Mumbai: The HR wake up call.
The events that unfolded recently in Mumbai, India were tragic. My prayers go out to those who have suffered as a result of this horrific...
IBM and Apple mix it up
I haven’t seen something take over the news like this since Microsoft and Google went after each other as a result of Google’s hiring of...
Repeated violation of non-compete lands man in jail
A Texas man who claims he loves to dance and claims dance is in his soul was jailed by a judge in Texas for repeatedly violating a...
Scolari’s settles sex harassment lawsuit
Scolari’s is a food and drug store with 19 outlets in northern California and Nevada. The company just settled sexual harassment claims...
Keystone Dental settles UTSA claim for $2 million
If you are not familiar with the Uniform Trade Secrets Act (UTSA) and you are in business, perhaps, now is the time. UTSA claims are on...
Sizzler gets burned for $300,000
Sizzler USA just settled a sexual harassment lawsuit in which a former employee alleged she was the subject of sexual harassment in the...
When will they learn?
I have been doing this a long time. Every once in a while, in a moment of idealism,I start to believe that maybe, just maybe, every...
Facebook comment leads to settlement
Although I don’t make it a habit of discussing cases that don’t involve claims under state or federal law, I came across an article while...
7th Circuit: Joint Employer Doctrine in context of the FMLA
Employer’s that employ 50 or more employees in a 75 mile radius ( as the car drives not as the crow flies) must comply with the Family...
New Case Protects Privacy of Text Messages
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, in a case entitled Quon v. Arch Wireless, held that text messages stored on the server of a cellular...
