The Seattle Times recently reported on a 73-year-old Seattle man’s probation sentencing. Romulo Almeda Sr. was sentenced to probation for hiding and underpaying his live-in Filipina maid for four years. Probation seems rather lenient considering he underpaid her more than $90,000 over the four years she’s worked for him and his family; however, at the… Read More
Posts Categorized In: Employment Agreements and Termination
Metro Worker Wins Back Job
Karen Rispoli has her job as a Metro light-rail operator back after an arbitrator ruled in her favor. Rispoli was initially terminated from her light-rail position after failing to close the train doors and carrying passengers for two miles. King County Metro, according to a Seattle Times story, felt her actions were major infractions, and… Read More
Unpaid Intern Cases Settles
New York Fashion Week is the main event for many people in the fashion industry, from designers, to magazine reporters, to models. The week-long event involves weeks of preparation, planning, and organization. Elite Model Management, Corp. is responsible for providing a large amount of the models needed to walk in the hundreds of fashion shows… Read More
Non-Compete Agreements in Oregon
At the start of employment, many companies want new employees to sign a non-compete agreement, also known as a covenant not to compete. A non-compete agreement is, simply put, a contract that protects an employer by prohibiting certain competition in business by employees or former employees. If an employee signs a non-compete agreement, they may… Read More
Minimum Wage Prospects Increase In Washington And Seattle
Just days before Washington’s Governor Mike Inslee called for a minimum wage increase in his State of the State address, Seattle’s Mayor Ed Murray stated he was looking for non-ballot measure methods for raising the minimum wage for city employees to $15 an hour. These decisions come on the heels of heavily covered SeaTac’s voter… Read More
Seven-Day Workweek: Opportunity or Curse
A Wisconsin state senator is proposing legislation that will lift the state’s law prohibiting a seven-day workweek. Currently the law requires manufacturing and retail employers to give employees 24-hours rest for every seven-day period. Wisconsin is one of only a few states to have laws requiring rest periods for employees in non-healthcare situations. But, the… Read More
USPS To Reinstate National Guardsman Fired For “Excessive Military Leave”
Early in January of this year, a federal review board ordered the United States’ Postal Service (USPS) to reinstate and provide back pay for one of its former employees. There are a number of details that make this order more surprising than one would think. Two of the more shocking aspects of this story are… Read More
Sandusky Seeks Restoration Of Pension From Prison
Jerry Sandusky, the now infamous former assistant coach for Penn State’s football team, has requested the reinstatement of his pension from Pennsylvania’s State Employees’ Retirement System (SERS). Sandusky is currently in prison serving a 30 to 60 year sentence for child molestation. At the time of his conviction his pension payments were terminated. Sandusky wants… Read More
Long-Term Unemployment Benefits Come to An End
Unemployment is a safety net for those who unexpectedly lose employment or have an unexpected reduction in employment. In early December, President Obama arurged Congress to extend long-term unemployment benefits. However, when Congress passed its budget, there was no extension in long-term benefits. As a result, on December 28 the federally extended long-term unemployment benefits… Read More
Entire Store Fired Three Days Before Christmas
A Chicagosub sandwich shop called Snarf’s sent an email to all 20 of its employees on December 22. The email informed the employees of Snarf’s 600 West location that the store was closing, that they were fired as of December 23, and they should turn in any keys or company property they may have on… Read More