In the viral video age of YouTube, nothing we do or say is protected from public view. Such was the case of a leading university's basketball coach caught in the act of verbally and physically humiliating his players during a practice. The nationwide outcry that...
A Connecticut labor union has filed a complaint against its town, charging it retaliated on its employees who voted to unionize. The complaint, filed with the Department of Labor, states an employee was wrongfully terminated from her position as a result of her...
A former corporate executive has filed a breach of contract and wrongful termination suit in federal court against a large jewelry company. The former executive claims the company failed to pay him $1 million for his work on a $75 million deal between the company and...
A lawsuit has been filed against AMC network by Frank Darabont, a key player in the production of a popular television series, "The Walking Dead." Darabont is filing due to wrongful termination and failure to receive executive producer profits. If you have seen it,...
A correctional department officer working on Rikers Island claims that he was unjustly let go following the death of an inmate. He has filed a lawsuit charging his boss with negligence, alleging the inmate had swallowed some bleach and that authorities denied him...
A recent ruling regarding the dismissal of a New Jersey police officer may be overturned based on two factors. One involves a medical board decision related to the lack of evidence that the officer was unfit for duty. The case has become quite controversial in the...
After just seven months on the job, a lawyer working for the Federal Reserve Bank of New York was fired in 2012. There was no grace period, either. Her bosses simply told her that she wasn't trustworthy. Her phone was taken from her, and security officers for the...
The former treasurer of a school district in Syracuse claims he took the fall when the school superintendent authorized overspending on the yearly budget. According to one report, the school district end-of-year expense budget was over $11,000, but auditors claimed...
A fired county 911 director has filed an appeal for her termination and is demanding back pay. The claimant has stated she was a victim of wrongful termination and harassment by administrators on the job in events leading up to her being let go. Some county officials...
A former employee of a Long Island school district has filed a lawsuit for wrongful termination. The district claims he was dismissed for poor job performance, but the victim feels it was a retaliatory act resulting from his exposure of the district's widespread...
