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NC Court of Appeals Rejects Workers' Comp Claim as Time-Barred

November 2nd, 2010
In an opinion issued two weeks ago, Johnston v. Duke University Medical Center, the North Carolina Court of Appeals concluded that the plaintiff’s occupational disease workers’ compensation claim was time-barred. The plaintiff had been a… Read More
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Categories: Judicial Decisions
Tags: Case Commentary, Duke University Medical Center, NC Court of Appeals, Occupational Disease, Statute of Limitations, Workers' Compensation

Two Employment Decisions from the Supreme Court

May 29th, 2010
On May 24, the Supreme Court issued two employment-related opinions. The first, Lewis v. Chicago, concerned the filing deadline for disparate impact discrimination cases under Title VII. The black firefighter plaintiffs in the case sought to challeng… Read More
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Categories: Judicial Decisions
Tags: Attorney Fees, Case Commentary, Disparate Impact, ERISA, Fourth Circuit, Labor and Employment, Long-term Disability Benefits, Racial Discrimination, Statute of Limitations, Title VII, US Supreme Court

DC Circuit Restricts Scope of Lilly Ledbetter Act

March 5th, 2010
The federal D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals issued a decision last month, in Shuler v. PriceWaterhouseCoopers, sharply restricting the scope of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, which President Obama signed into law soon after entering office. The Fair… Read More
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Categories: Judicial Decisions
Tags: ADEA, Case Commentary, DC Circuit, Discrimination, Labor and Employment, Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, Statute of Limitations