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Changes to Tennessee Workers’ Compensation Laws
Go to Changes to Tennessee Workers’ Compensation LawsAlthough workers’ compensation laws are intended as a way to take care of employees who are injured on the job, unfortunately, there are times when they fail to help people as they’re meant to. However, some recent changes to Tennessee workers’ compensation laws may make it harder for an employer to wrongfully deny a claim.…
Appeals Court Overturns Decision in Wrongful Termination Lawsuit
Go to Appeals Court Overturns Decision in Wrongful Termination LawsuitWhen military veteran De’Ossie Dingus was fired from the Tennessee Highway Patrol in 2010, it was not because the 10-year veteran had been accused of misconduct or found guilty of a crime. It was because Major Kevin Taylor, a military liaison, came to the conclusion that Dingus was a potential terrorist after the two men…
Walmart to Pay Millions in Wrongful Termination Case
Go to Walmart to Pay Millions in Wrongful Termination CaseA former pharmacist at a Walmart in Seabrook, NH has just been awarded over $31 million in a wrongful termination lawsuit against mega-retailer Walmart. The woman, who worked at Walmart for about 18 years, filed the suit in 2014, alleging that she was fired because she’s female, because she has a medical condition, and because…
Wrongful Termination Lawsuit Results in Settlement for Interim CEO
Go to Wrongful Termination Lawsuit Results in Settlement for Interim CEOA $25 million wrongful termination lawsuit filed over two years ago against Erlanger Health System has just settled for $900,000. Former interim CEO Charlesetta Woodard-Thompson alleged that she experienced threats, computer hacking, and racial discrimination during her time as interim CEO at Erlanger, and that these factors contributed to her position being eliminated while she…
Nurse Wins Wrongful Termination Lawsuit
Go to Nurse Wins Wrongful Termination Lawsuitpresented by: Gary Massey Linda Boly of Portland, OR, had been a nurse at the same hospital for 34 years with an almost perfect work record when she was abruptly fired in June of 2013 for poor job performance. Her employer, Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center, claimed that her work had deteriorated and that’s why…
Employment at Will: What It Means for Wrongful Termination
Go to Employment at Will: What It Means for Wrongful TerminationIn Tennessee and Georgia, most employees are considered to be employed at will, per the employment-at-will doctrine. What this means is that the employee is free to vacate his or her job at any time for any reason; however, the employer is also allowed to terminate an employee at any time for any reason. The…
Tennessee Supreme Court Overturns Appelate Court Reversal on Retaliation Case
Go to Tennessee Supreme Court Overturns Appelate Court Reversal on Retaliation CaseRetaliation cases generally require an employee to prove that his or her employer took an adverse employment action as a result of the employee’s participation in “protected activity,” as that term itself is defined under law. Generally speaking, an employer will not be held liable for retaliation if said employer was unaware of the employee’s…
Tennessee Mine Accident Claims Kentucky Worker’s Life
Go to Tennessee Mine Accident Claims Kentucky Worker’s LifeA Kentucky man lost his life recently in a Tennessee mining accident when the roof of the mine in the area where he was working collapsed on him, according to an article in The Harlan Daily. Rescue workers responded to the scene at the mine in Claiborne County after hearing reports that one or more workers…
Court Dismisses Vet’s Case against Tennessee VA, Claim Filed Too Late
Go to Court Dismisses Vet’s Case against Tennessee VA, Claim Filed Too LateA recent Tennessee court ruling may make it difficult for veterans to seek compensation for possible exposure to several dangerous diseases, according to a report from Healthcare Global. In 2009, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) notified more than 10,000 veterans that they may have been exposed to HIV, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C if…
