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Overtime Exemption Article Published by Robert AbellMisclassification of employees as exempt from overtime under the professional, executive or administrative exemptions is a common violation of overtime laws. Lexington, Kentucky overtime lawyer Robert Abell has published an article on these common violations.
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Disability Discrimination Charges Increase 10%Disability discrimination charges filed with EEOC increased over 10% from FY 2008 to 2009. Greater protections provided by the Americans With Disabilities Act may have accounted for the increase.
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Race Discrimination Suit Filed Against Cleco Corp.Twelve black employees of Cleco Corp. have filed a racial discrimination suit against Cleco Corp. They allege that they were paid less than similarly qualified white employees, passed over for promotions in favor of less-qualified white employees and otherewise subjected to discrimination.
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Supreme Court To Decide Employee's Privacy Right In TextingWhat privacy right does a public or government employee have in the text messages sent or received on a device paid for by the employer? The Supreme Court has announced that it will decide this question.
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Returning Soldiers Struggle To Find JobsSoldiers and National Guardsmen returning from duty are finding job hard to find. While USERRA USERRA provides that a person who is a member of a uniformed service shall not be denied initial employment, reemployment, retention in employment, promotion or any benefit of employment by an employer on the basis of that membership in a military service it does not guarantee a job.
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Support for Restoring Age Discrimination ProtectionsAge discrimination protections are the focus of a bill introduced recently in Congress. The New York Times editorializes that Congress should pass the bill and reverse a poorly and wrongly decided Supreme Court decision that seriously eroded age discrimination protections.
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Congress Moves To Enhance Age Discrimination ProtectionsCongress is acting to enhance protections against age discrimination. A Supreme Court decision last June seriously eroded protections against age discrimination for employees. Congress is aiming to reverse that decision and restore the protections.
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Overtime Class Action Suit Settled -- Kentucky Overtime LawyerA class action lawsuit for overtime compensation against Zumiez settled.
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Age Discrimination Hearing To Be Held by EEOC - Kentucky Age Discrimination LawyerThe Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, July 15, 2009, to discuss age discrimination in the workplace and the recent spike in age discrimination complaints.
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Weakening of Age Discrimination Protections Criticized -- Kentucky Discrimination LawyerThe Supreme Court weakened age discrimination protections in a recent decision. Congress must again correct the Court's failure to protect employees.
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Discrimination Suit Filed Against Campbell Soup -- Kentucky Employment LawyerA race discrimination suit has been filed against Campbell Soup. The African-American employee that filed the suit claims that he has not been promoted out of an entry level position since 1985 despite good performance reviews.
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More Support for Paycheck Fairness Act - Sex DiscriminationThe Paycheck Fairness Act promises to end wage discrimination and disparity based on gender. Women typically earn 78% as much as a comparably employed man.
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Paycheck Fairness Act - Kentucky Discrimination LawyerThe Paycheck Fairness Act will promote fairness by requiring employers to show that wage disparities are job and skill-related not sex-based. Victims of unfair and unlawful discrimination will be able to recover compensatory and punitive damages.
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EEOC To Revise Disability Act Regulations - Lexington Disability LawyerThe EEOC will issue new regulations implementing the 2008 amendments to the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA).
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Bill Requiring Paid Sick Days IntroducedThe Healthy Families Act, a bill requiring up to 7 paid sick days annually for an employee has been introduced in Congress.
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Supreme Court Furthers Harm of Pregnancy DiscriminationPregnancy discrimination goes unremedied by Supreme Court ruling in AT & T v. Hulteen.
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Proving Discrimination: Robert Abell's Article In KJA's The AdvocateLexington, Kentucky employment lawyer Robert L. Abell has published an article in The Advocate, the official publication of the Kentucky Justice Association, on evidence plaintiffs in discrimination cases can use to help prove their cases.
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Denied Leadership Training and Promotion Opportunties and Given Smaller Raises Older Workers Sue 3M for Age DiscriminationCiting lesser leadership training, promotion opportunities, smaller raises and fewer stock options 3M employees 45 and over have sued for age discrimination.
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Retaliation for Complaining of Discrimination Leads to $4.5 Million VerdictA "deliberate, systematic campaign to punish" an employee who complained of discrimination has led to a $4.5 million retaliation verdict.