Nov 05, 2024
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Supreme Court Upholds Arbitration Agreements in Employment Contracts

Millions of workers have signed on to employment agreements containing arbitration clauses. These clauses require employees to resolve any complaints against their employer through private arbitration, rather than through the courts. On May 21st, 2018, the Supreme Court of the United States upheld the validity of such agreements in the... Read More »

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New York Workers’ Compensation Law Reform

New York Aims to Save Employers Money While Also Enhancing Protections for Injured WorkersIn 2018, significant reforms to New York workers’ compensation law—the most important and impactful changes in a decade—are predicted to generate considerable cost savings within the workers’ compensation system, thus enabling a rate reduction for both public... Read More »

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Supreme Court Weighs Immigration Travel Ban

Is it a travel ban? Is it a Muslim ban? Is it a valid exercise of presidential authority? The Supreme Court has heard oral arguments in Trump v. Hawaii, the case challenging the constitutionality of President Trump’s Executive Order halting immigration from six predominately Muslim countries. The order is in... Read More »

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Will We See Dreadlocks in the Supreme Court?

A woman who was fired from her new job almost as soon as she got it claims she was the victim of unlawful employment discrimination based on her race and is asking the US Supreme Court to hear her case. If the justices decide to take the case, they will... Read More »

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The Shifting Sands of Florida's New Beach Bill

They say a camel is a horse drawn in committee. They also say that laws are like sausage: you don't want to see how either gets made. These adages proved their worth in Florida's new beach bill, which was signed by the Governor on March 23rd and has been making... Read More »