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Entries from April 2008

Wisconsin Street Worker Sues for Sexual Discrimination

April 29th, 2008 · No Comments

A female Wisconsin street worker was fired for her job for an apparent breach in contract, according to her former employer.  The defendant claims the woman was fired after she failed to remove a pin on the driver’s side of the snow plow while she was testing the vehicle in a parking lot.  The pin […]

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Minimum Wage in Maine to Increase

April 18th, 2008 · No Comments

The governor of Maine, John Baldacci, signed into law a bill to increase the statewide minimum wage from $7.00 to $7.25 an hour on October 1, 2008.  The bill also accounts for another raise the following year, when the wage rate will reach $7.50 an hour.  With these increases, the Maine minimum wage will be […]

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Types of Sexual Harassment

April 8th, 2008 · No Comments

Sexual Harassment is defined as unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and any verbal or nonverbal conduct of a sexual nature. There are two types of sexual harassment; quid pro quo and Hostile Environment.
Quid pro quo is when a benefit is directly attached to an employee accepting or submitting to unwelcome sexual advances […]

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