Tuesday, September 25th, 2007

More Employment Cases Before the U S Supreme Court

The U S Supreme Court added two employment cases to its docket today - one, about whether § 1981 includes retaliation claims, and the other about use of age in public retirement plans.  See EEO Developments and Workplace Professor for more details.  The Court had earlier granted cert in two other employment matters.
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Tuesday, September 25th, 2007

The Right to Return Transportation in Alaska

Alaska law offers some protection to the employee who is brought to the job by the employer, and then is stranded there without fault. 
The statute.  Alaska Statutes 23.10.380-400 provide:

Sec. 23.10.380. Right to return transportation.
(a) An employer who furnishes, finances, agrees to furnish or finance, or in any way provides transportation for a person from the […]