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Age Discrimination: Beating the Odds of Indirect Evidence
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
Yesterday, we told you about Robert Back, a former employee at Nestlé's Mount Sterling, Ky. "Hot Pocket" plant. The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals recently...
Age Discrimination: You Can't Make Your Case with Double Hearsay
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
If you want to win an age discrimination case with direct evidence, there’s a good chance you’ll have to argue hearsay. If your case involves double hearsay,...
Sixth Circuit: Severance Pay Not Subject to FICA Taxes
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
You may have noticed that the unemployment rate is still pretty high. Though it's down from the October 2009 peak, companies continue to lay off workers. The...
6th Cir Adopts 'Harmless Error' in Disability Benefits Appeals
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
Not sure how to proceed in a Social Security disability benefits appeal when an administrative law judge (ALJ) makes a factual -- though possibly harmless --...
Sixth Circuit: Radio Station Robo-Call Exempt from TCPA
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
Mark Leyse takes prerecorded phone calls seriously. In 2005, Leyse filed a class-action lawsuit against Clear Channel after a Clear Channel radio station...
Who Knew? AK-47 is a Handgun in Tennessee
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
Tennessee law allows individuals with gun permits to carry handguns in state-owned public places, like parks and "natural areas." State law defines a "handgun"...
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