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7th Reverses Dismissal of Employment Discrimination Case Based Upon Purported Settlement

Mitchell H. Rubinstein

August 12, 2008 04:49

Magallanes v. Ill. Bell Tel. Co., No. 07-3028, ___F.3d___(7th Cir. July 23, 2008), is an important discrimination case and it concerns settlements. The 7th held that dismissal of an employment-discrimination suit because the parties had settled should be reversed because...

States Enact Cyber-Bullying Legislation

Mitchell H. Rubinstein

January 05, 2009 05:03

In Several States, A Push To Stem Cyber Bullying is an interesting Jan. 1, 2009 article from the Washington Post. It reports that with the increased use of computers and cell phones, cyber bullying is on the increase. As a...

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Why There Can Never Be True Peace In the Middle East Unless The Hamas Terrorists Are Killed

Mitchell H. Rubinstein

January 07, 2009 05:53

The tragic events that are unfolding in Israel provides an opportunity for me to share my personal experiences and why I believe that there never will be true peace in the Middle East-at least not in my lifetime or my...

Book Review Highlight-2009 Discipline Book Supplement

Mitchell H. Rubinstein

January 07, 2009 05:52

On April 10, 2008, I reviewed the Discipline Book which is the only work of its type which reviews public sector labor and employment disciplinary cases in New York. That review is available here. Additional information about how to purchase...

Milwaukee Becomes Third Municipality to Require Mandatory Paid Sick Leave for Employees

Mitchell H. Rubinstein

January 07, 2009 05:52

The Law Firm of Jackson Lewis has reported that Milwaukee has become the third municipality to require paid sick leave for employees. As the article states: Voters in the City of Milwaukee overwhelmingly approved a referendum requiring private employers in...

Promptly Paying Employee Backpay Negates Adverse Employment Action For Failure To Promote

Mitchell H. Rubinstein

January 07, 2009 05:51

Jackson v UPS, ___F.3d___ (8th Cir. December 4, 2008), is an important Title VII decision. The 8th held that a black female employee who was demoted after she caused an accident on her first day in her new job failed...

Transition from Semester to Semester

Mitchell H. Rubinstein

January 07, 2009 02:39

New Years Resolution # whatever--blog more often. This is always a funny time. Balancing holidays with exam grading and starting the new semester (as we did yesterday) before finishing the old (a sizeable stack of bluebooks remains). One of those...

Obama Administration Seeks To Overturn Ledbetter Decision

Mitchell H. Rubinstein

January 06, 2009 05:16

The Jan. 4, 2009 New York Times is reported that President Elect Obama hopes to overturn the 2007 Ledbetter decision which narrowly interpreted the statute of limitations under Title VII which held that a charge must be filed within 180...

Home Schooling On The Rise

Mitchell H. Rubinstein

January 06, 2009 05:15

The Jan. 5, 2009 edition of USA Today reported that the number of children being Home Schooled is rising. As the article states: The ranks of America's home-schooled children have continued a steady climb over the past five years, and...

State Disability Law May Differ From The ADA

Mitchell H. Rubinstein

January 06, 2009 05:15

Matter of Rappo v. NYS Division of Human Rights, ___A.D.3d___(3rd Dept. Dec. 2, 2008), demonstrates that state law may differ than federal law. Sometimes state law is more restrictive and sometimes it provides more protection for employees. Here, at the...