Lawsuit Filed Against Computer Sciences Corporation

A former employee of Computer Sciences Corporation (“CSC”) has filed a lawsuit on behalf of herself and other similarly situated employees and former employees of CSC for violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act.  CSC, a provider of information technology services, has locations across the globe, including Kansas, and employs thousands of individuals.  Plaintiff alleges that CSC systematically failed to compensate its employees for time spent performing work-related activities.  The lawsuit was filed in the United States District Court for District of Kansas.

Illinois Court of Appeals to Hear Oral Argument in Lawsuit Against Sanford-Brown College

In December 2010, then-Madison County Circuit Judge Daniel Stack certified a class action against Sanford-Brown College (Collinsville).  Judge Stack certified a class action on claims that Sanford-Brown College violated the Illinois Private Business and Vocational Schools Act and the Illinois Consumer Fraud Act.  Order on Plaintiffs’ Motion for Class Certification. Sanford-Brown College is now fighting the class certification at the Illinois Court of Appeals.

The Court of Appeals is set to hear oral arguments in the case on October 4, 2011.

 

Occupational diseases are no longer covered exclusively by Missouri’s workers compensation system.

In 64 pages’ worth of majority and dissenting opinions, the Court of Appeals Western District ruled 7-2 that recent changes to state law require only workplace accidents (not occupational diseases) to be handled through the workers’ compensation system. Opinion_WD73462

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