I almost never read the letters to the editor in my local newspaper because, well . . . opinion are like . . . noses; everyone has one. However, last week I “stumbled” on a letter that was thought provoking in this period of high unemployment and borderline recession.
Fort Worth Star Telegram
New Filing Reminds Employers of Employee Protection for Jury Service
By Russell Cawyer on
Posted in Discrimination, Retaliation
Barry Shlachter of the Fort Worth Star Telegram reports today on an employment dispute you rarely see these days. Shlachter profiles a new lawsuit filed by Saginaw resident Corey Gillespie against Dee King Trucking of Amarillo. According to the article, Gillespie (a relatively new employee (and importantly not an independent contractor) with the company) was summoned for jury duty…