Monday, September 10th, 2007

Miscellaneous Federal Employment Opinions

1)  Employer’s good faith: An employer’s good faith belief that an employee had filed a discrimination complaint in bad faith provides no defense to the subsequent claim.  See this good discussion of a recent District Court decision in Wait a Second!, the blog on 2nd Circuit civil rights opinions.
2)  WARN Act coverage for construction workers: […]

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Monday, September 10th, 2007

Alaska Supreme Court: WC Appeals Commission is Valid Quasi-Judicial Agency

The Legislature created the Workers Compensation Appeals Commission in 2005 as part of an effort to increase efficiency and consistency in the processing of WC claims.  The Legislature removed Superior Court jurisdiction over WC appeals (and gave that role to the Supreme Court), and provided that Commssion rulings would have the “force of legal precedent.” 
AKPIRG challenged […]

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