09/20/2023
In a recent Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals (Louisiana) decision, the plaintiffs brought gender discrimination (equal pay) and retaliation claims after the defendants terminate...more
Corporate Services, Inc.
208 Kishwaukee St. · Rockford, IL 61104
(p) (815) 962-8367 · (f) (815) 962-0940
www.corpserv.com
09/20/2023
In a recent Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals (Louisiana) decision, the plaintiffs brought gender discrimination (equal pay) and retaliation claims after the defendants terminate...more
09/07/2023
In an August 2023 decision, an employee alleges that his employer discriminated against him based on his disability (morbid obesity) when it terminated his employment....more
08/03/2023
No one likes to do it, but for human resources (HR) personnel and managers it is part of the job: Sometimes, and despite their best efforts to make things work, they have to l...more
07/17/2023
A recent case demonstrates how an employee does not forego their freedom of speech when working for a private employer....more
06/29/2023
On August 7, 2018, an employee sent an email complaining the she feared retaliation and that she and her coworkers were the victims of harassment....more
06/06/2023
When employers decide to part ways with employees, they often choose the route of offering up a severance agreement....more
05/15/2023
Is it age bias? Or just business? In a recent decision the plaintiff spent more than two decades working as a System Technician for the defendant....more
05/11/2023
A longtime meatpacking plant worker who was terminated after sending a profane text to his plant manager was unable to convince Iowa's highest court that the real reason for h...more
04/20/2023
Making the decision to terminate employment is never easy. Whether it is for performance-related issues or conduct issues, the employee termination process can be complicated,...more
04/19/2023
Employment lawyers and human resources professionals generally understand that employees view the "it's not a good fit" explanation of their termination of employment as code ...more
04/19/2023
When Mark Fowler interviewed for a job with UPS unloading boxes, he told his interviewer that he had diabetes and requested breaks to monitor his blood sugar and eat snacks....more
04/06/2023
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has guided employers to accommodate employee use of certain prescribed medications, and excuse failed drug tests that reflec...more
03/17/2023
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (NY, et al) has rejected an employee's claim that he was unlawfully discriminated against based on religion after he refused t...more
03/14/2023
Layoffs are here and with them comes an often-overlooked threat: trade secret misappropriation....more
02/27/2023
During the past few years, employers have seen efforts to restrict the use of confidentiality and nondisparagement provisions in severance agreements at both the state and fed...more
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