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Eight-year employment suit hinges on issue of detriment
The fallout from the firing of Henry C. Suominen Jr. has stretched across eight years, producing a lawsuit, a jury trial, an appeal and a second jury trial.
Plaintiffs face uphill battle for self-leave FMLA suits
State employees seeking to file suit under the Family and Medical Leave Act’s self-care provision face an unlikely future after a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling.
Cyber security concerns changing attorneys’ roles
The cyber attacks that the Cybersecurity Act of 2012 cautions against might sound like the plot of a new “Mission Impossible” movie, but for in-house lawyers at a wide variety of companies, such concerns soon might be unavoidable.
Injured nurse can’t get benefits under Chapter 151B
A certified nursing assistant who received workers’ compensation benefits for injuries sustained at work was not a qualified handicapped person under Massachusetts’ Chapter 151B because she failed to prove she could perform the essential functions of her job with or without accommodation, a U.S. District Court judge has ruled.

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