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Backlash against offshore IT outsourcing begins?
New York Times (AP) reports:“Dell to Stop Using Tech Support in India.”
“After an onslaught of complaints, . . . Dell Inc. has stopped routing corporate customers to a technical support call center in Bangalore, India.”
“Tech support for Optiplex desktop and Latitude notebook computers will be handled from call centers in Texas, Idaho and Tennessee, Dell [...]
Termination for signing pro-abortion-rights ad challenged as gender and pregnancy discrimination
Law.com has this story by Jennifer Batchelor from Delaware Law Weekly:
“School, Diocese Sued for Firing Teacher for Pro-Choice Views.”
“A lawsuit initiated by a teacher who was fired after signing a pro-choice advertisement has pitted the right of a private school to determine who it wants on staff against the plaintiff’s right to speak out in [...]
Livermore Labs sex discrimination class action settlement
Law.com carries this article by Jahna Berry for The Recorder:
“3,200 Women to Get $9.7M in California Lab Settlement.”
“University of California regents agreed Wednesday to pay $9.7 million in damages to 3,200 past and present female workers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory — the largest such agreement in lab history.”
“The plaintiffs attorneys may take home [...]
Overtime reform roadblock apparently overcome
Yahoo! News (Reuters) reports:” White House Said to Prevail on Overtime Work Rules.”
“The Bush administration won a Capitol Hill battle on Friday over proposed changes to U.S. overtime work rules that are supported by business and opposed by labor, congressional aides said.”
“They said Sen. Arlen Specter, a Pennsylvania Republican, had lifted his [...]
Blogger’s tips for blogging and reading blogs at work
Blogger has put out this somewhat tongue-in-cheek, but also very practical, set of suggestions:How Not to Get Fired Because of Your Blog.
Read it.
