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Employees employed for full-time jobs must be capable of working full time ruled the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in DeVito v. Chicago Park Dist., 270 F.3d 532 (7th Cir. 2001).  …

  The United States Supreme Court finds front pay awards in cases brought under Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act are not subject to caps on compensatory damages imposed by the Civil Rights …

  In a 5-4 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court held the Federal Arbitration Act of 1925, which requires enforcement of valid arbitration agreements, applies to employment contracts, and only exempts contracts involving transportation workers. Circuit …

A mandatory arbitration agreement that requires an employee split the costs of arbitration with the employer makes the entire agreement unenforceable, according to the Florida District Court of Appeal. Flyer Printing Co. v. Hill, No. …

The Internet is a powerful weapon in the hands of a disgruntled employee.  Internet bulletin boards invite employees to attack their own employer.  The right to free speech under the First Amendment often is the …

Overturning 31 years of policy, the NLRB announced election-day raffles are prohibited.  In Atlantic Limousine, Inc., 331 N.L.R.B. No. 134 (2000), the Board ordered a new election when the employer held an election-day raffle in …

A salesman, Charles Cohen, who quit his job based upon a job offer from an Internet company, can sue for fraudulent misrepresentation.  Cohen met the president of Entangible.com through work.  The parties agreed Cohen would …

In Albertson’s Inc. v. United Food and Commercial Workers, 332 N.L.R.B. No. 104 (2000), the Board decided Albertson’s Inc., a grocery store chain in Oregon and Washington, committed unfair labor practices when it barred to …

Effective January 11, 2001, the new EEOC regulations address the “tender back” issue of waivers under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA).  The regulations affirm an employer cannot restrict an employee’s right to challenge …

In Allstate Ins. Co., 332 N.L.R.B. No. 66 (2000), the Board held Allstate acted improperly by disciplining an employee for publicly criticizing the terms and conditions of her employment.  Carolyn Penzo, a neighborhood office agent …