Criminal Law

Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Career Choices
Descriptions of law enforcement occupations

Employee Lawsuits (An Introduction and Topic Overview)
How employers can cope with the siege of employee lawsuits

Rightwing Extremism
Current Economic and Political Climate Fueling Resurgence in Radicalization and Recruitment

Employee Lawsuits: Negligent Hiring and Retention
Employers must check references, criminal records, other background material.

Sprint Nextel
alleging violation of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act

Department of Homeland Security, FBI, and Social Security Administration
allegedly denied social security insurance to disabled and elderly immigrants.

Police Officer
City of Tonawanda awards former employee $47,000 wrongful termination settlement.

Airport Security
Jackson County pays former employee $200,000 whistleblower settlement.

Brown Greer et al.
alleging that the six law firms handling the Vioxx settlement failed to provide money for reimbursements to lien rights of Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) health plans.

Officer Firing Upheld
Pueblo pays $20,000 settlement to rightfully discharged officer.