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DISCRIMINATION—DISABILITY—5th Cir.: Correctional officer, fired for exhausting leave, prevailed on most Rehab Act claims - VitalLaw.com
A jury found in the employee’s favor and awarded her $1.8 million in damages, which the district court later reduced to $1 million. Affirming in part and reversing in part a district court’s entry...
Read moreBest at Work Insights: Don’t Import 996: Why America Should Reject Overwork Culture - North Carolina Lawyers Weekly
By JAIME RAUL ZEPEDA China’s 996 model — 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., six days a week — was sold as a path to speed, discipline, and dominance. In reality, it became a case study in how overwork corrodes th...
Read moreFMLA Compliance - Tools to Curb Abuse and Protect Your Business [Podcast] - The National Law Review
In this podcast, Heather Ptasznik (shareholder, Detroit (Metro)) breaks down the challenges of managing intermittent Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) leave, from spotting red flags of potential...
Read moreAmazon Reportedly Planning to Slash Human Resources Workforce by 15% - Samfiru Tumarkin LLP
What’s Happening at Amazon? Amazon is reportedly planning to eliminate approximately 15% of its human resources division — known internally as the People eXperience Technology team (PXT). Multiple...
Read moreDriving Compliance: English Proficiency Enforcement and its Impact on Trucking Employers - JD Supra
Executive Summary The White House has ordered heightened enforcement of the federal English language proficiency requirement for commercial drivers as part of a larger initiative to improve roadw...
Read moreLittler Adds Veteran Employment Lawyer as Inaugural CLO and General Counsel - Law.com
What You Need to Know Maralee “Marti” Downey joins Littler from Brookdale Senior Living, where she served as vice president and associate general counsel. Downey is Littler's first GC and CLO. H...
Read moreStricter Suitability Standards: What Fed Employees Can Learn from Security Clearance Holders - FEDweek
On June 3. 2025, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) published a proposed rule to amend the Code of Federal Regulations provisions for vetting Federal workers for employment suitability. The ...
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Ex-Australia batting coach Hick says Khawaja Sandpapergate claims 'absolutely false' - AFP.com
Sports Australia's former batting coach Graeme Hick called Usman Khawaja's Sandpapergate claims "absolutely false" as the fallout from the 2018 ball-tampering scandal rumbled on Thursday. Khawaja...