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Angry Employees Bite Back in Court
… because they felt it was right, just and the American way. They made very little money from it. But today, every personal injury lawyer has a couple of labor cases because it's one more way that, on a contingency basis, they can take a bite out …
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Court: Workers' Comp Is Exclusive Fix for Construction Injury
… Charles DeFrates sought to sue Robert Clark, sole owner of R.G. Clark Construction Inc. in Calpella, California, for personal injury after he slipped and fell while working on the roof of Clark's new duplex, court records show. In an unpublished opinion …
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Pop Culture At-a-Glance
… 2000): Julia Roberts stars as consumer advocate Erin Brockovich in this biopic about an unemployed mother who loses a personal - injury lawsuit and then persuades her lawyer, Edward L. Masry (Albert Finney), to hire her to help make ends meet. He relents …
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Rape Claim Not Subject to Contractual Arbitration
… claims that you might have against an Employer related to your employment, including your termination, and any and all personal injury claim(s) arising in the workplace.” While working in Baghdad, Jones was allegedly beaten and raped in her room by several …
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Why Employers Should Expand Management Training
… not based on a contract. Non-lawyers are more familiar with the concept of a tort as one often involving a claim for a personal injury . Federal and/or state law typically protects specific characteristics (e.g., race or sex) and activity (e.g …
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Wage and Hour Cases May Fuel Uptick in Business Lawsuits
… slightly more common than contract disputes, in which 46 percent of companies were embroiled. An additional 29 percent faced personal injury lawsuits. Overall litigation costs for U.S. companies basically remained stable in 2008, though the decrease in the …
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Special Report Background Checking--Digging Deeper
… thatâ s not the type of thing that should influence an employment decision.â In The Safe Hiring Manual , Rosen says a personal injury suit brought by an applicant â would not likely have bearing on job performance (unless the applicant was suing a past employer …
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Van Pools Cut Costs, But Increase Some Risks
… vehicle and administers the van-pool program. Anytime people take to the road, van pools can involve risk—including personal injury , vehicle damage and auto liability. Because of varying state laws, workers’ compensation risks also may arise, experts say …
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The Hot List: 2008 Employment Law Firms
… slightly more common than contract disputes, in which 46 percent of companies were embroiled. An additional 29 percent faced personal injury lawsuits. Overall litigation costs for U.S. companies basically remained stable in 2008, though the decrease in the …
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Seven Costly Myths About Managing Contract Workers
… to independent-contractor status) can openthe door to personal - injury lawsuits when contractors suffer work-relatedinjuries ..... independent contractors who are injured onthe job can bring a personal - injury lawsuit alleging negligence, defectivemachinery or equipment …
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Death and Danger Mount for Contractors in Iraq
… security firm for wrongful death. The men were all independent contractors and had agreed "to assume any and all risks of personal injury including death." According to the suit, however, Blackwater Security Consulting fraudulently induced them to sign those …
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Why Jury Is A Four Letter Word
… associated litigation costs are growing as well. According to at least one national jury verdict study in 1996 (the " Personal Injury Valuation Handbook," LRP Publications), the median employment-related damages award that employees walked away with …
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Citizenship Bias Under Supreme Court Review
… and jury trials. Legal and equitable relief is available, including unlimited compensatory and punitive damages. State personal injury time limits apply. Under IRCA, employers have the explicit right to give a citizen preference over an equally qualified …
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How Your Overseas Operations May Expose You to Liability in the U.S
… for actions arising in their foreign operations. The Salant Case In Salant , the plaintiffs brought a wrongful death and personal injury lawsuit in Texas state court against the Salant Corporation, a New York-based clothing manufacturer with subsidiaries …
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Horrors From the Bad-Firing Files
Lawyers representing terminated employees love an ugly firing the way personal - injury lawyers love a bad car wreck. No matter how well deserved the termination, no matter how flawless the documentation of the employee …
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New EEOC Guidelines Affect ADA Handling
… employers from being sued under other common-law theories of personal injury . They can't bar claims under the federal Civil Rights ..... civil-rights law violation or common-law theories of personal injury . Finally, what's the enforceability of these new guidelines …
