A California Indian tribe may be immune from a Family and Medical Leave Act lawsuit by a fired employee even though it acted to move the lawsuit to federal court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled (Bodi v. Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians, 2016 BL 255421, 9th Cir., No. 14-16121, 8/8/16 ). With the decision, two federal appeals courts now have …
Things just get worse and worse for Fox News and Gretchen Carlson ever since she made her accusations of sexual harassment against former boss Roger Ailes. Carlson was recently fired from Fox News, and according to Politico accused Ailes of “sexually-charged comments ranging from lewd innuendo, ogling and remarks about Ms. Carlson’s body to demands for sex as a way for her to improve her job …
The result is a “diminution in value” of all the units in the building at 301 Mission St., said the lead law firm in the case, Foreman and Brasso of San Francisco. The lawsuit was filed eight days after we revealed that the Millennium Tower has sunk 16 inches and has tilted at the base by at least two inches. A geotechnical engnineer hired by the condo tower’s homeowners association …
Owen Labrie was convicted of sexual assault in a case that his lawyers said exposed a sordid tradition at the elite boarding school. The girl’s parents, identified in the lawsuit as John and Jane Doe, allege in the lawsuit that school officials who were trusted with protecting their daughter failed to keep her safe by turning a blind eye to a tradition known as the Senior Salute. The victim, …
Bremerton coach Joe Kennedy is joined by members of the opposing team for his postgame prayer. It’s called faith for a reason. People who have it generally don’t abandon it at the first sign of adversity. Or the second. …
King County’s paltry pay for people serving on jury duty discriminates against low-income residents, namely those of color, according to a class-action lawsuit filed Monday. For defendants to be tried by a jury of their true peers, the lawsuit argues, all residents must have the chance to serve as a juror without sacrificing income.
A federal judge has cleared the way for a U.S. Department of Justice lawsuit to proceed against the Gates Chili Central School District over a special …
An Ohio lawyer who represents an estimated 3,500 people in a class-action lawsuit against DuPont is urging the state Health Department not to downplay the health risks of a dangerous chemical that contaminated drinking water supplies in eastern Rensselaer County.
New York University, Yale University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are facing lawsuits for allegedly making retirement-savings plan members pay exorbitant fees. NYU, Yale and MIT — each having retirement plans holding over $3 billion in assets — are being individually sued by employees looking to establish a class-action lawsuit. Two of the three …
While elite colleges and universities may have sizable endowments, pension funds are not in the same state of health, which can lead to difficult positions for institutional spending and personnel management decisions. The University of the Cumberlands is a prime example of financial promises made to a former president to reward years of good service, only to rescind …