A Michigan woman has been allowed to advance a lawsuit after a U.S. court ruled that giving a police officer the middle finger is a form of free speech. It’s not the first time “flipping the bird” has been debated by judges in the U.S. While this case certainly reaffirms one’s right to be rudeRead More
Business Law
NYC Bans Hair-Based Employment Discrimination
Businesses operating in New York City must alter or eliminate dress codes or other policies that restrict employees based on natural or cultural hairstyles. In February 2019, the NYC Commission on Human Rights banned the practice of requiring staff to straighten, trim, or wear their hair in any other untreated hair style, such as locs,Read More
AA Automotive Sued in Class Action Filed By The Los Angeles Labor Law Lawyers
The Los Angeles employment law lawyers at Blumenthal, Nordrhaug & Bhowmik filed a pending class action lawsuit against AA Automotive Personnel Services, Inc (“AA Automotive”). The primary allegations in the complaint allege that AA Automotive failed to compensate their employees the correct amount of for all overtime hours worked. The pending class action lawsuit againstRead More
2016 Tillman Scholars Announced and Honors Granted
Marie Tillman, President and Co-Founder of the Pat Tillman Foundation, announced the names of the 60 U.S. service members, veterans and military spouses chosen as 2016 Tillman Scholars. In recognition of their military service, leadership and academic excellence, the newly selected class will receive over $1.8 million in scholarships to pursue their higher education andRead More
Marine Corps Creates Law Enforcement Battalions
The Marine Corps has created its first law enforcement battalions — a lean, specialized force of military police officers that it hopes can quickly deploy worldwide to help investigate crimes from terrorism to drug trafficking and train fledgling security forces in allied nations. The Corps activated three such battalions last month. Each is made upRead More
Lawsuits Fly Amid Legal War Over Ice Cream Fortune
One of Florida’s strangest bankruptcy cases is drawing to a close in federal court in Fort Lauderdale. Pamela Carvel, the litigious niece of Carvel Ice Cream’s late rags-to-riches founder, filed the case voluntarily last year amid a bitter, 17-year legal struggle for control over the assets from an estate once valued at $67 million. SheRead More