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Pregnancy Discrimination Act Violated When School Fires Teacher for Premarital Pregnancy
According to the May 16 ruling in Jarretta P. Hamilton vs. Southland Christian School Inc., Hamilton, who began teaching at the St. Cloud, Florida-based school in January 2008, conceived a child with her then-fianc in January 2009. The couple got married the next month.
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I Don't Like This Opinion; Facebook 'Like' as Free Speech?
I could comfortably retire if I had a dollar for every time in my career that I have heard, 'But I have a right to free speech; I can say what I want and not get fired.'
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Home Depot Reaches Settlement in Firing of National Guardsman
The Justice Department has reached a $45,000 settlement with Home Depot Inc. to resolve charges it violated federal law when it terminated an Army National Guard soldier's employment.
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I go to civil court on 05/11/00. I would like some sugguesstions on cases law maybe we have missed. The defendants Attorney has stated that he has made this case personel now. He has also stated that he plans on appealing to the Supreme Court. I was fired, I had a contract, the contractor claims it
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i was recently discharged for what they say is a Violation of the Customer Interaction/Interface Policyon Oct. 30th a call was captured and reviewed by Quality Assurance. On this call, i was determined to be an unfavorable interaction with the customer due to inappropriate use of the mute button.
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Court: Worker Not Entitled to Free Speech Protections During Employment Duties
An issue in the case was the U.S. Supreme Court's 2006 ruling in Garcetti vs. Ceballos, in which the high court held that 'government employers, like private employers, need a significant degree of control over their employees' words, and actions; without it, there would be little chance for the ...
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Woman Fired for Fertilization Treatments Will Test Bounds of Title VII's Ministerial Exception
This case will be fascinating to follow, much more so for the religious implications than for the pregnancy discrimination implications.
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Data Bank Focus: Retaliation
U.S. law forbids employers from retaliating against an employee who blows the whistle on discrimination based on age; disability; genetic information; national origin; pregnancy; race or color; religion; sex; or sexual harassment. This makes it illegal to retaliate against applicants or employees
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Nurse's Wrongful Termination Based on Facebook Post May Proceed, District Court Rules
… Highlands Hospital Corp. in Kentucky, may pursue a wrongful discharge claim against her former employer based on claims ..... protected by state law and form the grounds for wrongful discharge . James E. Hall, Mark T. Kobata and Marty Denis …
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Nurse's Wrongful Termination Based on Facebook Post May Proceed
… employed by Highlands Hospital Corp. in Kentucky, may pursue a wrongful discharge claim against her former employer based on claims she was fired ..... may be protected by state law and form the grounds for wrongful discharge .
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Avoid Wrongful -Discharge Suits by At-Will Employees
Avoid Wrongful - Discharge Suits by At-Will Employees
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NLRB Hones Workplace Social Media Policies
… to say that anything in a Facebook post was disruptive of the workplace." It definitely could help workers in wrongful discharge cases, she adds. But, Schreiber cautions, "It's still difficult for employers to know where the line is in …
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wrongful discharge
… feels like no matter how unreasonable this sounds. In a few limited areas of the US there is protection against " wrongful " discharge . This is why you need to talk to an attorney that is an expert in these matters as was suggested earlier.
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Thanks so much for all the replys
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Thanks, but i believe i am a for cause employee, that was terminated due to retaliation by the employeri will check out this site
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This is not a forum for those seeking legal guidance with which to use against an employer or former employer. This forum is designed for those in the HR field. I would encourage you to seek guidance from a competent employment attorney for assistance on your situation.
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There is a company policyso as i stated i am a for cause employeebut thanks
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My questions come from the fact that this cause was him getting upset about me going over his headno corrective action was done on this occasion, and after telling me in my face that there would be none done, but using that to terminate me
