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A former actress on the hit TV show, "Desperate Housewives," whose character was killed in a car accident has been told by a judge that her wrongful termination lawsuit can proceed to trial. Nicollette Sheridan filed a lawsuit against ABC and the show's executive...

If your new business is ready to start hiring employees, it may mean you're off to a good start and busy, which is a great thing. If this is the case, you are probably excited about hiring employees to take on some of the workload. Keep in mind, there is a lot to...

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has sued a labor recruitment company, accusing them of unfair and illegal treatment of workers recruited from Asia. According to Reuters, the EEOC said that all workers from around the world working in the U.S....

A transgender man has filed a lawsuit against his former employer, claiming he was fired based on gender discrimination in what may be the first case in the U.S. where a transgender person has claimed discrimination in the workplace based on birth gender. A...

Previous posts have covered the ongoing litigation between Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and three men and former Harvard colleagues who claim he stole their idea for an online social networking site. Twins Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, along with Divya...

Wal-Mart Stores Inc is the world's largest retailer. The company seems to face constant ongoing commercial litigation involving various issues at varying degrees of complexity. As the world's largest private employer, Wal-Mart also faces many employment lawsuits,...

A federal appeals court this week ruled that litigation against Facebook by three former Harvard colleagues who claim Mark Zuckerberg stole their idea for a social networking site must come to an end. Twins Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss and Divya Narenda settled their...

The Americans with Disabilities Act was expanded in 2008 with amendments that were added in order to overturn U.S. Supreme Court decisions that interpreted the ADA narrowly. The final version of the expanded ADA was made final at the end of March with interpretations...

The U.S. Supreme Court justices are currently considering a case with important implications for future class-action lawsuits claiming discriminatory practices by employers. As discussed in an earlier post, the justices heard arguments regarding whether a lawsuit...

Wal-Mart has been fighting a fine that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued to the company for the death of an employee who was trampled by a crowd at a Thanksgiving weekend sale in 2008. OSHA said that Wal-Mart did not do enough to ensure...