In a decision that will be officially released on Tuesday, November 24th, the Connecticut Appellate Court has ruled that wrongful termination and breach of implied contract claims cannot be brought against the State of Connecticut due to the protections of sovereign immunity. The case Ware v. State of Connecticut (download here), will be of greater… Continue Reading
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Conn. Supreme Court Allows Laid Off State Employees to Proceed with Suit Saying Issues of “Motive” Remain
Posted in LitigationThe Connecticut Supreme Court, in a decision to be officially released next week, ruled Wednesday that several state workers can proceed with their claims that they were fired for political reasons in January 2003. The decision in Conboy v. State of Connecticut (download here), arises from the state’s decision in early 2003 to layoff over… Continue Reading
Connecticut Supreme Court Dismisses Discrimination Claim (Yawn.)
Posted in Discrimination & Harassment, LitigationBlog readers may remember my philosophy on Connecticut Supreme Court cases on employment discrimination – they take on perhaps even more significance than they might otherwise deserve because they happen so infrequently. But even that philosophy has its limits as a case decided today shows. For most employers in Connecticut, this is one case that you can probably just… Continue Reading
Legal Analysis of the Application of Employment Laws to Native American Reservations
Posted in Human Resources (HR) Compliance, Labor Law & NRLB, Laws and Regulations, LitigationAmid all of the buzz regarding the union representation campaigns at Foxwoods, one argument keeps being floated about: tribal sovereignty. A new article by Thomas Meiklejohn — one of the attorneys representing the UAW in its battle to represent workers at Foxwoods — in Spring edition of the Labor & Employment Law Quarterly (not online)… Continue Reading
Foxwoods Union Election Update: Workers Reject Engineers Union
Posted in Labor Law & NRLB, LitigationIt’s been a little while since we last checked in with the unionization efforts at Foxwoods. The appeal process of the election of UAW has begun its slow arduous process so don’t expect to hear much on this for weeks or months at a time. But in the meantime, various other groups have been vying… Continue Reading
UAW/Foxwoods – Hearing into Tribe’s Objections Drags On; Fight over Sovereignty Continues
Posted in LitigationThe NLRB’s hearing into Foxwoods’ objections to the union election continues this week. The latest issue to resurface is one that has surfaced before — tribal sovereignty. As I’ve said previously, I believe this is the type of "big picture" issue that may ultimately take this case up to the U.S. Supreme Court. Because the case may… Continue Reading
UAW/Foxwoods – The Hearing into Objections Begins and Tribe Files a Petition to Revoke
Posted in LitigationThe first day of the hearing into some of Foxwoods’ objections to the November election began on Tuesday. Among the arguments being raised by Foxwoods in this particular hearing is the argument that certain tactics taken by the union were unfair and the ballots improper because they were not in Chinese. The UAW has denied… Continue Reading
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