Faculty from Indiana University’s College of Arts and Sciences (COAS) – the university’s largest college by student enrollment – overwhelmingly called for the Board of Trustees to terminate the employment of President Pamela Whitten and Provost Rahul Shrivastav during a college-wide vote on May 1. More than 75% of the college’s faculty participated, with 911 […]
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Jury awards city of Fort Worth whistleblower over $1 million in wrongful termination trial
A Dallas jury awarded over $1 million in lost wages and benefits late Thursday to Ronald Burke, a former assistant information services director for the city of Fort Worth. Burke filed a wrongful termination suit against the city, alleging that he was retaliated against after he and another colleague, William Birchett, reported concerns about corruption […]
Wrongful termination case dismissed in Ridgeley
Apr. 13—RIDGELEY, W.Va. — A wrongful termination lawsuit filed by a former Ridgeley police chief against the mayor and Town Council has been dismissed in federal court. The elected officials were served with the wrongful termination civil suit in August 2022 by former Chief Erik Wyer, who was fired in May of that year. The […]
Wrongful termination case dismissed
Apr. 12—RIDGELEY, W.Va. — A wrongful termination lawsuit filed by a former Ridgeley police chief against the mayor and Town Council has been dismissed in federal court. The elected officials were served with the wrongful termination civil suit in August 2022 by former Chief Erik Wyer, who was fired in May of that year. The […]
Former Chickasaw police chief suing city, mayor after termination
CHICKASAW, Ala. (WKRG) — WKRG News 5 has learned that former Chickasaw Police Chief Keith Miller is suing the city and the mayor. UPDATE: Mobile Police officer placed on administrative duty after deadly crash with motorcycle According to reports, the lawsuit comes after Miller was terminated in a 4 to 1 vote during a city […]
‘He failed:’ Report hammers suspended Mount Dora manager as city weighs termination
‘He failed:’ Report hammers suspended Mount Dora manager as city weighs termination Mount Dora city council members have one week left before they will have to decide whether their suspended city manager should be fired – joining the recently departed de facto assistant city manager in exiting a city hall that was beset by low […]
Houston mayor calls for termination of controversial East Side housing project
HOUSTON – Federal funding for a huge $100 million affordable housing complex hinged upon the absence of nearby “man-made” hazards. For the Houston Housing Authority’s 800 Middle St. project, those safety criteria included a giant radio antenna rising just yards away from the property. PREVIOUS COVERAGE: FOX 26 Exclusive: Radio tower poses threat to controversial […]
Spirit Airlines Dives Near Record Lows After JetBlue Warns On Merger Termination
JetBlue Airways (JBLU) on Thursday informed Spirit Airlines that it may terminate its merger agreement with the company this weekend. SAVE stock tumbled on the news Friday while JBLU swung higher. X JetBlue told Spirit Airlines that certain closing conditions for its proposed $3.8 billion acquisition have not been met and it may terminate the […]
Ex-Starbucks employee sues chain for wrongful termination after stopping attempted robbery
A former Starbucks employee is suing the coffee chain, saying he was wrongly terminated after confronting robbers at his store. NBC St. Louis affiliate KSDK reports 20-year-old Michael Harris was working a drive-thru shift in December when he said two men entered the store and began frisking customers. When the two men demanded cash from […]
India’s Infosys falls after $1.5 billion AI deal termination
BENGALURU (Reuters) – Shares of Infosys fell as much as 2.6% on Tuesday after the company said that an unnamed global company, which had signed a $1.5 billion deal focused on artificial intelligence solutions, decided to terminate its Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the IT giant. Infosys said it had plans to enhance digital experiences […]
Ukraine initiates termination of free trade agreement with Belarus
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine initiated the termination of the intergovernmental free trade agreement with Belarus at a meeting on Friday, 22 December. Source: European Pravda, citing the Ministry of Economy. The government approved a draft law that terminates the free trade agreement between the governments of Ukraine and Belarus and some other documents […]
Former human resources manager sues Alamogordo Schools for wrongful termination
After she complained about Alamogordo Public Schools’ alleged misconduct in personnel and policy violations, Sharon Scott learned that she had been let go as human resources manager for the school district, just shy of nine months into holding the position. Now, she’s suing the district claiming that she was just doing her job. Scott’s allegations […]