http://www.californiabusinesslitigation.com/ Published by Sylvester Oppenheim & Linde en-us 2013-05-17T10:56:41-08:00 http://www.californiabusinesslitigation.com/2013/05/retaliation_lawsuit_filed_afte.html Sometimes, social media, employers and workers just shouldn’t mix. At least, that’s the logical conclusion in the case of a lawsuit filed by former employees of Coyote Ugly Saloon. The trouble began when several current and former employees of the corporation . . . californiabusinesslitigationblog-1 2013-05-17T10:56:41-08:00 http://www.californiabusinesslitigation.com/2013/05/high_school_teacher_files_an_a.html A legal quagmire in Georgia over a teacher, her Facebook profile and student access to that profile is deepening. The tale starts at the beginning of the 2009 school year when Ashley Payne, a high school English teacher, befriended a student on Facebook. It’s unclear which party sent the friend request, but the resultant connection . . . californiabusinesslitigationblog-1 2013-05-09T16:13:11-08:00 http://www.californiabusinesslitigation.com/2013/05/recent_nlrb_decisions_highligh.html Clashes between employer rights and the social media activities of employees seem to be on the rise. Decisions recently handed down by the National Labor Relations Board, or NLRB, sanctioned employers who disciplined employees for their social media activities. The NLRB contends that employers in each instance violated provisions of the National Labor Relations Act . . . californiabusinesslitigationblog-1 2013-05-03T15:29:09-08:00 http://www.californiabusinesslitigation.com/2013/04/retaliation_at_the_heart_of_te.html The welfare of a second grade student is at the heart of a retaliation lawsuit that was recently revived by a federal appeals court in Tennessee. In the initial complaint, the parents of a Shelby County, Tennessee school district student allege that their daughter’s school principal retaliated against them in response to their accommodation requests . . . californiabusinesslitigationblog-1 2013-04-26T14:53:46-08:00 http://www.californiabusinesslitigation.com/2013/04/nevada_strengthens_cyberbullyi.html Bullying has become a hot media topic, but it’s a subject that’s gone beyond the schoolyard bully demanding lunch money. Today, cyberbullying is being put in the spotlight, and the prevalence of this phenomenon is leading to legislation. In Nevada, public outcry over videotaped bullying that gets posted to the Internet has caused politicians to pass a new law. Essentially, the legislation prevents the transmission and distribution of violent images involving a child . . . californiabusinesslitigationblog-1 2013-04-19T13:41:51-08:00 http://www.californiabusinesslitigation.com/2013/04/allegations_of_reverse_discrim_1.html Lawsuits alleging racial discrimination in the workplace are not particularly unusual, but one such suit in Columbus, Ohio is drawing attention because of its emphasis on reverse discrimination. In the lawsuit, two Caucasian Columbus City Schools employees are suing the school board in addition to several individual employees who are nearly all African American. Among the details in the complaint are allegations of . . . californiabusinesslitigationblog-1 2013-04-12T15:10:27-08:00 http://www.californiabusinesslitigation.com/2013/04/clark_county_nevada_school_dis_1.html The question of whether or not a teacher’s work email address should be a matter of public record is stirring debate in Nevada. Specifically, the Nevada Policy Research Institute is suing the Clark County School District after officials refused to release . . . californiabusinesslitigationblog-1 2013-04-04T14:57:51-08:00 http://www.californiabusinesslitigation.com/2013/03/new_policy_at_cvs_pharmacy_aim.html A recent policy change is raising the eyebrows of more than a few CVS Pharmacy employees. The policy change relates to the employee health insurance program. About 200,000 CVS employees receive health benefits through their employer. The new policy requires each of those employees to submit to a wellness screening or face a $50 per month penalty . . . californiabusinesslitigationblog-1 2013-03-28T16:16:15-08:00 http://www.californiabusinesslitigation.com/2013/03/teacher_uses_lie_detector_on_3_1.html A Lynchburg, Virginia teacher is in hot water after subjecting her third grade students to a lie detector test. The incident happened on Valentine’s Day. Students were celebrating the holiday, and candy had been brought into the classroom. However, things went sour when some candy went missing . . . californiabusinesslitigationblog-1 2013-03-22T16:17:07-08:00 http://www.californiabusinesslitigation.com/2013/03/slavery_math_its_just_doesnt_a_1.html When fourth grade teacher Jane Youn handed out a new set of math problems to her students in Manhattan’s Public School 59, the otherwise routine event sparked outrage among parents. That’s because the assignment consisted of a number of math word problems, some of which contained references to slavery . . . californiabusinesslitigationblog-1 2013-03-15T12:50:03-08:00