09/08/2008
Steven Hougland, former beverage director for the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation, has filed a lawsuit under Florida’s whistle-blower law, claiming he was effectively forced to resign because of corruption in the department …
09/05/2008
It seems pretty obvious you can’t legally fire an employee because she took FMLA leave. Every employer knows that, right? Perhaps not. Recently, the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals had to rule on the question when an employer hoped to get a definitive ruling that employees are entitled to leave, but can be fired for using that leave …