A novel effort to organize the mostly nonunion banking industry has hit a snag as some Wells Fargo workers have rejected the Communications Workers of America, though it's unclear whether this is a trend or a speed bump for a largely successful campaign that has yet to reach a contract.
Fifteen Dunkin' franchisees and their management company will pay $250,000 to end a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission lawsuit alleging they forced employees with disabilities and medical restrictions onto unpaid leave, according to a Thursday filing in Massachusetts federal court.
The Eighth Circuit upheld the dismissal Thursday of a suit from a former trucker who claimed he was unlawfully fired for seeking lighter duties to manage his Parkinson's disease, finding he undermined his case by telling the Social Security Administration that it was impossible for him to work.