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Long Island ‘Hit-Mom’ Trial

Susan Williams is a Garden City mother who has been accused of plotting to kill her husband, showed no emotion as closing summations were given in her trial.  Williams did not take the stand.  The case now rests in the hands of the jury.   Prosecutor Anne Donnelly said that the defendant wife wanted her husband [...]

13-Year-Olds in Trouble for Selling Cupcakes

A Chappaqua, New York politician in a New York suburb called the police on two 13-year-old boys for selling cupcakes and other baked goods for $1 each in a Chappaqua park without a permit.  The police were called after discovering the sale was not for charity.  The kids were scared by the police call.  The [...]

Michigan Assistant Attorney General Fired After Targeting Openly Gay Student Leader

Andrew Shirvell, Assistant Attorney General for Michigan, was fired after a serious of incidents involving an openly gay University of Michigan student.  Shirvell reportedly violated office policies, engaged in borderline stalking behavior, and inappropriately used state resources.  Shirvell’s target was an University of Michigan’s student body president Chris Armstrong.  Shirvell had started a blog about [...]

Kanye West’s Today Show Rant

Kanye West appeared on NBC’s Today Show on November 11, 2010, in a segment with Matt Lauer, which was suppose to be a platform for Kanye to issue an apology for the statements he made about former President Bush during the Katrina disaster.   In previous interview with Matt Lauer, former President George W. Bush told [...]

Jennifer Lopez Granted Temporary Restraining Order Barring Ojani Noa from Selling Sexy Home Videos

Jennifer Lopez has filed a $10 million lawsuit against her ex-husband Ojani Noa claiming Noa is violating a confidentiality agreement and the couple’s divorce agreement which included a non-disparagement clause.  Noa has 11 hours of video tape footage of Lopez during their honeymoon.  Lopez claims that Noa plans to produce and market the movie “How [...]

EEOC Issues Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act Final Regulations

On November 9, 2010, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued final regulations implementing the employment provisions of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA).  GINA prohibits use of genetic information to make decisions about health insurance and employment, and restricts the acquisition and disclosure of genetic information.  Title II of GINA prohibits [...]

Parents of 19, Duggars Now Await Grandchild No. 2

The Duggars, TLC’s favorite supersized family, announced they are awaiting grandchild number two.  Josh Duggar, the oldest member of the 19-child family told Today Show’s Meredith Viera that he and his wife Anna are expecting their second child in 2011.  Made famous by the TLC reality show 19 and counting, Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar [...]

Dallas Cowboys’ Head Coach Replaced

Wade Phillips, head coach of the professional football team Dallas Cowboys, is out of a job, as of November 8, 2010.  After a very disappointing game against the Green Bay Packers, Cowboys’ owner Jerry Jones announced that the assistant head coach, Jason Garrett, will lead the team on an interim basis.  Jones stated that an [...]

Sopranos Star Dies at 46

Denise Borino-Quinn who played Ginny Sacramoni, the wife of mob boss Johnny Sacramoni, in HBO series “The Sopranos” had died from cancer at the age of 46.  “The Sopranos,” which ran from 1999 to 2007, told the story of mobster Tony Soprano.  According to IMDB.com, the internet movie database, Borino-Quinn was a legal secretary and [...]

Managers Deserve a Life, Too – Federal Overtime Pay for Managers and Assistant Managers

Americans enjoy seven fewer hours of leisure time per week than workers in Norway or Germany.  After decades of struggle and pro-employee advocacy, Congress enacted a 40-hour default work week by requiring employers to pay time and a half for hours worked in excess of 40 hours.   Yet some employers continue to demand that their [...]