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Supreme Court to address private employee whistleblower protections and public entity damages for covering up childhood sexual assault

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It followed a default judgment in the Labor Commissioner’s action for damages and statutory penalties against a since-closed night club after the club owner fired a bartender and threatened to report her to “immigration authorities” when she complained about unpaid wages. unless prohibited by another law.”

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May 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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DECISIONS AND SETTLEMENTS. Parties Voluntarily Dismissed Appeals of Federal Court Decision Requiring More Climate Change Analysis for Wyoming Oil and Gas Leases. 20-1530 (U.S. 29, 2021); North American Coal Corp. 20-1531 (U.S. Anne Arundel County v. BP p.l.c. , C-02-CV-21-000565 (Md. Department of Interior , No.

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