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Texas Lawmaker Back to Work After Being Carjacked at Gunpoint - Voice of America - VOA News
U.S. Representative Henry Cuellar has returned to work after a Monday night carjacking in which three masked men held him at gunpoint in Washington, D.C. Speaking to the press on Tuesday, the Texa...
Read moreHoward Levitt: Why the courts keep changing the law on termination ... - Financial Post
By Howard Levitt and Peter Carey In days of yore when we were lads, it was not uncommon for people to be employed without a written employment contract. Article content This has changed for a numb...
Read moreHoward Levitt: Why the courts keep changing the law on termination clauses - Financial Post
By Howard Levitt and Peter Carey In days of yore when we were lads, it was not uncommon for people to be employed without a written employment contract. Article content This has changed for a numb...
Read moreThe FCA Pledges to Improve Its Whistleblowing Framework - JD Supra
Overview A survey conducted by the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in early 2022, but published only in 2023,1 has revealed the stark reality that the regulator is not doing enou...
Read moreMan didn't exhaust federal discrimination claims - Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Where a former FedEx employee filed a charge of discrimination with the Virginia Office of Civil Rights, but failed to file a charge with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, his federal cl...
Read moreMedical practice dismisses ex-employee's lawsuit - Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Where a former employee of an anesthesia practice failed to plead facts making his discrimination, hostile work environment or retaliation claims plausible, his suit was dismissed. Background Micha...
Read morePepco To Pay D.C. $57 Million Over Anacostia River Pollution - DCist
Tyrone Turner / DCist For decades, Pepco knowingly discharged toxic chemicals into the Anacostia River, using the river and other District waterways as a “cost-free dumping ground,” according to l...
Read moreEmployee Fired After Threatening EEOC Complaint Loses Appeal - SHRM
Takeaway: A legitimate nondiscriminatory reason for termination supported by a company investigation, often conducted while an employee is on administrative leave, can help an employer defend itsel...
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Greater Cincinnati manufacturers settle PPP fraud allegations for $2.5 million - WKRC
COVINGTON, Ky. (WKRC) - Two Erlanger-based manufacturing companies agreed to pay $2.5 million to settle allegations they improperly obtained pandemic-era Paycheck Protection Program loans, federal...