"In the old days, if your boss made a habit of yelling at you in front of your co-workers, "all we could say was tough luck, you've got a crappy boss," says Toronto employment lawyer Janice Rubin. "So maybe look for another job." Then, a decade ago, the corporate bullies met their match: Canadian judges. They started to rule that if a boss was so mean to an employee that he got sick or quit, the boss, or his company, should have to compensate the target for the abuse."
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"A sexual-discrimination lawsuit against Wal-Mart Stores has been certified as a class action representing more than 1.6 million current and former employees, making it the largest civil rights case ever. The landmark ruling, released Tuesday by federal Judge Martin Jenkins in San Francisco, means a June 2001 lawsuit by six current and former Wal-Mart employees in California will be broadened to cover women who worked at Wal-Mart's stores nationwide since Dec. 26, 1998 - a population as large as Philadelphia."
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"Employment Discrimination laws seek to prevent discrimination based on race, sex, religion, national origin, physical disability, and age by employers. There is also a growing body of law preventing or occasionally justifying employment discrimination based on sexual orientation. Discriminatory practices include bias in hiring, promotion, job assignment, termination, compensation, and various types of harassment."
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"Employment Law Guide for both non-lawyers and lawyers alike, maintained by the Law Offices Of David H. Greenberg. The web site has sections on nearly every area of employment law, including job discrimination, sexual harassment, age, race, gender, pregnancy, glass ceiling, and disability discrimination, manager wage & overtime claims, breach of contract, non-compete clauses, wrongful termination, whistle blowing, and much more."
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"According to Jury Verdict Research, a Horsham, Pa., unit of LRP Publications Inc. that collects data on lawsuit and settlement outcomes across the country. From 1996 to 2002, the median compensatory award for those who won age-discrimination cases was $266,852. However, the likelihood that a plaintiff bringing an age-discrimination lawsuit would win is 62%, according to the same study."
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"The National Whistleblower Center is a nonprofit, tax exempt, educational and advocacy organization dedicated to helping whistleblowers. Since 1988, the Center has used whistleblowers’ disclosures improve environmental protection, nuclear safety, and government and corporate accountability. The Center’s mission is to strengthen the rights of whistleblowers and to help make their underlying claims."
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"Courts have awarded whistle-blowers their actual wage loss until they find another job, the difference between their wages for a reasonable time in the future, lost benefits, reinstatement in the previous job, attorney’s fees, and punishment, or 'punitive,' damages. The major question is whether and how to blow the whistle."
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"You’ve just been informed that today is your last day of employment. You sit, stunned, half-listening as a company representative describes your COBRA options and requests your keys and corporate credit card. She then explains that, while the company is not obligated to give you any severance pay, she is authorized to hand you a generous check representing a few weeks’ salary. Oh, and by the way, you need to sign this document to get the money."
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"Punitive damages are a sum of money awarded (in addition to other damages) to punish the defendant for willful, wanton, or malicious conduct, and to deter such future conduct by the defendant and others.A majority of jurisdictions and the U.S Supreme Court have gradually extended liability for punitive damages to include 'reckless or callous disregard of, or indifference to, the rights and safety of others.'”
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An American Bar Association Resource that, "is a basic road map to make you aware of the laws governing employment. If you have questions about your rights and duties, or if you want more details, the agencies listed below can provide additional information. The federal agencies are listed by their main office addresses in Washington, D.C. Most federal agencies, however, have regional offices located in major cities throughout the U.S. To find a federal agency, look in your local telephone directory under "United States Government."
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