Court Backs Firing of Waitress Without Makeup
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A female bartender who refused to  wear makeup at a Reno, Nevada, casino was not unfairly  dismissed from her job, a U.S. federal appeals court ruled on  Tuesday.
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. (antiTainment) Fox News has asked a judge to allow them to fire the woman that sued talk show host Bill O&#39;Reilly for sexual harassment and to declare that the firing not be classified as retribution.
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A court on Monday threw out a defamation suit against Brigitte Bardot, ruling that the former film star turned animal rights campaigner was provoked into calling the host of Radio Courtesy "a little jerk."
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A US court rules female staff claiming discrimination by retail  giant Wal-Mart can go ahead with a class action.
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By Tom Kertscher, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel  Dec. 12--The state Supreme Court will decide whether a fired teacher can keep secret the "adult images" that the Cedarburg School Board has cited as a reason for refusing to give him his job back.
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The Supreme Court declined to step into a dispute Tuesday over whether a restaurant chain must pay its employees for unused vacation time if they quit or are fired within a year.
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First Amendment protects Pennsylvania bog-cuss woman In what will undoubtedly be viewed by future generations as an landmark ruling, the Pennsylvania housewife charged with disorderly conduct for letting forth a stream of abuse during an overflowing toilet emergency has been acquitted, AP reports.â¦
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Employers can fire workers found to have used medical marijuana even if it was legally prescribed, the California Supreme Court ruled Thursday.
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NEW YORK - A federal judge struck down a New York City rule requiring some restaurants, including those operated by McDonald's Corp. , to publish calorie counts on their menus.
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The Supreme Court on Wednesday reversed a lower ruling in favor of a cosmetics company that contended a competitor was unfairly using the name of its tattooing ink.
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Zsa Zsa Gabor's lawsuit against her daughter over family money has been dismissed.
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A female pharmacist sacked by Wal-Mart wins $2m in damages after a jury found she was  discriminated against.
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HUMANSVILLE, Mo. -- A school superintendent who posted the Ten Commandments in a student cafeteria was put on leave without pay after saying he would not follow federal law on religious expression.
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Mariam, a 28-year-old employee at a retail chain in France, went to great lengths to get fired. She knew she wouldn't be eligible for unemployment payments if she simply quit. Mariam asked her company flat-out to fire her, but she was turned down. Then she simply stopped showing up for work. Her wish was granted at last Â she was fired, went on the dole and found a new job six months later.
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A federal judge in San Francisco has dismissed a lawsuit filed on behalf of retired football players by former Cleveland Browns defensive back Bernie Parrish.
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Actress-singer Jennifer Lopez has been sued for fraud and breach of contract by an ex-husband, who claims she hired him to manage her restaurant just long enough to get it up and running, then fired him.
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A woman who ran brothels is spared a jail term after a judge said "no-one was harmed" by her trade.