Injured workers: Intentional tort
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Wrongful Discharge - Terminations that Violate Public Policy
Technically speaking, courts do not recognize a claim for "wrongful discharge," at least by that name. Broadly speaking, any discharge that violates a law, causes great harm or is grossly unfair is "w...
applies to All States
Tortious Interference Involving Non-Competition Agreements
In most states, a third party cannot interfere with the contractual or prospective business relationships between two other parties, absent a proper purpose. This claim is known as “tortious interfe...
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Ohio Public Policy exception to At-will Employment
In Greeley v. Miami Valley Maint. Contractors , 49 Ohio St. 3d 228 (Ohio 1990), the Ohio Supreme Court held that "[p]ublic policy warrants an exception to the employment-at-will doctrine when an emplo...
applies to Ohio
Retaliatory Counterclaims in Sexual Harassment Suits
If a party accused of sexual harassment in a suit (the Defendant) files a counterclaim against the harassment victim (the Plaintiff) after the Plaintiff filed suit, because she filed suit, courts will...
applies to Ohio
Tired Truckers: How the Tracy Morgan Crash is a Sign of a Bigger Problem
Driving while tired can be just as dangerous as driving while intoxicated, and in an industry that pushes the limits on production, tired truck drivers are often the result. The recent tractor trailer...
applies to North Carolina
Questions and Answers (789)
What do I need for an "intentional infliction of emotional distress" suit?
I have an incredibly rude, disrespectful and bullying boss. The other day he called me at my home, griped for half an hour about nothing -- and hung up on me, telling me he can't have such mistakes ma...
applies to Florida · 0 answers
Couple of co workers and I were promised compensation from mass tort in more than one occasion , when hired and during employment, after 2.5 yrs and case settled, we get laid off. Are we entitled to these promises of compensation?
I wrote to my bosses about this and since they coincidentally now say it was now a class A and not a mass tort . I dont believe this.
applies to Texas · 0 answers
I was injured, HRsaid it was workers comp but havnt given me any paperwork. I am now using m y FMLA
I was injured, HR said 8 weeks later it was Workers comp, she gave me a list if doctors, but nothing else. I cannot work due to severe repetitive trauma and having to use FMLA. IS HR suppose to give m...
applies to Florida · 1 answer
Can an employer refuse to allow me to stay an extra hour since quote they say Im not doing anything since im injured?
My scheduled shift was 12:30 and I felt harrasesed that they really wanted me to clock out pressuring me telling me I gotta go since my shifts over and Im basically not doing anything an im wasting pa...
applies to Illinois · 0 answers
Discrimination Harassment Retaliation
Because an individual is employed by an At Will Employer and basically no explanatin is necessary for an employee's severance fromm service, is it possible to challenge a lay off using Tort Law? Can T...
applies to New York · 1 answer
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