Recent Updates
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Appeals court reinstates wage rules for home care workers
Employment Law 08/23/2015A federal appeals court has reinstated Obama administration regulations that guarantee overtime and minimum wage protections to nearly 2 million home health care workers. The court in Washington ruled that the Labor Department had authority to change...
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Nevada court says Strip club dancers are employees
Employment Law 10/23/2014In a legal decision with wide implications for strip clubs in Sin City, the Nevada Supreme Court ruled Thursday that dancers at one Las Vegas club are employees, not independent contractors, and are entitled to be paid minimum wage. The unanim...
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Ex-Ala. postal worker guilty of disability fraud
Employment Law 09/09/2014U.S. Attorneys officials say a former U.S. Postal Service letter carrier has been convicted of disability fraud. Prosecutors say 40-year-old Sean Eric Slaton of Anniston was found guilty last week of eight counts of false statements, 24 counts of wir...
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Court rules against FedEx in drivers' labor case
Employment Law 09/09/2014A federal court has ruled that FedEx Corp. improperly classified about 2,300 drivers in California as independent contractors instead of employees. The decision by a three-judge panel of the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday covered dr...
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Court: No unemployment for teacher who quit early
Employment Law 09/09/2014Washington's Supreme Court says a Spanish teacher who tried to do his school district a favor by quitting early -- instead of in the middle of the school year -- was not entitled to unemployment pay. Robert Campbell taught in University Place for six...
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Iowa top court: Firing of attractive aide is legal
Employment Law 09/09/2013The Iowa Supreme Court on Friday stood by its ruling that a dentist acted legally when he fired an assistant because he found her too attractive and worried he would try to start an affair. Coming to the same conclusion as it did in December, the all...