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., […]
Posted on August 8th, 2007 by Saswat Pattanayak
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A professor of Law from Baltimore expresses her opinions regarding the amount of outrage that we should have, but perhaps lack when it comes to athletes who abuse partners.
Where’s outrage for athletes who abuse partners?
By Leigh Goodmark
A National Football League player is accused of cruelty to animals, and the public’s outrage knows no bounds. […]
Posted on August 8th, 2007 by Saswat Pattanayak
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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 […]
Posted on August 8th, 2007 by Saswat Pattanayak
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In NYT today, Radha Iyenger writes that not all is well with the “mandatory arrest” laws when it comes to domestic violence.
The article follows:
The Protection Battered Spouses Don’t Need
By RADHA IYENGAR
TWO decades ago, in an effort to curb domestic violence, states began passing “mandatory arrest” laws. Police officers responding to a call for help […]
Posted on August 7th, 2007 by Saswat Pattanayak
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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 […]
Posted on August 6th, 2007 by Saswat Pattanayak
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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 […]
Posted on August 6th, 2007 by Saswat Pattanayak
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http://www.mercurynews.com/breakingnews/ci_6559665
San Diego firefighters have complained that they were ordered to march, and were subsequently taunted. They demand damages for the inability on part of the department to provide them a safe space.
By ALLISON HOFFMAN Associated Press Writer
SAN DIEGO—Four firefighters are pressing sexual-harassment claims against the city’s fire department after they were taunted while driving […]
Posted on August 6th, 2007 by Saswat Pattanayak
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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 […]
Posted on August 5th, 2007 by Saswat Pattanayak
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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 […]
Posted on August 4th, 2007 by Saswat Pattanayak
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A transgender prison inmate has valid points. But the judiciary does not think so. Not even after she reported her rape.
Washiongton Post reports:
SAN FRANCISCO — A transgender prison inmate who said she was raped by her cellmate has lost her lawsuit against prison officials.
A Superior Court jury on Thursday ruled in favor of six […]
Posted on August 3rd, 2007 by Saswat Pattanayak
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