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The United States Supreme Court is reviewing the case of Crawford v. Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, which pertains to the scope of anti-retaliation provisions in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. At issue in the case is whether Vicky Crawford — an employee who did not file a complaint […]

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Employers around the country are getting ready for changes to the Americans with Disabilities Act to go into effect. The amendment to the 1990 piece of legislation was signed by President George Bush in September 2008 and will become effective in January 2009. The amendment was written to broaden some key terms and phrases in […]

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Nieland Bynoe of Harrisburg, PA, has filed a lawsuit against UPS Freight claiming that he was fired from his new job as a delivery driver for discriminatory reasons. According the suit, Bynoe attended an orientation meeting in 2007 where he was told that he would have to shave his beard and cut off his dreadlocks […]

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Boeing has stopped plane construction following a strike by 27,000 workers who were members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM). The strike occurred after talks between the labor union, the company, and a federal mediator failed to produce a new labor agreement.
According to Boeing, the strike will affect plants in Kansas, […]

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Employees of aviation-giant Boeing have voted to go on strike after rejecting the latest offer from the company.
The strike was voted for by 87% of assembly workers. It was due to start Thursday but was postponed for 48 hours once Boeing agreed to extend the current contract by two more days. The extension came at […]

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