http://www.the-employment-lawyers.com Thu, 04 Mar 2010 23:22:09 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en By Brandon Sipherd Senator Charles Schumer plans on introducing new legislation that would increase employment restrictions for registered sex offenders.  Under the proposed legislation, registered sex offenders will have difficulty finding jobs as superintendents and building managers.  Senator Schumer will likely introduce this new change to employment law in the ... http://www.the-employment-lawyers.com/2010/03/04/proposed-legislation-may-limit-employment-options-for-registered-sex-offenders/ By Brandon Sipherd Rhode Island’s Central Falls School Board of Trustees, in a 5-2 vote, fired every teacher at Central Falls High School.  In total, 93 employees were fired and each one stood as their name was read aloud in the auditorium after the decision was made.  The firings included ... http://www.the-employment-lawyers.com/2010/02/25/teachers-flunk-out-of-school/ By Brandon Sipherd Google, the company bent on making the world’s information more accessible to all, believes that the race and gender makeup of its workforce is a trade secret that must remain private.  Google and four other companies argue that because they are less mature companies in a highly ... http://www.the-employment-lawyers.com/2010/02/18/google%e2%80%99s-employees%e2%80%99-race-and-gender-is-a-%e2%80%9ctrade-secret%e2%80%9d/ By Brandon Sipherd The YMCA of the United States has been accused of systemic discrimination against black employees in compensation, promotions, and other employment practices.  Black employees are unrepresented in mid- and upper-level positions at the YMCA, and are paid less and receive fewer promotions than their coworkers. Since about 2003, ... http://www.the-employment-lawyers.com/2010/02/15/maybe-the-village-people-were-wrong/ By Brandon Sipherd Facebook, the most visited Internet site on the web, may pose problems for both employers and employees.  A recent national study found that employers were impressed by potential employees’ personality, creativity, and communication skills found on the Internet.  But employers have also rejected job applicants for inappropriate ... http://www.the-employment-lawyers.com/2010/02/15/facebook-employers-beware/ By GetLegal.com In January, 2010, John Edwards finally admitted to fathering a child, Frances Quinn Hunter, with a former campaign worker, Rielle Hunter, during his 2007 run for Democratic Presidential nomination.  Edwards had admitted to having an affair with Rielle Hunter in 2006, but denied being the father of her ... http://www.the-employment-lawyers.com/2010/02/08/john-edwards-sex-lies-and-now-videotape/ By GetLegal.com A former Nashville schools Payroll Coordinator was awarded about $1.5 million dollars by a Federal jury on Monday, January 25, 2010 based on a claim that she was wrongfully terminated in 2003 when she cooperated in a sexual harassment investigation of a school official.  The former employee, Vicky ... http://www.the-employment-lawyers.com/2010/02/08/15m-award-for-wrongful-firing-in-tennessee/ By Brandon Sipherd As the Democrats and Republicans in the Senate continue the battle over healthcare reform, many employers are taking the initiative to lower the costs of healthcare offered to employees.  Companies are now encouraging employees to participate in wellness programs.  However, these programs interfere with a recent federal ... http://www.the-employment-lawyers.com/2010/02/03/employers-try-to-get-around-federal-law-to-reduce-healthcare-costs/ By GetLegal.com French lawmakers are moving toward a ban on women wearing full-faced veils in public office buildings, schools, hospitals and while using mass transit.  The movement was started last June when French President Nicolas Sarkozy said that the full-face veil was “not welcome” in France, as many view the ... http://www.the-employment-lawyers.com/2010/02/01/france-moving-toward-controversial-ban-on-full-face-veils/ By Lee Hagy HOLLYWOOD, CA -- Last Friday, a $70 million settlement was reached between 17 major networks and production studios, along with seven large talent agencies, and a class of plaintiffs representing writers over the age of forty in Hollywood, sending a bold message that age discrimination in hiring ... http://www.the-employment-lawyers.com/2010/01/28/tinsel-town-told-no-more-age-discrimination-landmark-writer%e2%80%99s-case-settles-for-70-million/