Washington can enforce new rules barring pharmacies from refusing to fill legal prescriptions for certain drugs, including the controversial emergency contraceptive Plan B, even if the drugs clash with pharmacists’ religious beliefs. The 9th Circuit lifted an injunction (pdf) against the state, saying the lower court had “abused its discretion in applying an erroneous legal…
Category: Workplace
Cops plead not guilty in Miron breach case
More than two dozen police officers from around the state packed a Golden Hill Street courtroom this morning to support two Stratford officers accused of illegally accessing the town’s computer system and releasing personnel data for Mayor James Miron’s brother, who had applied to be a police officer. The two officers, who have been placed…
Can your boss fire you for smoking at home?
An employer adopted a policy to hire only nonsmokers. After a new hire tested positive for nicotine, he was fired. He then sued the employer, claiming wrongful discharge and invasion of privacy. What happened. In an effort to curb medical costs and promote a healthy lifestyle, the Scotts Company in Massachusetts adopted a policy prohibiting…
Deutsche Bank spied on employees
Germany’s biggest bank, Deutsche Bank, hired detectives to spy on its employees including a member of its supervisory board, managers and a shareholder, German magazine Der Spiegel reported. The bank launched an internal inquiry at the end of May into potential breaches of data privacy law in connection with the affair, Spiegel said in its…