by Brian Mahany
One hit wonder Right Said Fred had a minor hit a few years ago with his song “I’m too Sexy for My Shirt.” Now a New York court now gets to decide if former Citibank banker Debrahlee Lorenzana was literally fired for being too sexy for her shirts. According to her lawsuit, …
by Brian Mahany
This tasty tidbit comes from published reports in the National Law Journal - Bimbo Bakeries USA is suing a former employee who took a job at rival Hostess Brands. Why? Because he is one a few people in the world who know the recipe for Thomas’ English Muffins.
What makes this case unique is …
by Brian Mahany
(Warning - contains explicit language)
Depending on where you work, profanity is a fact of life. What might not be common in an office may be normal in a lumber yard, trucking company or merchant ship. We have all heard the expression “swears like a drunken sailor.” The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals, however, …
by Brian Mahany
In September, I discussed a recent government survey suggesting that each week, approximately 1.1 million workers in Chicago, Los Angeles and New York are cheated on their wages. (See “Broken Laws, Unprotected Workers”, Sep. 16, 2009) http://www.mahanyertl.com/mahanyertl/broken-laws-unprotected-workers/50/
That claim was buttressed by published reports this month indicating wage and hour claims filed under the …
by Brian H. Mahany, Esq.
Erasing the past? It’s not that easy in Wisconsin if your past includes criminal convictions.
Our record unemployment rate and sluggish economy has sent tens of thousands of people to seek expungement of their criminal records. In a tight economy, a criminal record can be a real hinderance to finding work. If …
by Brian Mahany
Have we achieved racial equality? Hardly!
No matter what your personal politics may be, the election of Barack Obama was a watershed event in American history. Unfortunately, the election of an African American president was not the death knell of racism. Bigotry is alive and well in the United States. As a lawyer concentrating …
by Brian Mahany
Burn a cross in the yard of a black neighbor and you have committed a hate crime. Deface a local mosque or temple and you commit a hate crime but beat someone up solely because they are gay - as of today, that’s not a hate crime under federal law. That should soon …
A recently completed government survey of workers in Chicago, New York and Los Angeles revealed that “employment and labor laws are regularly and systematically violated.” The report found that in any week, approximately 1,100,000 workers in just those three cities were being cheated on their wages. Thats 10’s of millions of dollars in lost wages …
Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle signed a law allowing victims of employment discrimination to receive up to $300,000 in damages.
Until now, victims of workplace discrimination had a difficult choice to make. File in federal court where the potential awards were higher or file in state court and have a greater chance of winning. With the new …
As a lawyer and former police officer, little shocks me. Living in our fast-paced society, we often become numb to the world around us. But as I write this post from my Los Angeles office, I am truly shocked. A Los Angeles Superior Court judge affirmed a $4,100,000,000 arbitrator’s award in a wrongful termination case. …