In a recent 8th Circuit case published on March 1, 2017, LaKeysia Wilson v. Arkansas Dept. of Human Services (DHS), Wilson, an African American woman, sued DHS alleging disparate treatment on account of race as well as a retaliation claim.
Another DHS employee, an African American woman, Sharon Meeks was fired in 2013 and…
Thirty plus years of employment and worker’s compensation practice has exposed me to thousands of personnel files and interviews, not to mention my experience with what could easily be twice that many management-level employees. Those that manage employees or those charged with the responsibility of managing the business’ worker’s compensation claims routinely make four common…
Employers often mistakenly believe that an employee who quits employment precludes the former employee from obtaining unemployment benefits in South Dakota. The general rule does, indeed, provide as such. However, exceptions exist.
First, the quitting must be “voluntary”. Thus if the employee is given the option to resign or be fired, then employee is still…
