09/08/2010
The Texas Whistleblower Act creates a presumption that anyone terminated or otherwise disciplined within 90 days of whistle-blowing was punished for reporting the violation. That’s why whistle-blowing can look like an attractive safeguard for an employee who is already facing potential discipline. Fortunately, the employee has to make a good-faith report before the law’s protection kicks in.
09/03/2010
A Cincinnati Pizza Hut franchisee, the Twins Group, has settled a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit that alleged the company illegally inquired about a female employee’s health, shared her confidential medical information with co-workers, reduced her hours and ultimately terminated her because she was pregnant. One of several problems: She wasn’t pregnant.