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What is a Qui Tam?
Enter your article here SAN FRANCISCO — Swiss pharmaceutical company Novartis AG is paying $72.5 million to settle a whistleblower lawsuit accusing it of improperly billing government programs for u...
0 comments | posted by Scott Behren | Jun 4, 2010 8:13 PM [EST] in Whistleblowing | applies to All States
Can My Employer Terminate or Reprimand Me for Not Speaking English in the Workplace
Enter your article here One of the areas of frequent complaint with employers, especially in areas such as South Florida and California is whether an employer can force an employee to speak only engli...
0 comments | posted by Scott Behren | Jun 4, 2010 8:12 PM [EST] in Race, National Origin | applies to All States
Is My Employer Required to Give Me Meal or Break Time?
Enter your article here The general answer, under Federal law, is no. However some states have their own rest or lunch break statutes for employees, which as of the posting of this blog, include: Cali...
0 comments | posted by Scott Behren | Jun 4, 2010 8:10 PM [EST] in Overtime | applies to All States
Fortune: Annual 100 Best Companies to Work For
Fortune just published its annual 100 Best Companies to Work for. Reading this article is a breath of fresh air in the midst of layoffs and the callous elimination of severance, pension and health ben...
0 comments | posted by Kristin Case | Jan 26, 2010 12:39 PM [EST] in Other | applies to All States
How to Hire a Competitor's Employees
Suppose an employee from a competitor applied for an open position with your firm. She did not take any trade secrets from the competitor and will not solicit her the competitor's customers. However, ...
0 comments | posted by Neil Klingshirn | Jan 25, 2010 12:32 PM [EST] in Tortious interference | applies to All States
Josh Morrow Workplace Fairness Fund for Employment Litigation Court Costs.
The Josh Morrow Workplace Fairness Fund provides loans to attorneys representing employees in litigation against their employers. Loans must be repaid from any recovery but are generally forgiven if t...
0 comments | posted by Neil Klingshirn | Nov 2, 2009 07:52 AM [EST] in Representation | applies to All States
Digital Harassment - Why Sexual Harassers use texts and emails to Sexually Harass
The New York Post interviewed a friend of mine, Tim Dimoff , for an article on digital sexual harassment, Textual overtones, Digital dogging is new tool for office sexual harrassers . The article repo...
0 comments | posted by Neil Klingshirn | Oct 14, 2009 07:25 AM [EST] in Harassment | applies to All States
Burden of Proof in Age Discrimination cases after Gross v. FBL Financial Services
Last month's U.S. Supreme Court decision, Gross v. FBL Financial Services changed the burden of proof on age discrimination victims. Previously, courts required age discrimination victims to prove tha...
0 comments | posted by Neil Klingshirn | Jul 23, 2009 09:24 AM [EST] in Age | applies to All States
Welcome to the All New My Employment Lawyer
The new and improved My Employment Lawyer just went live a few minutes ago. I am crossing my fingers and hoping everything works. It better. Les Hughes , the genius who developed this site, has gone g...
0 comments | posted by Neil Klingshirn | Jul 22, 2009 3:02 PM [EST] in Z- Help | applies to All States
Frequently Asked Question about Unlawful Retaliation
MEL's Frequently Asked Questions about unlawful retaliation provides a nice overview of the topic.
0 comments | posted by Neil Klingshirn | May 30, 2009 3:30 PM [EST] in Retaliation | applies to All States
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