WASHINGTON — During the past week, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has filed four pregnancy discrimination related lawsuits and settled a fifth — just weeks after the government’s workplace discrimination law enforcement arm announced a plan to target employers who illegally discriminate against pregnant women. On Sept. 20, a California security guard company, Quest…
How can you get paid for all the hours you worked? Whether it’s getting paid vacation days or lunch breaks, lots of AOL Jobs readers have concerns about this issue, so I’m going to answer three readers’ questions in this column. Please note: I’m giving general answers based on federal law. Your state may have…
Lawsuits by U.S. workers contesting wages and hours, including demands for overtime pay, reached a 20-year high this year as unemployment remained above 8 percent. There were 7,064 federal wage-and-hour cases filed during the 12 months ending March 31, a number that has grown almost every year since 2000, when the total was 1,854, according…
You may have read or heard about this Fox News story, which has been making the rounds in the usual places. (Yes, it’s Facebook. It’s always Facebook.) According to the headline, the federal government “paid $1 billion in Social Security benefits to individuals without a SSN.” If you’re like me, you’re probably thinking, Wait, “individuals without a…
Divorce is hard enough as it is. The emotional toll on the family is intense, and that’s before you get to the paperwork and the money. The new tax law which took effect January 2019 will significantly impact your finances after divorce. To avoid making your divorce that much harder, you’ll want to be prepared…
Were you or someone you know in the military between 2003 and 2015? If so, you may have been issued defective earplugs by 3M. The dual-ended Combat Arms Earplugs (CAEv2) were sold by 3M to the United States Military and given to military members between 2003 and 2015. In July 2018, the Department of Justice…
In his request, the man also requested 12 weeks to secure swords for said trial by combat. Read below: https://www.wvtm13.com/article/man-asks-judge-s-leave-for-sword-battle-with-ex-wife-lawyer/30518959
The United States Supreme Court issued a 6-3 ruling on Monday, June 15, 2020 that held employees cannot be fired due to their status as Gay or Transgender. The ruling effectively creates a new class of protected employees under their sexual or gender identity. The opinion, authoried by Neal Gorsuch, stated partly that “”An employer…
On July 16th Alabama’s mask mandate went into effect, effectively requiring masks for most Alabamians. Several of you have read Professor Albin’s al.com article discussing the constitutionality of the mask mandate. (if you haven’t, here it is: https://abc3340.com/news/local/law-professor-alabamas-face-mask-order-is-constitutional) After researching the Alabama Code on this issue, I wondered, what are the limits of Governor Ivey’s…
Under a new law, military families who have orders to move can enroll their children in an Alabama public school and begin school ‘virtually’ before they arrive. “…this law helps give parents more options and helps get the kids established into a local program, that just helps make that move a little easier,” says Lt.…
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