Insurance Journal reports that the California Court of Appeals has ruled that claims of assault and battery and emotional distress are barred by the workers’ compensation exclusivity rule, meaning that workers’ compensation is the only remedy for injuries that occur in the workplace.
In Kim C. Jones v. California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation et. al., [...]
Archive for August, 2007
Former Union PSD employee claims racial discrimination
Cara Bailey reports that a man who claims he was mistreated because of his race has filed a suit against his former employer, seeking punitive and compensatory damages. Bryan Smith filed a suit July 19 in Kanawha Circuit Court against Union Public Service District, claiming they violated the West Virginia Human Rights Act by allegedly [...]
Mayor’s former assistant files race discrimination claim
Knox County Mayor Mike Ragsdale’s former executive assistant has filed a racial discrimination charge against his office, less than two weeks after she resigned.
Margie Loyd was transferred in July as part of the questionable spending investigation going on in Knox County.
She resigned on July 25 and said many of the purchasing card charges that came [...]
Prior Domestic Violence Is the Major Risk Factor for Intimate Partner Homicide
Women are still nine times more likely to be killed by an intimate partner. A Johns Hopkins University research report reviews Domestic Violence.
Based on a review of research conducted over the past 10 years, Johns Hopkins School of Nursing researchers and colleagues have determined that the major risk factor for intimate partner homicide, no [...]
GLADD report favorable to ABC
A national study has found that ABC has the most comprehensive reportage of LGBT issues in the country.
UPI report:
ABC has the most extensive portrayal of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender characters of the U.S. networks, a national study showed.
Fox network offers the least the least, according to the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation’s [...]
Perkins settles harassment suit for $127,000
A cook was first sexually harassed, and then was subjected to retaliation by her employer: Perkins Restaurant. She is slated to receive $127,000 from the restaurant.
JULIE FORSTER for Pioneer Press reports:
A former Perkins cook who says she was sexually harassed and then fired for complaining will receive $127,000 in a settlement with the restaurant.
The [...]
