story about an exotic dancer who is suing the club she worked for, The House, claiming that she was an employee, not an independent contractor. Her lawsuit is based on the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938. Quansa Thompson, whose stage name is “Love,” was able [...] World of Work: “Earlier this week, a federal judge approved a $2 million consent decree, finally settling an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) suit alleging that the Les Schwab Tire Center violated Title VII by discriminating against women in its 420 stores in California, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Washington. Click here to [...] The law firm of Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC. has an informative article that all employers should read. It is called “20 Ways Your Independent Contractor Might Be An Employee.” The IRS is conducting audits to find employers that have improperly characterized employees of independent contractors to avoid paying payroll [...] New York Times: “Federal and state officials, many facing record budget deficits, are starting to aggressively pursue companies that try to pass off regular employees as independent contractors. . . . Many workplace experts say a growing number of companies have maneuvered to cut costs by wrongly classifying regular employees as independent [...] Aaron Morris’ Business Law Alert: “Less than a month ago I wrote on the folly of terminating an employee at an inopportune time, even if your reasons are just and your motives are pure. Apparently the lawyers at Wal-Mart are not subscribers to the Business Law Alert because they did nothing to [...] |
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