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NLRB Blisters Skilled Care Home Chain That Terminated Nursing Assistant Who Complained About Wages
The National Labor Relations Board ordered PruittHealth to reinstate certified nursing assistant Coretta Jones, provide her back pay and lost benefits and reimburse her for job search expenses. Click Here To Read The Full Article
Improper Removal to Fed. Court Leads to $100K Bill for Blue Cross Blue Shield
“The fact that attorneys’ fees can quickly exceed the value of disputes is both a sad fact of litigation and also precisely the reason that attorneys’ fees for unreasonable and bad faith litigation are awarded,” said U.S. District Judge April M. Perry, noting the Seventh Circuit recognized in Wisconsin v. Hotline Industries that “‘improper removal […]
Sanctions Order Over Toyota's Failure to Provide English Translations of Documents Vacated by Appeals Court
“Rule 26 of our Rules of Civil Procedure allow a party to seek documents in the possession of the adverse party; it does not generally require the adverse party to pay for any said documents to be translated into the English language,” the court said. “In other words, there is no duty to produce documents […]
Roberts Calls Court's Relationship With Congress 'Strained.' Who's to Blame?
The chief justice called out “public officials” for dangerous remarks about courts in his unusually targeted year-end report—and acknowledged a “strained relationship” between the Supreme Court and Congress. Click Here To Read The Full Article