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Employment Law
- Female Police Lieutenant Files Sex Discrimination Lawsuit
- Unfair Assignments, Harassment & Retaliation Lead to $1 Million Race Discrimination Settlement
- Pregnancy Discrimination Suit Against Police Department Settled
- Sex Discrimination Suit by Female Sales Reps Against Sanofi Settled for $15 Million
- Disability Discrimination Suit Filed Against Toyota by Former Workers
News
Greater Protections for Employee Benefits Forthcoming
Posted on 8/14/2010
Wage & Hour & Overtime Violations In Health Care Industry Investigated
Posted on 8/11/2010
Equal Work, Equal Pay -- the Paycheck Fairness Act
Posted on 7/26/2010
Paycheck Fairness Act Aimed at Sex Discrimination In Pay
Posted on 6/2/2010
Punitive Damages Sought In Novartis Sex Discrimination Suit
Posted on 5/19/2010
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Employment Law
- What supports a damages award in a wrongful termination or retaliation case? A long-term career cut short, prolonged unemployment and destructive impact on the fired employee's family life supported a jury verdict awarding $650,000 for emotional distress.
- $650,000 Emotional Distress & Punitive Damages Award Against UPS Upheld - Fischer v UPS
- Disability Discrimination In Violation of Americans With Disabilities Act - Complaint
- Family Medical Leave Act Complaint - Chaplin v Cobb-Vantress
- Kentucky Whistleblower & Free Speech Response to Petition for Rehearing
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Paycheck Fairness Act - Kentucky Discrimination Lawyer
Posted on Jun 24, 2009
The Paycheck Fairness Act will promote fairness and require employers to justify wage disparities by skill and experience not gender. It will prohibit employers from retaliating against employees that discuss pay issues. It will also allow victims of unlawful wage discrimination to recover compensatory and punitive damages. A New York Times editorial urges its passage, "Paycheck Fairness."
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