EEOC claim jeopardized by failure to report in bankruptcy
A federal District Court in Chicago has ruled that a plaintiff who filed Title VII employment discrimination claims against a nonprofit organization may be barred from pursuing her claims because she had failed to report her claims in a prior personal bankruptcy action.
Gates Foundation breached at will employment contract
An appellate court in Washington has held that the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation breached its implied duty of good faith and fair dealing in an at will employment contract with a new Chief Digital Officer, but has apparently reduced the damages for which it might be liable.
Claim of policy violation does not protect whistleblower
An employee of a nonprofit pharmacy is not protected by the Florida private sector Whistleblower Act when she claims she was fired in retaliation for reporting an alleged breach of policy by the Pharmacist-in-Charge of the facility in which she worked. A federal District Court in Florida has granted the pharmacy’s motion for summary judgment to dismiss the case.
Who Owns Rights to Event Photos Taken By Volunteer for Nonprofit?
The Military Sexual Trauma Movement was formed in 2018 as a 501(c)(4) organization to help survivors of military sexual trauma and other discrimination. Its leadership was all volunteers and it had no paid employees.