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Employment Law | Legacy March 15, 2016
Palestinian Educator Files Discrimination Lawsuit Against SIU, Says Attorney Timothy Coffey
Chicago, IL (Law Firm Newswire) March 15, 2016 – Southern Illinois University (SIU) faces a discrimination lawsuit by a Palestinian educator. Bilingual educator (English/Arabic) Sandra Tamari, filed a racial origin discrimination lawsuit (U.S. District Court for the Southern District of…
Employment Law | Legacy February 12, 2016
Chicago Employment Attorney Timothy Coffey Weighs in on Ferrara Candy Company Accused of Racial Discrimination
Chicago, IL (Law Firm Newswire) February 12, 2016 – African American workers looking for employment with Ferrara Candy were allegedly routinely denied positions in the company’s Forest Park suburb plant and at the Oakbrook Terrance headquarters in the Chicago, Illinois,…
Employment Law | Legacy February 9, 2016
California’s Fair Pay Law Is Now the Most Aggressive in the Country, Attorney Deborah Barron
Sacramento, CA (Law Firm Newswire) February 9, 2016 – Every new worker needs to understand California’s new equal pay law, SB 358. It significantly changes what a worker is required to prove in court in the case of unequal pay…
Employment Law | Legacy February 5, 2016
Hillshire Brands/Sara Lee Sued by EEOC for Racial Harassment Says Employment Attorney Timothy Coffey
Chicago, IL (Law Firm Newswire) February 5, 2016 – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently filed a lawsuit (Civil Action No. 2:15-cv-01347) in which it alleged that Hillshire Brands Company/Sara Lee of Chicago violated federal law, Title VII…
Employment Law | Legacy February 2, 2016
January 2016 Brought New Labor Laws Into Effect for California Workers Says Employment Attorney Deborah Barron
Sacramento, CA (Law Firm Newswire) February 2, 2016 – A number of new labor laws went into effect Jan. 1, 2016, that aim to make life easier for California workers. The one change hotly debated over the years is the…
Employment Law | Legacy January 29, 2016
Sansum Clinic Lawsuit May Involve Up to 500 Former and Current Employees
Sacramento, CA (Law Firm Newswire) January 29, 2016 – A former employee of Sansum Clinic filed a lawsuit alleging the company faked payroll records to circumvent paying overtime and did not allow workers legally mandated meal breaks. A former employee…