With rejection of a union concession package now appearing likely in news stories this morning, it seems probable that layoffs are around the corner. Notably, a lawsuit arising from a prior state layoff is still kicking around over eight years later. I discussed this back in October 2010 and noted that the parties had
The Most Popular Blog Post
While we count down the days before the new blog launches, I thought it would be fun to look back at the nearly 4 years of posts to highlight a few noteworthy ones.
Today, I’ll answer the question: What has been the most popular post ever?
Without a doubt, it is a post I did
The Basics: What It Takes To File a Employment Discrimination Lawsuit
Newspapers this week seem enraptured with the idea that an employment discrimination lawsuit is news.
It shouldn’t be.
Why?
Because all that a discrimination lawsuit is — by its fundamental nature — is a set of allegations against an employer. Nothing more, nothing less.
That doesn’t mean, of course, that each lawsuit that is
Tribune Company Sued by Its Former “Watchdog” on Free Speech Grounds
UPDATED
George Gombossy, who penned a consumer-advocacy column for the Hartford Courant before being fired last month, has filed suit against the Courant (and its parent company, the Tribune Company) alleging that he was fired in retaliation for his lawful speech. 
Gombossy now has a website he calls "CT Watchdog" and posted the complain
Employee’s Use of State E-mail Raises Question of Ethics…And a Lot More
Over the weekend, Jon Lender of the Hartford Courant reported on the "complicated" ethics case of former UConn Health Center medical technologist Priscilla Dickman. At issue: Whether state ethics laws were violated by "using state equipment, resources and time in furtherance of her private jewelry and travel consulting businesses."
A public hearing over the "ethics" side
Fox 61 Reporter Discrimination Case: FAQ, Analysis and What’s Next – Part I
The filing of a discrimination complaint at the Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities has certainly garnered a wide variety of responses from the local and national media. Indeed, yesterday, I was one of several invited guests to appear on WNPR’s "Where We Live". (You can download the podcast here.)
But what’s
Fox 61 Reporter Files Age and Gender Discrimination Claim with CHRO; Is History Repeating Itself?
Over ten years ago, former WFSB (Channel 3) news anchor Janet Peckinpaugh shook up the media market in Hartford with claims of gender and age discrimination against her former news station. She claimed that she had been let go because she had gotten too old.
At the time, the case had all the elements of
WWE Files Its Reply Brief; Time Now For Court to Decide Whether To Dismiss Case
The WWE has filed its reply brief (download here) in further support of its motion to dismiss yesterday contending that three former wrestlers "cannot escape the clear language of the booking contracts". For background on the case involving "Raven" and two othe
r former wrestlers, click here.
The brief is filled with lots of "smackdowns" (to borrow a wrestling phrase) chiding
WWE Lawsuit Update: Raven and Wrestlers File Response to WWE’s Motion to Dismiss
Many weeks after the WWE filed its motion to dismiss the lawsuit brought by three former WWE wrestlers ("Raven" and "Kanyon" and others — otherwise known as Scott Levy, Chris Klucsartis and Michael Sanders ), the wrestlers have fired back filing their papers opposing WWE’s motion. (For full coverage of this lawsuit, click here.)
The
Quick Updates: Reuters Article on More Lawsuits, WWE and Wrestlers Lawsuit, Performance Reviews, National Bank Act, Veteran’s Day
Here’s a quick update on some items and topics that have been covered by the blog over the past year:
- Earlier this week, I raised the issue of whether the rising unemployment rate would also lead to more employment lawsuits. Reuters yesterday released a very good and balanced article on the subject. I shared my