As reported in an earlier post, the U.S. Supreme Court justices listened last week to arguments in what could be the largest class-action lawsuit claiming discrimination in employment to ever be brought against a private employer. The justices will now have to decide...
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Businesses will implement OSHA’s crowd control guidelines after Wal-Mart fine upheld
A judge recently upheld a fine issued to Wal-Mart by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration for failing to put effective safety measures in place during the Thanksgiving weekend sale of 2008, which resulted in an employee being trampled to death. Wal-Mart...
Supreme Court to decide whether Wal-Mart class-action discrimination case can proceed
On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear an appeal by Wal-Mart Stores Inc. that will ask the court to stop an employee discrimination lawsuit from proceeding against the company on a class-action track. Several former and current female employees brought a sex...
Class action lawsuit filed against Neflix accuses company of violating customer privacy
A class action lawsuit has been filed against Netflix by a former customer that accuses the company of violating business and consumer protection laws. The former customer filed the lawsuit in U.S. District Court on behalf of himself and others. According to The...
Charlie Sheen does not want arbitrator to decide his case: Part 2
Charlie Sheen is currently embroiled in a fight with those who hired him and later fired him from the number one comedy on T.V., "Two and a Half Men." Sheen is suing Warner Bros. and the show's co-creator, Chuck Lorre, claiming wrongful termination. As discussed in...
Charlie Sheen does not want arbitrator to decide his case: Part 1
Charlie Sheen is currently suing his former employer, Warner Bros., because he says he was wrongfully fired from television's top comedy, "Two and a Half Men." Sheen was fired after publicly ranting against his employers and going through personal problems that...
NLRB says employees can discuss working conditions online
Millions of people in America use social media to communicate. Both workers communicating with colleagues and businesses crafting their brand use the same social media sites. The extent to which businesses can restrict employees' speech online is being tested in the...
Verizon Wireless hit with class action lawsuit
A class action lawsuit was filed against Verizon Wireless that claims the company improperly bills consumers for "unidentified, unwarranted and recurring" charges for its "Get It Now" download service. The lawsuit alleges that the mobile phone company is violating the...
What Does the Comcast-NBCU Merger Mean for Business?: Part 2
The previous post began to discuss some of the implications of the Comcast-NBC Universal merger recently approved by antitrust regulators with the FCC and Department of Justice. Comcast officially takes over control from General Electric of NBC Universal on Friday.An...
What Does the Comcast-NBCU Merger Mean for Business?: Part 1
After receiving approval from antitrust regulators with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the Department of Justice for the $30 billion merger, Comcast will officially take over operations of NBC Universal on Friday.It is yet to be seen what will happen...
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