Archive for June, 2004
Comprehensive new blawg looks very promising
It has come to my attention (unoriginal use of passive voice to avoid disclosing source) that Walter Olson of Overlawyered.com is involved in a new blawg, PointofLaw.com, that describes itself as “a web magazine sponsored by the Manhattan Institute that brings together information and opinion on the U.S. litigation system.”
PointofLaw looks to be a [...]
This week’s new unemployment claims up
Reuters (via FindLaw) reports: “Jobless Claims Climb in Latest Week”
First-time unemployment claims rose 13,000 to 349,000 from 336,000 the prior week.
“A Labor Department spokesman attributed a portion of the rise to the filing of applications delayed by the closure of government offices for a national day of mourning for Reagan the week before.”
The four-week moving [...]
Big disability discrimination verdict reported
As I have commented before, most employment cases are not million-dollar jackpots, and it is somewhat unfortunate that the media view as most newsworthy the relatively few that are.
Nonetheless, it’s probably worth jumping on the bandwagon and reporting on a jackpot case I ran across recently:
Indianapolis Star reports: Disabled worker awarded $4.6 million (by Fred [...]
Fellow blogger comments on George’s snide remarks about Wal-Mart class action
Catherine Collingwood maintains a fine blog; it’s listed on my blogroll at right under Blogs, Labor/Employment/HR. She writes about a number of her other interests, but as someone working in HR she often posts thoughtful pieces on HR and benefits issues.
Yesterday she wrote this post: Wal-Mart class action: more than recovery
Catherine says:
Mr. Lenard asks [...]
Welcoming a new contributor to this blawg
Regular readers of this blawg may have noticed my occasional regretful references to my inability to keep up with posting everything I’d like to cover here. Keeping up could be a full-time job, but unfortunately it does not pay the bills.
I am now pleased to announce that I am being joined by a new [...]