Tuesday, April 15th, 2008

Equal Pay Day: April 22

Tuesday, April 22, is Equal Pay Day, the day in a year that marks the point at which a woman’s average wages catch up to that earned by a man the previous year. On average, a woman earns 77 cents for every dollar a man earns (63 cents for African American women and 52 cents […]

Tuesday, April 15th, 2008

Quick Senate Action on Ledbetter Reversal Bill, S. 1843, Expected Soon

With a bipartisan group of more than 40 co-sponsors and support growing around the country, the National Employment Lawyers Association, a national bar association for attorneys representing employees, is hoping that the Senate will take up the Fair Pay Restoration Act, S. 1843, this month - possibly as early as next week. The Fair Pay […]

Tuesday, April 15th, 2008

SDV/ACCI, Inc., et al. v. AT&T, et al., cited below, can be found here.

Tuesday, April 15th, 2008

Defamation Claims by Closely Held Company and its Owner-Officers

The Ninth Circuit recently ruled on a defamation claim brought by SDV/ACCI, Inc., and its owner officers against AT&T and one of its employees, Margaret Roman.  AT&T often failed to pay its bills to the plaintiff company, which provided consulting services to AT&T.  The plaintiff owners complained to AT&T through Defendant Roman, who reminded the plaintiffs that […]