Gary Pinnell reports: The wrongful termination lawsuit by three Highlands County employees was dismissed last week in Fort Myers by U.S. District Court Judge Jose Martinez. Treasa Handley, Jared Lee and Christine Edwards sued the county after they were fired for sending sexually laced instant messages to each other. Eleven other county employees were disciplined…
Category: Workplace
IL: Kane County judge dismisses ID theft case
Josh Stockinger reports: A Kane County judge dismissed identity theft charges against an Aurora woman this week after her attorney argued the state statute under which she was charged is unconstitutional. Claudia G. Madrigal, 33, had been accused of using her position at a Batavia insurance company to access another woman’s personal information in January…
E.W. Scripps Co. joins text privacy case before Supreme Court
Damon Arthur reports: The E.W. Scripps Co., parent company of the Record Searchlight, has joined other news organizations in filing a brief in a case before the U.S. Supreme Court that could have implications on the public’s right to access government records. Lawyers for E.W. Scripps and several other news agencies filed the “friend of…
Employee Misuse of Computer Access Ruled Not a Crime
Mary Pat Gallagher reports: Using a password-accessed workplace computer in violation of company rules or policies may get you disciplined, but it’s not enough to be prosecuted in New Jersey, says a Mercer County judge in a published case of first impression. Superior Court Judge Mitchel Ostrer threw out an indictment against Princeton Borough police…