Out of Springfield, Massachusetts comes this article about a sexual harassment case that resulted in a $400,000 verdict for a male police officer. According to the published reports, John Brock’s image was superimposed over a woman in a bikini and posted at police headquarters. Here are some other recent verdicts in employment cases: $2.1… Read More
Archives for April 8, 2008
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EEOC Finds Against University of Washington in Age Discrimination Case
Here is an article about an interesting age discrimination case against the University of Washington. The case was filed by Warren Guntheroth, an 80 year old doctor at the UW Medical Center. In 2004, the UW paid $35 million for overbilling Medicare and Medicaid. At the time, Guntheroth blamed the dean of the medical school. … Read More
Subrogation and Reimbursement of Overpaid Benefits Under ERISA Plans
Recent court cases have highlighted the thorny issues that arise when a benefit plan enforces its subrogation rights or seeks reimbursement of overpaid employee benefits. Plan administrators have faced uncertainty about subrogation and reimbursement claims in the wake of the Supreme Court rulings in Sereboff v. Mid Atlantic Medical Services, Inc., 547 U.S. 356 (2006)… Read More