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Retaliation Petition for Writ of Certiorari

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Supreme Court Denies Review of Fourth Circuit's 'Honest Belief' FMLA Defense

Earlier this year, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals (which includes North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia) issued a decision that provides employers with an important defense to some Family and Medical Leave Act...more

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U.S. Supreme Court Affirms First Amendment Protection of Elected Bodies to Censure Members

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On March 24, 2022, the United States Supreme Court decided Houston Community College System v. Wilson, holding that an elected official does not possess an actionable First Amendment retaliation claim arising from a purely...more

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False Claims Act: 2018 Year-in-Review

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Federal False Claims Act (FCA) recoveries in fiscal year 2018 amounted to $2.88 billion, down by roughly $600 million from the prior year and dropping below $3 billion for the first time in eight years. Healthcare cases,...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Calling ICE about Your Plaintiff Could Make You the Defendant

An attorney representing his employer-client calls Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to inquire about the plaintiff’s immigration status. Is that potentially retaliation under the employment laws? If it is, can the...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Nursing Manager, Removed from Patient Case, Seeks Supreme Court Review in Discrimination Case

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Petitioner to the Supreme Court claims that the Sixth Circuit engaged in a “separate but equal” rationale when it rejected her claim that her employer discriminated against her based on race after the employer allegedly...more

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