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Eleventh Circuit Raises Res Judicata Sua Sponte To Eliminate Whistleblower Claim
In Shurick v. Boeing, the 11th Circuit held that the granting of summary judgment in a claim under the False Claims Act acted as res judicata on the plaintiff’s Florida Whistleblower Act claim. This was even though the plaintiff filed the two lawsuits at the same time and the parties were different. The court did […]
Grim News for Those Out of Job Market
Those workers who were not even counted in the official unemployment rate fared uniformly worse in September.
Comparing Recessions: Job Recovery
Since the downturn began in December 2007, the economy has shed, on net, about 5.6 percent of its nonfarm payroll jobs.
Nearly 5 Jobless Workers Per Opening in August
A look at where the job openings, hires and separations are, by sector.
Jobless Rate Rises in 27 States
Nevada continued to have that highest jobless rate among the states in August, a month in which 27 states reported higher unemployment.