The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld an employee’s termination for job abandonment, in spite of the fact that the employee argued that he was on FMLA leave at the time of his termination. The court based that holding on the fact that the employee was unable to return to work at the
June 2011
Firing replacement workers to allow striking employees to return is not a “mass layoff” under WARN Act.
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The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act requires a 60-day notice to employees before a “mass layoff” can take place. A mass layoff is a reduction in force which is not the result of a plant closure, but which results in an employment loss of at least 50 full-time employees at a single site.
Employer’s actions have unintended consequences in Texas whistle-blower case.
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In one of the most dramatic and convoluted scenarios ever seen in a whistle-blower case, a doctor has been disciplined by a medical board; a hospital administrator has been jailed; two nurses have been fired, criminally charged, acquitted, and then awarded $750,000; and a local sheriff has been removed from office and sentenced to jail…
The NLRB is making clear its position regarding social media communications.
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Posted in NLRA
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has issued another complaint alleging unlawful termination of an employee for posting photos and comments on Facebook. . . .
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