On Thu, 12 Feb 2009 08:50:34 -0500, Dawn Kersula <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >Our Vermont public accommodation law also had mothers complain to the Civil >Rights Commission here in Vermont. The mom who left the airplane in >Burlington was awarded some amount of money (we never learned what) after >she felt compelled to leave the plane... > >And when we passed our working and pumping law this year, the gal writing >the legislation asked us about what was the right way to have teeth in the >law - apparently the Legislature asked her to add that. The fine is very >nominal ($100, I think!) but the law was primarily to encourage employers >and employees to talk, not to be punitive.... > >Dawn Kersula in Vermont, who finds herself remarkably ignorant of these >matters -- I don't know what "redress" means legally, for example! > > *********************************************** Just a correction here: Emily Gillette, the mother in the Vermont/Delta Airlines case, has not received any monetary award yet in that case. That case is still being litigated. Yours, Jake Marcus, J.D. *********************************************** Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html To reach list owners: [log in to unmask] Mail all list management commands to: [log in to unmask] COMMANDS: 1. To temporarily stop your subscription write in the body of an email: set lactnet nomail 2. To start it again: set lactnet mail 3. To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet 4. To get a comprehensive list of rules and directions: get lactnet welcome