Seventh Circuit on severance payBy Michael R. LiedLabor and Employment Law, June 2000In Sandstrom v. Cultor Food Science, Inc., ______ F.3d _____ (7th Cir. May, 25, 2000), 2000 U.S. App. LEXIS 11570, the court dealt with an employee's argument that, since another employee had received severance pay, he should, too.
Courts uphold human rights act changesBy Michael R. LiedLabor and Employment Law, April 2000This article is a bit of a follow-up to the article by Don Rothchild and Richard Bruen, Jr.
Seventh Circuit provides “safe harbor” language for benefit plansBy Michael R. LiedLabor and Employment Law, April 2000In late February, the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit issued an important decision relating to employee benefit plans.
Recent Illinois Human Rights Commission decisionsBy Michael R. LiedLabor and Employment Law, June 1999In Matter of Nancy L. Christensen and First State Bank of Walnut, Charge No. 1991 CA 1980, ALS No. 6185 (March 25, 1999), complainant alleged she was terminated based on her age.
Recent Human Rights Commission decisionsBy Michael R. LiedLabor and Employment Law, March 1999In Matter of Stanley Clark and Rodriguez and Villalobos, Charge No. 1992 CA 0945, ALS No. 7087 (May 29, 1998), complainant alleged he was discriminated against based on his national origin, non-Hispanic, and age. Respondent law firm asserted complainant was terminated because of poor job performance.
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