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New York State's Court of Appeals clarifies the operation of the rebuttable presumption set forth in the State's Workers' Compensation Law §21(1), which provides that when an injury arises in the course of a worker's employment it is presumed to arise out of that worker's employment

23 May 2024, 6:00 am by Public Employment Law Press

at 185, quoting Matter of Seymour v Rivera Appliances Corp., 28 NY2d 406, 409 [1971]). [read post]

New York Public Personnel Law - https://publicpersonnellaw.blogspot.com/

‘A really scary feeling’: Private security firm accused of using force against UCLA protesters

23 May 2024, 3:00 am by Yosi Yahoudai

(Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times) Ryan King, a spokesman for the office of the University of California’s president, Michael V. [read post]

J&Y Personal Injury Blog - https://jnylaw.com/blog/

The United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, held the challenged arbitration award unambiguously granted disgorgement of certain interest and fees, but concluded that the arbitrator's award of profits is too ambiguous to enforce and must be remanded to the arbitrator for clarification

22 May 2024, 10:00 am by Public Employment Law Press

Before: LYNCH and PARK, Circuit Judges, and CLARKE,† District Judge. [read post]

New York Public Personnel Law - https://publicpersonnellaw.blogspot.com/

The United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, held the challenged arbitration award unambiguously granted disgorgement of certain interest and fees, but concluded that the arbitrator's award of profits is too ambiguous to enforce and must be remanded to the arbitrator for clarification

22 May 2024, 10:00 am by Public Employment Law Press

Before: LYNCH and PARK, Circuit Judges, and CLARKE,† District Judge. [read post]

New York Public Personnel Law - https://publicpersonnellaw.blogspot.com/

[Eugene Volokh] "Stealthing" #TheyLied Libel Case Can Go Forward

22 May 2024, 7:03 am by Eugene Volokh

From Luke v. [read post]

The Volokh Conspiracy - http://www.volokh.com/

Village sued to recover damages for alleged negligent hiring, retention, supervision, and training of a sworn officer employed by the village's police department

22 May 2024, 6:00 am by Public Employment Law Press

Butler, et al., defendants, Village of Tuxedo Park, et al., appellants. [read post]

New York Public Personnel Law - https://publicpersonnellaw.blogspot.com/

Village sued to recover damages for alleged negligent hiring, retention, supervision, and training of a sworn officer employed by the village's police department

22 May 2024, 6:00 am by Public Employment Law Press

Butler, et al., defendants, Village of Tuxedo Park, et al., appellants. [read post]

New York Public Personnel Law - https://publicpersonnellaw.blogspot.com/

Case Summaries: Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals (April 2024)

21 May 2024, 8:17 am by Phil Dixon

Under Illinois v. [read post]

North Carolina Criminal Law Blog - http://nccriminallaw.sog.unc.edu/

In the Supreme Court, unanimous decisions aren’t necessarily the “easy” cases

21 May 2024, 6:46 am by Marcia Coyle

LePage Bakeries Park St. [read post]

Constitution Daily - https://constitutioncenter.org/blog

Amnesty International says South Korea ruling on climate change case could set human rights precedent

20 May 2024, 9:54 am by Lukas Jumpelt | Maastricht U. Faculty of Law, NL

South Korea, a case claiming the Carbon Neutrality Act violates the Constitution; and Min-A Park v South Korea, a case filed in 2023 against the alleged failure of the South Korean government to respect fundamental rights. [read post]

JURIST - Paper Chase - https://www.jurist.org/news/

Church Sues Town Over Zoning Objections to Temporary Shelter Ministry

20 May 2024, 4:10 am by Howard Friedman

The complaint (full text) in Church of the Rock, Inc. v. [read post]

Religion Clause - http://religionclause.blogspot.com/

Law and Media Round Up – 20 May 2024

19 May 2024, 10:13 pm by INFORRM

On Thursday 16 May 2024 there was an injunction application in the privacy case of Department for Education v Hercules KB-2024-000389 On the same day, judgment was handed down in De Azavedo Camacho v OCS Group UK Ltd [2024] EWHC 1164 (KB) by Linden J. [read post]

Inforrm's Blog - https://inforrm.wordpress.com/

Implementation of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act: Final(ly) Regulations

19 May 2024, 9:01 pm by Joanna L. Grossman

” The Supreme Court held in International Union, UAW v. [read post]

Verdict - http://verdict.justia.com/

India Supreme Court outlines requirements for state acquisition of private property

17 May 2024, 4:47 pm by Arnav Laroia | The West Bengal National U. of Juridical Sciences, IN

In its verdict, the top court overturned the decision of the KMC to acquire private land at Narkeldanga North Road to construct a public park. [read post]

JURIST - Paper Chase - https://www.jurist.org/news/

[John Ross] Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions

17 May 2024, 1:07 pm by John Ross

This week the Tenth Circuit vacates that opinion and requests supplemental briefing on how the Supreme Court's recent decision in Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. v. [read post]

The Volokh Conspiracy - http://www.volokh.com/

Fair Use Still Protects Histories and Documentaries—Even Tiger King

15 May 2024, 1:28 pm by Mitch Stoltz

The case, Whyte Monkee Productions v. [read post]

Deeplinks Blog - https://www.eff.org/deeplinks

BRIAN KING v. STATE OF MARYLAND

14 May 2024, 1:22 pm by Unreported Opinions

King provided a false identity to the […] The post BRIAN KING v. [read post]

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SCOTUS Clarifies Reach of FAA Exemption for Transportation Workers

14 May 2024, 6:00 am by DONALD SCARINCI

In Bissonnette v. [read post]