The state of Louisiana settled a lawsuit with the U.S. Justice Department recently for allegations of sexual harassment. The employment litigation involved the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections. According to the Justice Department, the Louisiana...
Month: February 2012
Merger fails due to poor communications
A merger between Main Street Financial Federal Credit Union and Jefferson Financial Credit Union of Metairie was recently quashed due to member opposition. According to Jefferson Financial, poor communications played a significant role in the merger's failure. This...
Government not liable for formaldehyde-laden trailers
Following the tragedy of Hurricane Katrina, the U.S. government, through the Federal Emergency Management Agency, provided thousands of homeless Louisiana residents with trailers at no cost to the residents and under no obligation. Unfortunately, the temporary...
Internship policy challenged for violating federal law
In today's economy, with high unemployment rates and too few jobs, unpaid internships have become increasingly common in Louisiana. While internships are nothing new, they never received as much attention as they do today. And some people have raised business law...
Scientist from Louisiana who sold secrets sentenced to 5 years
In a victory for businesses interested in protecting their trade secrets, a U.S. federal judge in Baton Rouge recently handed down a five-year sentence to a former Dow Chemical research scientist who stole and sold his employer's trade secrets to Chinese companies....