12/19/2011
In Shaffer v. American Medical Association, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals reminded employers they cannot base a termination decision on an employee’s decision to take FMLA leave. Here are some of the lessons the case can teach employers.
12/19/2011
The Nishimoto Trading Co., which sells Asian foods to various Department of Defense facilities, has agreed to pay $400,000 in back wages to women who alleged the company illegally refused to hire them. Nishimoto operates a facility in Chicago.