Another Four Years: Employees Have More Time to Sue Employers For Racial Discrimination Claims
Eric J. Hansum of Thompson, Coe, Cousins & Irons, LLP
Recently, the United States Supreme Court, in Jones v. R.R. Donelly & Sons Co., addressed the applicable time period employees could sue employers for claims brought under a federal civil rights statute that prohibits intentional racial discrimination. See 42 U.S.C. § 1981. Most employee discrimination statutes, such as Title VII or the Texas Commission on Human Rights Act, specify the time period within which a charge and/or lawsuit must be filed. Unlike those laws, however, Section 1981 (which has no relation to the year in which it was passed and does not sound as catchy as Title VII) has no administrative prerequisites, nor any caps on compensatory or punitive damages.
Maritime Damages for Wrongful Death
Douglas W. Truxillo of Onebane Law Firm
Maritime Damages for Wrongful Death of Seaman May Include Nonpecuniary Loss for Seaman Against Nonemployer. The E.
Does Payment Of Workers' Compensation Benefits Interrupt Prescriptive Periods For Maritime Claims?
Neblett, Beard & Arsenault
Prejean was injured during the course and scope of his employment with Industrial Cleanup, Inc. while working aboar.
Occupational Illness Cases In A Maritime Context--The Plaintiff's Perspective
Dennis M McElwee of Schechter, McElwee, Shaffer & Harris, L.L.P.
This paper is intended to be an overview of the issues which plaintiff's attorneys face in bring.
Maritime Gaming & Available Tort Remedies
Neblett, Beard & Arsenault
It's back! Riverboat Gambling and Dockside Gaming has returned with a spectacular bang.
Injuries at Sea: Establishing Liability
Kevin Coluccio of Stritmatter Kessler Whelan Coluccio
Over the past year, I have had the pleasure of authoring a series of articles outlining principles of maritime la.
Maritime Damages
Kevin Coluccio of Stritmatter Kessler Whelan Coluccio
Maritime and admiralty law encompasses a unique set of rules, concepts and procedures governing navigation and co.
Defining a Seaman
Kevin Coluccio of Stritmatter Kessler Whelan Coluccio
For most workers injured on the job the only legal remedy is to pursue a workers' compensation claim against thei.