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The Tennessee Supreme Court Reaffirms Tennessee’s Adherence to the Employment-at-Will Doctrine

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In a landmark decision, the Supreme Court of Tennessee recently ruled in Heather Smith v. BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee that the right to petition in Article I, Section 23 of the Tennessee Constitution does not provide a...more

Proskauer - California Employment Law

What Would John Wilkes Booth Do? Mandatory COVID Vaxes for Actors

Although the threat of COVID-19 (remember that?) seems to have diminished considerably over the past five years, once upon a time in Hollywood many production companies (along with other employers) required employees to be...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Sixth Circuit Says Private Employers Not Subject to First Amendment Claims From Anti-Vax Workers

When a social media platform bans a celebrity or politician due to violation of its rules and standards, we frequently hear that individual complain that the action violates their First Amendment rights to free speech. Every...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Happy Thanksgiving and the Many Things for Which We Are Thankful – 2021 Edition

Many of us are understandably anxious to put another tumultuous year of the pandemic behind us. But before we sit down at the table to fill our plates and bellies to overflowing to celebrate the holiday, we can all find some...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Federal Appeals Court Won't Delay New York Vaccine Mandate for Health Care Workers

The Second Circuit Court of Appeals rejected a motion last week for a preliminary injunction filed by health care workers who object to a New York state COVID-19 vaccination mandate. The New York mandate contains medical...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Unprecedented: COVID-19 Litigation Trends, Issue 11

This 11th edition of Unprecedented, our weekly update on COVID-19-related litigation, identifies news reports placing the number of COVID-19 filings at around 2,700, with insurance coverage disputes former the single largest...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

COVID-19 and Unprecedented: Litigation Insights - Issue 10, 2020

This tenth edition of Unprecedented, our weekly update on COVID-19-related litigation, finds us reporting fewer shutdown-related cases than in previous weeks, suggesting that these cases are winding down as the country opens...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Unprecedented: COVID-19 Litigation Trends, Issue 9

This ninth edition of Unprecedented, our weekly update on COVID-19-related litigation, continues to be dominated by shutdown challenges and workplace injury and wrongful death claims. But as governments discuss contact...more

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