Case Digests, Human Resources Law Index articles from May 2001

Case Digests, Human Resources Law Index archives from May 2001

60 Year Old Food Lion Meat Market Manager Sues For Age Discrimination.
May 8, 2001... Food Lion Inc. hired Earl Watson on September 18, 1989, as a meat cutter. Watson was subsequently promoted to the position of Meat Market Manager. Food Lion had a company policy prohibiting employees from working when they are not clocked in....

70 Year Old Service Coordinator Fails To Prove Termination From Home Health Service Provider Was Due To Age Discrimination.
May 8, 2001... Health Care At Home Plus provided health care services to clients in their homes, including nursing, physical and occupational therapy, and social work. The agency was owned by Hinsdale Hospital, which was part of the Adventist Health System....

Court Sees No Violation Of Americans With Disabilites Act By Ford Against Assembly Line Worker.
May 8, 2001... Thomas Amadio started working on the assembly line at Ford's assembly plant on June 9, 1986. He began his career as an assembler, but later graduated to the general utility position in the chassis division, a position that qualified Amadio to...

After Contracting Pneumonia, Inventory and Shipping Foreman Sues For Not Being Allowed To Return To Prior Position.
May 8, 2001... Gary Rinehimer was employed by Cemcolift as an elevator assembler from October, 1990 to December 1994 and then promoted to a working foreman position. On December 30, 1996 he contracted pneumonia. He spent twenty-two days in a hospital,...

Court Rules In Favor Of Ryder Integrated Logistics In Disability Discrimination Claim.
May 8, 2001... Louis Ray Lusk worked as a truck driver for Ryder delivering goods from its warehouses. During his employment, Lusk suffered an on-the-job injury to his heart. After he underwent heart surgery and returned to work, his doctor imposed a...

Court Upholds Award Of $28,808 To Female Computer Technician In Equal Pay Case.
May 8, 2001... Carol Broadus worked in the data processing department of O.K. Industries from 1987 until 1996, when she voluntarily left the company. During her employment, Broadus was paid an hourly wage, with $10.60/hour her highest pay ($22,172/year). Her...

No Sex Discrimination Found Against General Electric Where GE Relied On Qualifications and Seniority In Hiring Decision.
May 8, 2001... Shirley Haley was employed as a production worker in GE's Murfreesboro, Tennessee plant since 1971. She is a member of Local 703, a union which has a collective bargaining agreement with the company. Under this agreement, the company is...

Motorola Properly Terminated Contractual Arrangement With A Research Consultant For Breach Of A Company Security Policy.
May 8, 2001... Douglas Mader worked as a research consultant at Motorola's Six Sigma Research Institute (SSRI) under a series of written consulting agreements. SSRI, though part of Motorola's research division, was a consortium of 6 companies including...

Court Upholds $302,649 Damages Award For Fired Employee Against Schlumberger Technology Corporation.
May 8, 2001... Taylor West worked as a field engineer for Schlumberger Technology Corporation in Alaska. The company asked him to transfer from Alaska to California, but West refused, citing family concerns. Thereafter, the company terminated West and then...