Among co-Pres. Trump’s many firings, he also fired the Chairperson of the Merit Systems Protection Board, Cathy Harris. Ms. Harris sued and was granted a permanent injunction. The Judge wrote a lengthy opinion, finding that The President cannot fire members of the MSPB board without cause. The members of the board enjoy a prescribed term
Millions of Federal workers have received an email with the subject “Fork in the Road.” That is the same subject heading for a similar email sent to all Twitter employees after Elon Musk first purchased Twitter. This new version of “Fork in the Road” offers Federal workers an opportunity to work from home for eight
So, now Infowars will be auctioned off. Alex Jones opposed the move in a Houston bankruptcy court. But, theJudge found that was the way to best satisfy the judgments against the conspiracy theorist. See CBS news report here. I previously wrote about Alex Jones and the lawsuits against him here and here.
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DEI (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion) is under a magnifying glass in many sectors, one of which is employment. Joshua Young, a correctional officer in the Colorado prison system filed suit after he was required to attend DEI training. He alleged the DEI training left him feeling marginalized. The training discussed “white supremacy” and “white exceptionalism.”
I have written about Judge Lynn Hughes of the Southern District of Texas here and here. He has earned a reputation as a Judge who consistently makes anti-plaintiff comments in court, who makes disparaging comments about minorities – and even once barred a female attorney from his court room apparently simply passed on her name.
Potential clients have asked me about this scenario: if co-workers make racial comments about a well-known figure, do these comments help show racial animus toward his/her situation? This situation is presented in a case heard by the Eleventh Court Of Appeals. A black nurse heard racial comments about former President. Obama and about black patients.
Yes, Barbie has been in court quite often. Is there a litigious Barbie, yet? … In Mattel, Inc. v. Walking Mountain Productions, 353 F.3d 792 (9th Cir. 2003), the toymaker sued Tom Forsythe, a photographer, after he photographed nude Barbie using kitchen appliances, a “Food Chain Barbie” depicting a “Malted Barbie” on a vintage
There are many things an interviewer can ask a job applicant. But, you do need to be careful about some questions. Here are some things to consider.
1. How old are you? Be very careful about asking this question. There are very few jobs where someone can ask you your age and the question itself
A little known provision in the National Labor Relations Act provides protection to employees when they discuss “terms and conditions” of employment. The discussion must be between two or more employees. The purpose of this provision (remember, the NLRA was passed in 1935) was to protect employees who may be forming a union. But, for