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Fourth Circuit expands protections for harassment victims

May 8th, 2015
Yesterday afternoon, the Fourth Circuit issued an en banc decision supporting the rights of workplace harassment victims. See Boyer-Liberto v. Fountainebleau Corporation, No. 13-1473 (May 7, 2015). The opinion offers important insight into what level… Read More
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Categories: Civil Rights, Judicial Decisions, Labor and Employment, Uncategorized
Tags: Case Commentary, Civil Rights, Discrimination, Fourth Circuit, Labor and Employment, Retaliation

Burton argues constitutionality of private school vouchers before North Carolina Supreme Court

February 25th, 2015
Yesterday, Patterson Harkavy attorney Burton Craige appeared before the Supreme Court of North Carolina, arguing that the state’s recently-enacted private school voucher scheme violates the North Carolina Constitution. The voucher scheme uses t… Read More
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Categories: Civil Rights, Uncategorized
Tags: Burton Craige, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Education, Narendra Ghosh, NC Constitution, NC Supreme Court, NCAE, Public Schools, Vouchers

Patterson Harkavy files suit against the Alamance County Sheriff's Office alleging First Amendment violation

February 19th, 2015
Yesterday, Patterson Harkavy filed suit against the Alamance County Sheriff’s Office on behalf of former deputy sheriff Jeffrey Randleman. The suit alleges that Mr. Randleman served as a law enforcement officer in the sheriff’s office for 22… Read More
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Categories: Uncategorized
Tags: Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, First Amendment, Labor and Employment, Narendra Ghosh, Paul Smith, Police Misconduct, Retaliation

Narendra profiled in "Corporate Crime Reporter"

February 8th, 2015
This week’s edition of of “Corporate Crime Reporter” featured an in-depth profile of Patterson Harkavy partner Narendra Ghosh. The article explored the factual and legal foundations of Patterson Harkavy’s recent discrimination… Read More
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Suit against McDonald's garners international attention

January 27th, 2015
Last week, Patterson Harkavy filed suit against McDonald’s on behalf of former 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 discrimina… 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, Press

Narendra appears before the Court of Appeals, arguing tenure repeal unconstitutional

January 23rd, 2015
Yesterday, Patterson Harkavy attorney Narendra Ghosh appeared before the North Carolina Court of Appeals, arguing that the General Assembly’s 2013 repeal of teacher tenure violated teachers’ rights under the North Carolina Constitution an… Read More
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Categories: Civil Rights, Labor and Employment, News of the Firm, Uncategorized
Tags: Appeals, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Education, Narendra Ghosh, NC Court of Appeals, NCAE, North Carolina, Public Education, Tenure

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

Burton and Narendra secure Supreme Court win in medical malpractice discovery dispute

December 19th, 2014
In Hammond v. Saini, __ N.C. ___, 766 S.E.2d 590 (2014), the North Carolina Supreme Court unanimously ruled in favor of Patterson Harkavy’s client, Plaintiff Judy Hammond. Ms. Hammond suffered severe injuries from an operating room fire while u… Read More
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Categories: Judicial Decisions, Personal Injury, Results, Uncategorized
Tags: Appeals, Burton Craige, Medical Malpractice, Narendra Ghosh, NC Supreme Court, Negligence, Personal Injuries, Results

Narendra presents paper on proving disability in Workers' Compensation disputes

December 8th, 2014
At a recent CLE addressing North Carolina Workers’ Compensation law put on by the North Carolina Advocates for Justice, Narendra Ghosh gave a presentation based on his paper “Proving Disability in Workers’ Compensation Cases.”… Read More
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Categories: Articles, Uncategorized, Workers' Compensation
Tags: Articles, Case Commentary, Narendra Ghosh, Workers' Compensation

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
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