Trail v. General Dynamics Armaments and Technical Products, Inc., Civil Action No. 1:10-cv-00001 (W.D.Va. March 25, 2010). The plaintiff, Trail, was recording secretary of a union that went on strike over the terms of a collective bargaining agreement. During the strike, unknown persons published the names, Social Security numbers, and salaries of management employees. A […]
Month: March 2010
Your overtime claim is everybody’s business.
Poulin v. General Dynamics Shared Resources, Inc., Civil Action No. 3:09-cv-58 (W.D.Va. March 26, 2010). The plaintiff in this case alleged that from 1982 to the present, his employer had failed to pay him overtime as required by the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”). Among other things, the FLSA provides that an employee cannot release […]
You have to file your EEOC claim within 300 days or it’s gone.
Kennedy, et al., v. Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, Civil Action No. 7:08-cv-579 (W.D.Va. March 25, 2010). A number of plaintiffs brought this suit against VPI alleging that female employees of the University Development Office were paid less than similarly situated male employees for equal work on the same job and that the defendant had […]
You can bring a federal discrimination claim in state court. (Some restrictions may apply.)
Pendleton v. National Wildlife Federation, et al., Civil Action No. 5:10cv0009 (W.D.Va. March 26, 2010). An administrative first step in cases arising under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is that a person with a discrimination claim must first take that claim to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, which then engages in […]
You have to pick the right court. Good luck.
Boudouin v. Dept. of the Navy, et al., Civil Action No. C 09-4958 SBA (N.D. Cal. March 4, 2010) on transfer, Civil Action No. 2:10-cv-00109-JBF-TEM (E.D. Va. March 8, 2010). Boudouin sued the Navy under Title VII and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) and alleged that the Navy had failed to promote him […]
