http://www.the-employment-lawyers.com Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:19:37 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Drew Barrymore, 36, announced she is engaged to Will Kopelman, 34. The couple who began dating February, 2011, got engaged over the holidays. Kopelman is an art consultant and son of the former CEO of Chanel, Arie Kopelman. This is Barrymore’s third time down the aisle. Barrymore ... http://www.the-employment-lawyers.com/2012/02/06/third-times-a-charm-drew-barrymore-engaged-to-will-kopelman/ Bil Browning, a writer and gay rights advocate, has launched a public relations nightmare campaign against the Salvation Army. Browning was the victim of sexual orientation discrimination about 20 years ago in Indiana when he and his then boyfriend, homeless, were turned away from the Salvation Army because they ... http://www.the-employment-lawyers.com/2012/02/03/blogger-bil-browning-boycotts-salvation-army/ New Years day brought several attacks on Islamic gathering places around New York City. The entrance to the Imam Al-Khoei Foundation was struck by two Molotov cocktails. In addition, two private houses and a corner store were targeted in the hate crimes. The Imam Al-Khoei Foundation is ... http://www.the-employment-lawyers.com/2012/02/02/attacks-on-islamic-foundation/ There is no denying the population is aging. Recent studies show that many gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender seniors fear discrimination, disrespect or worse by health care workers and residents of elder housing facilities. This year 77 million baby boomers will turn 65 years old. According to SAGE, ... http://www.the-employment-lawyers.com/2012/02/01/gay-seniors-fear-housing-discrimination/ Aretha Franklin announced her recent engagement to longtime friend and confidant William “Willie” Wilkerson. Nearly a year after a major health scare that included a surgery in December 2010, the Queen of Soul is nearly 85 pounds lighter and ready to walk down the aisle. Aretha Franklin was ... http://www.the-employment-lawyers.com/2012/02/01/aretha-franklin-is-engaged-to-willie-wilkerson/ James Durbin, who appeared as a contestant on "American Idol's" season 10, tied the knot with longtime girlfriend Heidi Lowe on New Year’s Eve in the Santa Cruz mountains.  Durbin, who made his mark as the rocker of season 10, and Lowe, married in front of eighty-five guests.  Included on ... http://www.the-employment-lawyers.com/2012/01/31/%e2%80%98american-idol%e2%80%99s%e2%80%99-james-durbin-weds/ An Italian couple are to become the world’s oldest divorcees. The husband, referred to as Antonio C. in the court filing, was rifling through an old chest of drawers when he made the discovery a few days before Christmas that his wife of 77 years, Rosa C., had an ... http://www.the-employment-lawyers.com/2012/01/30/99-year-old-divorces-wife-after-he-discovered-1940s-affair/ Fantasia, American Idol Season 3 winner, announced she gave birth to her second child on December 27, 2011, in North Carolina. The singer welcomed baby boy Dallas Xavier, who weighed in at 7 lbs., 9 oz. and measured 21 inches long. Baby Dallas joins big sister Zion, 10, who ... http://www.the-employment-lawyers.com/2012/01/27/american-idol-fantasia-welcomes-a-baby-boy/ It has been reported that Kobe Bryant's wife, Vanessa, filed for divorce based on irreconcilable differences, ending their 10 year marriage. The couple is divorcing despite having stayed together after experiencing allegations that Kobe Bryant sexually assaulted a Colorado woman in 2008 and after the basketball star admitted he ... http://www.the-employment-lawyers.com/2012/01/26/kobe-bryant-faces-divorce/ The state of New York has sued rapper, Jay-Z, for failing to pay $18,000 in workers’ compensation insurance, for a three month period in 2009, for people who are employed to work for him. A Jay-Z source blamed the lapse on a clerical error. Court documents reflect ... http://www.the-employment-lawyers.com/2012/01/25/jay-z-sued-for-18000-over-worker%e2%80%99s-compensation-violations/