The leading characters in the Enron saga have had varied fortunes since the disgraced trading giant collapsed into Chapter 11 bankruptcy a decade ago this week. A few went to prison, a couple have since died, while another employee went on to become a ...more »
FORT RECOVERY, Oh. (WANE) - The Mercer County Sheriff's Department is investigating what it believes to be a double homicide. Deputies say it happened between the hours of 5:00PM Tuesday and 9:00AM Wednesday. Robert Grube and his daughter Colleen Grube ...more »
Bollinger, the court ruled that the specific design of the University of Michigan's affirmative action program was unconstitutional), none of them outlawed it altogether. What's different with the new guidance, then, is the official White House ...more »
Steve Holland, D-Plantersville: "You'll see an immigration bill, Alabama style..." Gov.-elect Phil Bryant has said openly that immigration reform was top on his list. When he was state auditor and published a flawed report saying that immigrants waste ...more »
Jan Johnson, executive director of the Utah Alliance of Government Employees, told a crowd of about 130 gathered at the Red Lion Hotel that the American Legislative Exchange Council provides corporations with access to lawmakers by charging the ...more »
Among the changes Cushing's bill would make to the workers' compensation laws are: -Restricting the schedule of benefit payments that a disabled worker could receive from the current retirement age to a maximum of no more than 10 years. ...more »
In denying her extra time to take the LSAT, the admissions council is violating the Americans with Disabilities Act and the New York State Human Rights Law, the lawsuit says. "I'm frustrated and I'm angry," Rousso said in an interview. ...more »
The four fired employees, who were all in their late 50s or early 60s, then filed suit against the company, claiming they were discriminated against because of their age in violation of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act. The trial court judge, ...more »
Domestic violence may directly hit productivity at the workplace, with one in five victims experiencing continued harassment from their partners. It takes the form of abusive phone calls and e-mails, and the perpetrators accompanying their partners and ...more »
... testify fully and truthfully in court regardless of the confidentiality provision. 10. Cooperation Provisions: Severance agreements often require the employee to cooperate fully with any legal proceeding or investigation involving the employer. ...more »
In 1986 under President Reagan, the federal government granted amnesty to 3 million illegal aliens, with the promise to the people that there would be tighter border security and strict penalties on employers for hiring undocumented workers. ...more »
David Lanning, surgeon-in-chief at Children's Hospital, led the medical team that separated the girls. The surgery started the morning of Nov. 7 and ended about 20 hours later on Nov. 8. It was the first time such a surgery had been done at VCU. ...more »
In the unfair labor practice charge filed with the State Employment Relations Board, the school board argued that the union bargained in bad faith by canceling meetings and bringing different members to negotiating sessions. Union officials said they ...more »
... TRENTON — City Council Thursday night took a stand against Mayor Tony Mack's administration and opened the city up to a potential lawsuit by denying a $90000 payment to a Bergen County law firm that has represented the city in a litigation matter. ...more »
Any further ceding of power to the unions over party matters would be a step in the wrong direction. Now is the time for policy renewal and reform in the Labor tradition. Several trade union bosses, some representing the militant Left, have nominated ...more »
In other words, illegal aliens are considered a danger to those responding to a fire emergency. The agencies have taken some steps to mitigate the risks to firefighters by, for example, using law enforcement to provide security. ...more »
Now that a federal civil jury has awarded an ousted executive director of the Peekskill Housing Authority $1 million for his wrongful termination, it is unclear where the money will come from to pay off the judgment. Gheevarghese "Thomas" Thankachan ...more »
Jerry Brown discusses his proposal to rollback public employee pension benefits during a news conference at the Capitol. (Rich Pedroncelli / Associated Press / October 27, 2011) By Michael J. Mishak and Patrick McGreevy, Los Angeles Times As he puts ...more »
