Split panel finds retaliation OK in mutual fund industry

February 24, 2012 Comments Off on Split panel finds retaliation OK in mutual fund industry

A provision in the Sarbanes-Oxley Act protecting whistleblowers from retaliation does not extend to employees of private companies that act under contract as advisers to, and managers of, mutual funds, the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has decided in ...

Tagged with: Feb. 29 2012 issue

City’s workforce retention ordinance upheld by court

February 24, 2012 Comments Off on City’s workforce retention ordinance upheld by court

The Rhode Island city of Providence could require hotels to retain their employees for three months in the event of a change in ownership, the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has found.

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Judge ignores wage rule, finds for hospital workers

December 6, 2011 Comments Off on Judge ignores wage rule, finds for hospital workers

A group of hospital employees who allegedly were dissuaded from seeking payment for work done during meal breaks and before and after their shifts had grounds to pursue a class action claim under the Fair Labor Standards Act, a U.S. ...

Tagged with: Nov. 30 2011 issue

Employer found not liable for repeated reprimands

December 6, 2011 Comments Off on Employer found not liable for repeated reprimands

An employer that repeatedly reprimanded an employee after she complained of racial discrimination could not be held liable for retaliation, the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has determined.

Tagged with: Nov. 30 2011 issue

Employer didn’t concede worker’s qualifications

December 6, 2011 Comments Off on Employer didn’t concede worker’s qualifications

An unsuccessful applicant for a promotion could not hold her employer liable under a theory that the employer impliedly admitted she was qualified by allowing her to advance to the interview and exam stages of the process, the 1st U.S. ...

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