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Connecticut Law Tribune

Company Argues Disability Discrimination Claims Barred

The defendant contended that the plaintiff's claims are prohibited because the accommodation requested was not reasonable as a matter of law or it would have been an undo hardship for the company.
2 minute read

Daily Report Online

Tennessee Man Gets 60-Plus Months in Prison for COVID-19 Relief Fraud

Norman Beckwood, 29, of Memphis, entered a guilty plea to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, the U.S. Attorney's Office for Mississippi's Northern District said in a news release. U.S. District Judge Sharion Aycock then sentenced Beckwood to 62 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release. He also was ordered to pay $10,620,452 in restitution to the Small Business Administration, the office said.
2 minute read

The American Lawyer

Despite Expense 'Dent' From Pay Raises, Law Firms Expect to See Rebound in Transactional Practices

Firms can anticipate a rebound in transactional practices heading into 2024. "As such, we expect 2024 to be a better year than we saw in 2023," said Citi and Hilderbrandt Consulting in a new report.
6 minute read

Daily Report Online

'It Was a Total Disaster': Ga. Appellate Court Weighs Granting Pandemic Child Care Unemployment Benefits to Contingency Fee Lawyer

His attorney said Wexler tried to work from home, but when he tried to participate in a hearing, "his kids were knocking on the door the entire time. He couldn't focus."
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Religious and Disability Accommodation Requests Post-COVID—and Post-'Groff'

This article explains the current legal landscape employers face in evaluating requests for accommodations on the basis of religion or disability by explaining the recently announced standards for assessing requests for religious accommodations and summarizing the longstanding standards for assessing requests for disability-related accommodations.
9 minute read

The American Lawyer

'Not A Rosy Outlook': Law Firm Leaders Are Less Bullish Heading Into 2024

Even before some firms embraced associate salary increases, the legal industry appeared less optimistic heading into 2024 than they were going into 2023, according to a recent survey.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Millions at Stake for Small Business in Review of 'Good Guy Guaranty'

The Court of Appeals granted leave to appeal in September. A date for arguments has yet to be scheduled.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Are Colleges Obliged to Give Refunds? Third Circuit Weighs In

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit recently took up the question as to whether colleges and universities must give refunds when, during the COVID-19 pandemic, they eliminated in-person learning. The decision sparking debate on the issue was Hickey v. University of Pittsburgh.
8 minute read

Daily Report Online

'Should Have Been Resolved Earlier': How This Plaintiff Got Almost Everything He Asked for in a $1M Bibb County Verdict

"We represent a single individual in his mid-60s who obviously was concerned about spending his entire retirement on the case and they are a multi-million dollar conglomerate of companies," said plaintiff's attorney Doug Kertscher.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Back to the Office You Go! Issues Impacting Remote Work in a Post-Pandemic World

Employees now comfortable (and even excelling) with working from home may face new challenges if employers mandate a return to the office.
6 minute read

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