On January 19, 2011, a three judge panel of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania recognized another exception to the at-will employment doctrine. In Haun v. Community Health Systems (pdf), the court affirmed the trial court’s order, which recognized a new exception to the at will rule, and refused to dismiss the wrongful termination claim
February 2011
NLRB Settles Facebook Complaint
By Adam Santucci on
Posted in Employer Liability
On November 11, 2010, we reported that the Hartford, CT Regional Office of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a Complaint alleging that an employer illegally terminated an employee who mocked her supervisor on her personal Facebook page. Our post can be viewed by clicking here.
U.S. Supreme Court Widens the Scope of Retaliation Claims under Title VII
By Kelley Kaufman on
Posted in Discrimination & Harassment
This post was contributed by Anthony D. Dick, Esq., an Associate and a member of McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC’s Labor and Employment Practice Group in Columbus, Ohio.
The number of retaliation-based charges of discrimination filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (the “EEOC") has doubled from approximately 18,000 to 36,000 in the last…