A Methodist Hospital employee says that she was wrongfully fired after she told a manager that the medical students helping treat cancer patients as part of the Center for Allied Health Education curriculum did not have health clearances. The woman had worked in the...
Wrongful Termination
New York workers may consider lawsuits after wrongful firings
by Kessler Matura P.C. | Jul 8, 2014 | Wrongful Termination
New York workers may be interested to learn about a New Jersey woman who decided to sue her ex-employer after she was terminated in November 2012. According to reports, the woman believes that she was fired for an illegal reason after she returned from a medical...
Bakery worker files suit for unlawful termination
by Kessler Matura P.C. | Jun 26, 2014 | Wrongful Termination
A 25-year-old woman who worked at a New York bakery has filed a lawsuit against her former employer after she was fired. According to the suit, she was wrongfully terminated from her position because she was pregnant. The woman worked at a local bakery on New York...
FedEx in the hot seat after firing driver
by Kessler Matura P.C. | Jun 5, 2014 | Wrongful Termination
Most people in Brentwood are familiar with Federal Express Corporation, or at least what it is commonly known as, FedEx. With its literal global coverage of deliveries, it is not that uncommon to see FedEx delivery trucks out on Brentwood's streets. Even though it is...
Wall Street, the financial meltdown and employment retaliation
by Kessler Matura P.C. | Jun 1, 2014 | Wrongful Termination
The actions of a number of bankers, traders and other executives on Wall Street likely contributed to the economic downturn that occurred in 2008. At least three individuals who tried to blow the whistle on the illegal practices of banks and other financers ended up...
Technical operator for CNN files wrongful termination lawsuit
by Kessler Matura P.C. | May 23, 2014 | Wrongful Termination
There is currently no federal law in the United States that protects lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people from being fired because of their sexual orientation or gender. Fortunately for members of the LGBT community, however, New York state law does have such...
Chef fired while out under Family and Medical Leave Act
by Kessler Matura P.C. | Apr 15, 2014 | Wrongful Termination
Most people in Manhattan have paid sick time to care for themselves, their spouses or their children, but when the sick time an employer gives is not enough, many people can turn to the Family and Medical Leave Act. FMLA allows employees to take up to three months of...
Hotel to pay man $532,500 for wrongful termination
by Kessler Matura P.C. | Mar 20, 2014 | Wrongful Termination
Workplace discrimination is more than just a supervisor creating a hostile work environment or refusing to promote someone because he or she falls into a protected category. It is more than just treating some people differently because of their religion, national...
Wrongful termination retrial approved for desperate housewife
by Kessler Matura P.C. | Feb 21, 2014 | Wrongful Termination
A group of attractive women, all neighbors on a beautiful street in Anytown, USA, gather together for coffee on a regular basis to gossip, analyze fashion trends, spy on other neighbors, and spend endless hours waxing philosophically about the solutions to many world...
Conservative activist facing charges of wrongful termination
by Kessler Matura P.C. | Feb 19, 2014 | Wrongful Termination
The conservative activist and filmmaker James O'Keefe is no stranger to negative press. He was previously implicated in the 2009 Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now video scandal, related to Democratic support of the Affordable Health Care Act. Mr....
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