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Court of Appeals Rejects REDA Claim by Pro Se Plaintiff

May 1st, 2012
In Fatta v M & M Properties Management, Inc. the North Carolina Court of Appeals heard an appeal by a pro se plaintiff of the trial court’s granting of summary judgement. Plaintiff worked for the company in one of their hotels as a property… Read More
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Categories: Judicial Decisions
Tags: Appeals, Case Commentary, Discrimination, Industrial Commission, Labor and Employment, NC Court of Appeals, REDA, Retaliation, Retaliatory Employment Discrimination Act, Summary Judgment, Temporal Proximity, Workers' Compensation

COA Finds Employment Claims Barred by Union Agreement

December 11th, 2010
In Williams v. American Eagle Airlines, the North Carolina Court of Appeals addressed the interplay between union contracts and employment claims. In this case, the plaintiff had been a part-time fleet service clerk for American Eagle, where she was… Read More
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Categories: Judicial Decisions
Tags: Airlines, Breach of Contract, Case Commentary, CBA, Grievance, Labor and Employment, NC Court of Appeals, REDA, TWU, Union, Workers' Compensation

NC Court of Appeals Cases on REDA and Appellate Procedure

May 19th, 2010
Two opinions of note were issued by the North Carolina Court of Appeals yesterday. The first, Beard v. Cumberland County Hospital System, concerns North Carolina’s Retaliatory Employment Discrimination Act (REDA). REDA prohibits discrimination… Read More
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Categories: Judicial Decisions
Tags: ADA, Americans with Disabilities Act, Appeals, Case Commentary, Industrial Commission, Labor and Employment, NC Court of Appeals, REDA, Retaliation, Retaliatory Employment Discrimination Act, Workers' Compensation

More Retaliation Claims Being Filed

October 14th, 2009
A recent Wall Street Journal article highlights the trend of more retaliation cases being filed with the EEOC, and likely the courts. In addition to retaliation claims that are filed with the EEOC (i.e. retaliation related to race, sex, disability, e… Read More
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Categories: General News
Tags: EEOC, Fair Labor Standards Act, FLSA, Labor and Employment, REDA, Retaliation, Retaliatory Employment Discrimination Act