http://www.tennesseeemploymentlawyerblog.com/ Published by The Higgins Firm en-us 2010-08-04T17:11:36-05:00 http://www.tennesseeemploymentlawyerblog.com/2010/08/17m_awarded_to_injured_biotech.html Recently a federal jury awarded former biotech scientist Becky McClain $1.7 million in damages after finding that Pfizer terminated her employment after she became sick with a bioengineered virus and then complained about safety issues. While the actual complaint of... Whistleblower/Qui Tam jim 2010-08-04T17:11:36-05:00 http://www.tennesseeemploymentlawyerblog.com/2010/08/honolulu_television_station_re.html Tennessee workers and workers all across the country work hard to support themselves and their families each and every day. Sometimes however, situations come up where a worker needs to stay at home for an extended period of time to... Family Medical Leave Act jim 2010-08-02T17:45:30-05:00 http://www.tennesseeemploymentlawyerblog.com/2010/07/hilton_grand_vacation_settles.html For one Hilton Grand Vacations Company, LLC employee one of the happiest times of her life rapidly turned into an employment nightmare. After a pregnancy related health issue, she was encouraged to resign her position as a recruiter for Hilton... Family Medical Leave Act jim 2010-07-26T17:30:32-05:00 http://www.tennesseeemploymentlawyerblog.com/2010/07/the_us_department_of_labor_exp.html Some times in our lives especially as parents or legal guardians or even caregivers for children, we need to take time off of work to care for sick or severely ill loved ones because they cannot do so by themselves.... Family Medical Leave Act jim 2010-07-19T16:05:08-05:00 http://www.tennesseeemploymentlawyerblog.com/2010/07/pharmaceutical_sales_reps_enti.html When Tennessee workers and any workers across the country put in extra hours and time at their jobs, they expect to be paid for their time and effort. Unfortunately, many times employers fail to pay their workers overtime pay or... Overtime jim 2010-07-13T17:42:57-05:00 http://www.tennesseeemploymentlawyerblog.com/2010/06/supreme_court_ruling_allows_pu.html Technology is changing everywhere and part of this technology is the use of cell phones and texting ability. Many of us across the country and right here in Tennessee use cell phones each day, and may even be guilty of... Workplace Discrimination jim 2010-06-22T21:44:27-05:00 http://www.tennesseeemploymentlawyerblog.com/2010/06/15_awarded_to_debtor_in_call_c.html In most cases here in Tennessee and across the country, when someone owes money for a debt, they have to pay the debt collector. However, in some cases like this one, the debt collectors’ conduct may be abusive or in... Whistleblower/Qui Tam jim 2010-06-19T10:14:12-05:00 http://www.tennesseeemploymentlawyerblog.com/2010/06/workers_of_bank_of_america_sue.html Many of us across the country and even right here in Tennessee are struggling to make ends meet in these hard economic times. We all work the best we can to pay our bills and to provide for our loved... Overtime jim 2010-06-13T12:04:22-05:00 http://www.tennesseeemploymentlawyerblog.com/2010/05/court_to_determine_if_fired_go.html We all use the search engine Google for many things on a daily basis. Many of us across the country and even right here in Tennessee, use it to search for information, to look up news, or even to find... Age Discrimination jim 2010-05-27T16:35:23-05:00 http://www.tennesseeemploymentlawyerblog.com/2010/05/gender_discrimination_case_aga.html Every day many of us have to go to work to support ourselves and our families. When we are at work, we expect to be treated with respect by our coworkers, our bosses and the company we work for. Unfortunately... Gender Discrimination jim 2010-05-18T16:38:06-05:00