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Cambridge School District Reaches Settlement With Employees Over Retirement Healthcare Benefits

- January 3, 2019

A lawsuit settlement was recently reached between the Cambridge Central School District and retired employees over “changes made to their prescription drug benefits.” According to the suit, which was filed back in January 2016 in the State Supreme Court of Washington County, there were a total of 24 retired workers included in the complaint. The retired workers filed the lawsuit after “the district’s health insurance provider, the Washington-Saratoga-Warren-Hamilton-Essex BOCES Health Consortium Trust, dropped the more expensive Empire Blue Cross Matrix Plan” and switched “active employees to a less expensive plan.”

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AC Transit Hit With Lawsuit Over Allegations of Pregnancy Discrimination

- January 3, 2019

AC Transit is at the center of a class-action lawsuit over allegations that it discriminated against pregnant and breastfeeding employees. The suit also alleges that women are often “laughed at when requesting accommodations for their pregnancies.” The lawsuit was officially filed in Alameda County Superior Court and argues the “public transit agency, which serves Alameda and Contra Costa counties, fails to meet the needs of pregnant or breastfeeding employees.”

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Trump’s Shutdown Overwhelms Immigration Courts and Stiffs Agents

- January 3, 2019

President Donald Trump’s demands for a bigger, better border wall are taking a toll on immigration agents and officers. While the federal government continues to grind through a partial shutdown, not all of its employees are exempted from staying home. Workers who perform ‘essential’ functions still have to punch the clock, without pay or knowing

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San Bernardino Victims’ Social Media Lawsuit Dismissed

- January 3, 2019

A San Francisco judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by survivors and family members of a 2015 mass shooting in California. The suit, writes National Public Radio, accused Facebook, Google and Twitter of knowingly supporting the Islamic State terror group and assisting its social media campaign. Fourteen people were killed and another 22 injured when

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Parkland Commission Recommends Giving Guns to Teachers

- January 3, 2019

A commission charged with investigating last year’s mass shooting in Parkland, Florida recommends that teachers who volunteer to undergo training be allowed to carry firearms in schools. The Guardian reports that the state-appointed, 15-member Marjory Stoneman Douglas high school public safety commission unanimously approved the 446-page report. Included within was a recommendation to arm teachers,

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