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| | FDA Requests More Detail on Contraceptive Label | |
| | A Food and Drug Administration (FDA) panel has determined that the labeling on widely-used birth control pills is inadequate and should be updated “to emphasize recent data suggesting a higher risk of blood clots with the drugs than older contraceptive pills.” Although there is conflicting data on the actual negative side-effects of the drugs, experts agree the current wording on labels is “inadequate and incomplete.” Matthew Perrone, Boston Globe 12/08/2011 | | Read Article: Boston Globe | | Laws/Cases | |
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| | Hertz to Defend Discrimination Suit | |
| | Hertz rental car company has announced that it will “vigorously defend” itself in a religious discrimination lawsuit filed by 25 fired Muslim drivers. The Somali-native drivers claim that other employees have taken bathroom or smoking breaks for the last 15 years and that their labor contract doesn’t requiring clocking in and out for prayer breaks. Hertz claims the workers abused their breaks and that the situation has “nothing to do with religious discrimination.” The suit seeks “job reinstatement with back pay for the 25 fired workers, plus damages for emotional pain and suffering.” Laura L. Myers, Reuters 12/09/2011 | | Read Article: Reuters | | Suit: School Building Gave Teacher Cancer | |
| | A New York City school teacher claims in a lawsuit that she developed cancer after 19 years of working in a Bronx school contaminated with toxins. The lawsuit claims the company that owned the building used "hundreds of gallons of toxic solvents in the property," exposing everyone to dangerous chemicals. The woman was diagnosed with pancreatic and liver cancer in 2009, the lawsuit states. Kevin Deutsch , New York Daily News 12/10/2011 | | Read Article: New York Daily News | | Ford Recalls Cars over Risk of Wheels Falling Off | |
| | Ford Motor Co. has issued a recall of 129,000 vehicles after it was discovered the wheels can unexpectedly fall off. The recall covers 2010 and 2011 Ford Fusions and Mercury Milans. The company said the "wheel studs may fracture," which can lead to the wheels falling off while the car is in motion. Deepa Seetharaman, Reuters 12/10/2011 | | Read Article: Reuters | | Woman Fired for Being HIV Positive, Suit Says | |
| | A North Carolina woman has filed a lawsuit against Butterball, claiming she was fired from her job at a Butterball plant because she is HIV positive. The plaintiff says in her suit that she was harassed by co-workers because of her illness, and was fired after reporting the harassment to a supervisor. The suit seeks damages for lost pay as well as "emotional distress, humiliation and loss of self-esteem." John Murawski, News & Observer 12/10/2011 | | Read Article: News & Observer | | Woman's Death at Nursing Home Prompts Lawsuit | |
| | A Michigan nursing home faces a wrongful death lawsuit by the family of a woman who died when her tracheostomy tube got caught in her bed rail. In her final year of care at Borgess Gardens Nursing Home, she was hospitalized multiple times due to inadequacies with her breathing tube, but the nursing home did little to improve her condition. Recently, the home was added to the state's watch list of the most troubled homes, the Detroit Free Press reported. Robin Erb and Kristi Tanner, Detroit Free Press 12/12/2011 | | Read Article: Detroit Free Press | | Labor/Employment | |
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| | Labor Department Seeks to Increase Disability Hiring | |
| | The U.S. Labor Department is considering a rule that would require federal contractors to make more of an effort to hire disabled workers. The government plan, which would require companies to keep detailed records of their recruitment and training efforts for disabled workers, hopes to decrease the unemployment rate for workers with disabilities, which is higher than for those without disabilities. A Labor Department official calls it “a historic moment in the civil rights movement in America.” Sam Hananel, San Francisco Chronicle 12/09/2011 | | Read Article: San Francisco Chronicle | |
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