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The court applied the correct standard that, to be compensable under the WCL, an injury must have arisen "out of and in the course of a [worker's] employment" and that under WCL § 21 (1), an injury that arose in the course of employment is presumed to have arisen out of employment as well (id. [read post]

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

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

The court applied the correct standard that, to be compensable under the WCL, an injury must have arisen "out of and in the course of a [worker's] employment" and that under WCL § 21 (1), an injury that arose in the course of employment is presumed to have arisen out of employment as well (id. [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

Most security guards make little more than minimum wage versus well over $100,000 a year plus government benefits for experienced cops. [read post]

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

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

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

The show’s popularity, as well as the promise of veracity, led to the alleged stalker being outed as a Scottish woman named Fiona Harvey. [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/

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

17 May 2024, 1:07 pm by John Ross

If you call 911 to report you have taken hostages and already killed two of them, and then confront the police while holding a machete, that is probably not going to end well. [read post]

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

Law and Media Round Up – 13 May 2024

13 May 2024, 12:57 am by INFORRM

The Mail has also agreed to pay substantial libel damages, which Mr Vince has indicated that he intends to donate to charity, as well as legal costs. [read post]

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

The New York State Adirondack Park Agency may not deny a permit application without holding an adjudicatory hearing

10 May 2024, 9:00 am by Public Employment Law Press

Although this Court's review is limited to reviewing facts contained in the record (see Matter of Jorling v Adirondack Park Agency, 214 AD3d 98, 101-102 [3d Dept 2023]), we find that respondents' footnote was a permissible statement and argument encompassing the applicable statutory and regulatory authorities governing the handling of an incomplete permit application (see Reed v New York State Elec. [read post]

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

The New York State Adirondack Park Agency may not deny a permit application without holding an adjudicatory hearing

10 May 2024, 9:00 am by Public Employment Law Press

Although this Court's review is limited to reviewing facts contained in the record (see Matter of Jorling v Adirondack Park Agency, 214 AD3d 98, 101-102 [3d Dept 2023]), we find that respondents' footnote was a permissible statement and argument encompassing the applicable statutory and regulatory authorities governing the handling of an incomplete permit application (see Reed v New York State Elec. [read post]

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

Case Summaries: N.C. Court of Appeals (May 7, 2024)

9 May 2024, 9:32 am by Alex Phipps

State v. [read post]

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

Way Out West? Understanding The CISG’s Application in Australia

8 May 2024, 6:16 pm by Michael Douglas

Roder Zelt-Und Hallenkonstruktionen GmbH v Rosedown Park Pty Ltd – Australia’s first ever case applying the CISG – confirmed this by explaining that the CISG is ‘part of’ Australian law and is thus ‘not to be treated as a foreign law which requires proof as a fact’. [read post]

Conflict of Laws .net - https://conflictoflaws.net

Assorted Stupidity #161

8 May 2024, 1:01 pm by Kevin

Seaworld Parks & Entertainment, Inc., in which the plaintiffs allege that the Muppets at the Sesame Place theme park are racist? [read post]

Lowering the Bar - http://www.loweringthebar.net/

Supreme Court FAA Decision Creates Even More Questions About Independent ‎Contractors and Arbitration: April 2024 IC Legal News Update‎

7 May 2024, 12:30 pm by Richard Reibstein Esq.

LePage Bakeries Park St. [read post]

Independent Contractor Compliance Legal Blog - http://independentcontractorcompliance.com/

Fed. Dist. Court in IL Finds City’s Application of Parking Requirements to a Church Violated RLUIPA

7 May 2024, 6:38 am by Patricia Salkin

Immanuel Baptist Church v. [read post]

Law of the Land - https://lawoftheland.wordpress.com/