Nevada Employer Pays $3.5 Million To Settle “100-Percent Healed” Claim -
Slots chain employer Dotty’s recently agreed to pay $3.5 million to settle litigation alleging its “100-percent-healed” policy discriminates against...more
6/21/2018
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In a unanimous decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled today that a federal procedural rule that allows a district court to extend an appeal deadline by no more than 30 days is a non-jurisdictional, mandatory claims processing...more
11/9/2017
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Bowles v Russell ,
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Hamer v Neighborhood Housing Services of Chicago ,
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