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Municipalities Employer Liability Issues Employment Litigation

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Federal Court Refuses to Dismiss Claims Brought Under Pennsylvania’s Criminal History Record Information Act (“CHRIA”)

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Deivert v. Zartman and Borough of Northumberland, 2025 WL 83747 (M.D.Pa. 2025) - (Neither a municipality nor a municipal manager had immunity under the Pennsylvania Political Subdivision Tort Claims Act (“PPSTCA”) for the...more

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[Virtual] 2022 Legal Summit: Legal Trends in the Workplace and Case Law Updates - October 20th, 8:30 am - 3:30 pm EST

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Cranfill Sumner LLP’s 2022 Legal Summit: Legal Trends in the Workplace and Case Law Updates is a virtual day of learning for insurance adjusters, attorneys, and HR professionals who are particularly interested in North...more

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Follow the Rules— The Geographic Scope of Noncompetition Agreements

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La. R.S. 23:921 is the applicable statute in regard to noncompetition agreements in Louisiana. Generally, noncompetition agreements are considered null and void, unless they specifically comply with the requirements set forth...more

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Fifth Circuit Upholds Proposed Reasonable Accommodation Offered in Response to Mandatory Vaccination Policy

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We have written extensively on mandatory vaccination policies and employers’ obligations to accommodate requests for exemption based on religious or disability grounds. The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has issued a recent...more

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5th Circuit Says No, Employer Not Liable for Religious Discrimination, Retaliation, or First Amendment Violations in Employee...

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Vaccinations have been widely debated over the past few years, leaving employers unclear about their obligations to accommodate employees whose religious beliefs conflict with them. Recently the U.S. Court...more

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City Can’t Restrain Employee’s Critical Comments - Ninth Circuit Holds It Is OK to Speak on Matters of Public Concern as a Private...

A city employee’s comments at a public event were not protected under the First Amendment because she spoke as a public employee, not a private citizen, a federal appeals court held in Barone v. City of Springfield. However,...more

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The Latest Buzz: New Jersey Employer Must Reimburse Injured Employee for Cost of Medical Marijuana

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Rejecting Freehold Township’s claim the entire case was barred by the federal Controlled Substances Act (CSA), a workers’ compensation judge ruled the municipality must reimburse its employee for the cost of medical marijuana...more

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