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Patterson Harkavy sues McDonald's for race discrimination, sexual harassment

January 22nd, 2015
Patterson Harkavy filed suit today on behalf of a group of former McDonald’s employees who were fired after being told “there are too many black people in the store.” The workers allege a widespread pattern of racial and sexual discriminati… Read More
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Categories: Civil Rights, Labor and Employment, News of the Firm, Uncategorized
Tags: Civil Rights, Discrimination, Labor and Employment, Narendra Ghosh, Paul Smith

Jon Harkavy presents annual paper on SCOTUS Employment Law decisions

October 27th, 2014
On October 24th, at the 30th Annual North Carolina/South Carolina Labor and Employment Law CLE held in Asheville, NC, Jon Harkavy presented his 2013-2014 annual review of the Supreme Court’s employment law cases. His paper is entitled “20… Read More
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Categories: Articles, Labor and Employment, News of the Firm, Uncategorized
Tags: Articles, Case Commentary, Jonathan Harkavy, Labor and Employment, NCBA, Presentation, US Supreme Court

Burton Craige named as Best Lawyers® Raleigh Employment Law "Lawyer of the Year"

August 20th, 2014
This week, Patterson Harkavy Attorney Burton Craige was named the Best Lawyers® 2015 Employment Law “Lawyer of the Year” in Raleigh. Only a single lawyer in each practice area in each community is honored as a “Lawyer of the Year.&… Read More
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Categories: News of the Firm, Uncategorized
Tags: Award, Burton Craige, Labor and Employment

Victory: Tenure repeal declared unconstitutional

May 16th, 2014
At 11 am this morning, Superior Court Judge Robert Hobgood sided with Patterson Harkavy’s attorneys and ruled that legislation stripping teachers of their vested employment rights violated the North Carolina and the United States Constitutions. For… Read More
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Categories: Civil Rights, Judicial Decisions, Labor and Employment, News of the Firm, Results, Uncategorized
Tags: Burton Craige, Constitutional Law, Education, Labor and Employment, Narendra Ghosh, NC Legislature, NCAE, North Carolina, Public Education, Public Schools, Tenure

Patterson Harkavy files brief with the United States Supreme Court on behalf of the victims of Camp Lejeune's water contamination

April 8th, 2014
Last week, Patterson Harkavy filed an amicus brief with the United States Supreme Court in support of the rights of individuals injured by exposure to hazardous waste. Attorneys Burton Craige, Narendra Ghosh, and Paul Smith were responsible for the b… Read More
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Categories: News of the Firm
Tags: Appeals, Briefs, Burton Craige, Camp Lejeune, Narendra Ghosh, Paul Smith, Personal Injuries, United States Supreme Court

Voucher victory as Court of Appeals permits preliminary injunction to remain in place

April 2nd, 2014
Advocates for private school vouchers suffered another defeat today, as the North Carolina Court of Appeals left in place Judge Hobgood’s order enjoining the state’s private school voucher scheme. The North Carolina General Assembly enact… Read More
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Categories: Judicial Decisions, News of the Firm, Results
Tags: Appeals, Burton Craige, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Education, Narendra Ghosh, NC Constitution, NC Court of Appeals, NCAE, Results, Vouchers

Hank Patterson receives the 2014 Sarah H. Davis Excellence Award

March 17th, 2014
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Categories: News of the Firm
Tags: Awards, Hank Patterson, NC Bar, Workers' Compensation

Burton and Narendra move for summary judgment in lawsuit challenging the elimination of teacher tenure

March 11th, 2014
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Categories: General News, News of the Firm
Tags: Burton Craige, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Education, Narendra Ghosh, NC Constitution, NCAE, Tenure

Judge Hobgood issues written order enjoining voucher scheme

March 1st, 2014
Judge Hobgood issued an order yesterday afternoon putting into effect his prior ruling enjoining North Carolina’s private school voucher scheme. Patterson Harkavy’s Burton Craige, attorney for the plaintiffs, explained, “Judge Hobgood e… Read More
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Categories: Judicial Decisions, News of the Firm
Tags: Burton Craige, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Education, Narendra Ghosh, NC Constitution, NC Justice Center, NCAE, Vouchers

Judge Hobgood rules in favor of Patterson Harkavy's clients, halting private school voucher scheme

February 21st, 2014
At a hearing today in downtown Raleigh, Superior Court Judge Robert Hobgood enjoined the State from implementing its private school voucher scheme. If not for Judge Hobgood’s landmark ruling the scheme would have taken millions of dollars from… Read More
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Categories: Judicial Decisions, News of the Firm, Results
Tags: Burton Craige, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Education, Legislation, Narendra Ghosh, NC Constitution, NC Justice Center, NCAE, North Carolina, Vouchers
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