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Recent Fourth Circuit Employment Decisions

January 13th, 2011
The Fourth Circuit has published a couple of opinions on employment law cases in recent weeks. The first case, Bonds v. Leavitt, concerned a federal employee’s suit against the Department of Health and Human Services, which alleged Title VII cl… Read More
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Categories: Judicial Decisions
Tags: Case Commentary, Eleventh Amendment, Federal Employees, FMLA, Fourth Circuit, Labor and Employment, Medical Leave, Pleading, Racial Discrimination, Retaliation, Sovereign Immunity, Title VII, Whistle-blowing, Whistleblower Protection Act

Advances on Protecting Whistle-blowing and Social Networking of Employees

November 27th, 2010
Two recent positive developments to report. First, breaking new ground, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has charged a company with illegally firing an employee after she criticized her supervisor on her Facebook page. The NLRB’s press… Read More
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Categories: Legislative Action
Tags: Concerted Activity, Dodd-Frank, Facebook, Financial Services, Labor and Employment, NLRB, Retaliation, SEC, Social Networking, Whistle-blowing