In the last year, there was a 9% increase in federal discrimination charges filed with the EEOC, the largest increase since the 1990s. The increase includes hikes in all types of discrimination charges. Retaliation is the second most common discrimination complaint next to race. There was an 18% increase in retaliation charges in 2007 over […]
E-discovery in Alaska state courts: Friday, Feb. 29th, is the deadline for comments on the proposed changes to Alaska Rules of Civil Procedure 16, 26, 33-34, 37, and 45, concerning electronic discovery. According to the Rules Clerk, the changes mostly conform the state rules to the Federal Rules.
Posting OAH Decisions: Chief Judge Terry Thurbon of the state […]
Sedwick remands for supplemented record
The Federal Highway Administration has decided to fund a 51-mile two-lane highway from the end of the exisiting highway in Juneau to a new ferry terminal at the Katzehin River delta. Citizens opposed to the project have challenged various administrative decisions approving the funding and related agency actions. They filed an action under the Administrative […]
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 […]
