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By Emily Cousins | December 6, 2023
The defendant contended that the plaintiff's claims are prohibited because the accommodation requested was not reasonable as a matter of law or it would have been an undo hardship for the company.
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By The Associated Press | December 6, 2023
Norman Beckwood, 29, of Memphis, entered a guilty plea to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, the U.S. Attorney's Office for Mississippi's Northern District said in a news release. U.S. District Judge Sharion Aycock then sentenced Beckwood to 62 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release. He also was ordered to pay $10,620,452 in restitution to the Small Business Administration, the office said.
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By Nicholas J. Pappas and Jack Sullivan | December 5, 2023
This article explains the current legal landscape employers face in evaluating requests for accommodations on the basis of religion or disability by explaining the recently announced standards for assessing requests for religious accommodations and summarizing the longstanding standards for assessing requests for disability-related accommodations.
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By Brian Lee | November 30, 2023
The Court of Appeals granted leave to appeal in September. A date for arguments has yet to be scheduled.
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By Cliff Rieders | November 30, 2023
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit recently took up the question as to whether colleges and universities must give refunds when, during the COVID-19 pandemic, they eliminated in-person learning. The decision sparking debate on the issue was Hickey v. University of Pittsburgh.
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By Alex Anteau | November 27, 2023
"We represent a single individual in his mid-60s who obviously was concerned about spending his entire retirement on the case and they are a multi-million dollar conglomerate of companies," said plaintiff's attorney Doug Kertscher.
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By Jeffrey Campolongo and Scott M. Badami | November 22, 2023
Employees now comfortable (and even excelling) with working from home may face new challenges if employers mandate a return to the office.
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By Cedra Mayfield | November 22, 2023
"I tried the case for five days and on the fifth day, Friday the 13th, I get COVID," said defense litigator Page Powell Jr. "I didn't know what to do. I've never had this before."
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By Riley Brennan | November 20, 2023
This complaint was first surfaced by Law.com Radar.
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By Avalon Zoppo | November 16, 2023
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit considers whether a judge's cease-and-desist order was proper.
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