ADEA Claimant Can Retain Severance Payments and Sue Former Employer

Former employees can maintain claims under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) without first repaying the consideration received for an invalid release of claims. The Supreme Court\u27s pronouncement, Oubre v. Entergy Operations, Inc., 1988 U.S. Lexis 646 (Jan. 26, 1998), may change the way many employers negotiate and execute severance packages and settlements with terminated employees

Distribution of littoral benthic amphipods off the Levantine coast of Turkey with new records

WOS: 000327322500003A total of 143 species belonging to Amphipoda were found at the depths between the supralittoral zone and 200 m along the Levantine coast of Turkey. Ten species (Ampelisca spinifer, Cheiriphotis mediterranea, Deutella shieckei, Ericthonius argenteus, Gammaropsis crenulata, Gammaropsis sophiae, Isaea montagui, Ischyrocerus inexpectatus, Liropus elongatus, and Melita bulla) were recorded for the first time in Turkey, while 69 species were new for the Levantine coast of Turkey. Platorchestia platensis was the only species observed out of water (supralittoral). The other encountered species showed distribution in various depths of between 0 and 200 m. The biogeographical categories of determined species were Mediterranean-Atlantic (69.2%), Mediterranean endemics (20.3%), cosmopolitans (8.4%), and Indo-Pacific immigrants (2.1%), including Elasmopus pectenicrus, Gammaropsis togoensis, and Stenothoe gallensis.Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK)Turkiye Bilimsel ve Teknolojik Arastirma Kurumu (TUBITAK) [104Y065]This study was financially supported by the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK, Project No. 104Y065)

Checklist of Cnidaria and Ctenophora from the coasts of Turkey

WOS: 000344879100002This paper presents the actual status of species diversity of the phyla Cnidaria and Ctenophora along the Turkish coasts of the Black Sea, the Sea of Marmara, the Aegean Sea, and the Levantine Sea. A total of 195 cnidarian species belonging to 5 classes (Hydrozoa, Cubozoa, Scyphozoa, Staurozoa, and Anthozoa) have been determined in these regions. Eight anthozoan species (Arachnanthus oligopodus, Bunodactis rubripunctata, Bunodeopsis strumosa, Corynactis viridis, Halcampoides purpureus, Sagartiogeton lacerates, Sagartiogeton undatus, and Pachycerianthus multiplicatus) are reported for the first time as elements of the Turkish marine fauna in the present study. The highest number of cnidarian species (121 species) was reported from the Aegean Sea, while the lowest (17 species) was reported from the Black Sea. The hot spot areas for cnidarian diversity are the Prince Islands, Istanbul Strait, Izmir Bay, and Datca Peninsula, where relatively intensive scientific efforts have been carried out. Regarding ctenophores, 7 species are distributed along the Turkish coasts, 5 of which were reported from the Black Sea. A total of 16 alien cnidarian and 2 ctenophore species were determined in the regions. Two species (Sagartiogeton laceratus and Pachycerianthus multiplicatus) are new alien species for the Mediterranean Sea and could have been introduced to the northern part of the Sea of Marmara and Iskenderun Bay, areas from which these species are recorded, by ships from the North-East Atlantic.TUBITAK ProjectTurkiye Bilimsel ve Teknolojik Arastirma Kurumu (TUBITAK) [111Y268]; Environmental Protection Agency for Special Protected Areas (Fethiye-Gocek Specially Protected Area)Some data in the present study were obtained from a TUBITAK Project (111Y268) and the project was funded by the Environmental Protection Agency for Special Protected Areas (Fethiye-Gocek Specially Protected Area)

Temporal and spatial effects of environmental variables on crustacean communities in cardak Lagoon (Turkish Straits System) under the influence of domestic pollution

This study presents the temporal and spatial effects of domestic pollution on crustacean assemblages in a protected area, cardak Lagoon (Turkish Straits System). The samplings were performed from sandy and mud (silt + clay) bottoms between 1 and 1.8 m depths in October 2018, February, April, and June 2019. A total of 6920 specimens and 26 species (1 Isopoda, 1 Tanaidacea, 2 Mysidacea, 3 Cumacea, 5 Decapoda, 14 Amphipoda) belonging to crustaceans was found. Highest crustacea abundances were in autumn and winter. Considering the environmental variables, NO2 + NO3 (mg L- 1) and COD (mg L- 1) levels in the water had the highest correlations with abundance for the sampling periods. According to sampling points, the highest correlation value was found between anionic detergent content in the water and the abundance. Crustacean community structure was modified by environmental variables of anthropogenic origin at a higher level. Oxygen, oxygen reduction potential, NO2 + NO3, total nitrogen, chemical oxygen demand and anionic surfactant levels in water and sediment sand content % were major environmental variables affecting the crustacean abundance in the study area temporally.AcknowledgementsThis paper was prepared within the scope of the COST Action Project supported by TUBITAK coded 117Y510.TUBITAK [117Y510