I read an interesting and encouraging American Bar Association (ABA) Journal article written earlier this year, regarding recently established federal and state civil remedies and redress for survivors of human trafficking. See State laws provide for civil actions and...
Month: October 2020
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McDonald’s Faces further Racial Discrimination Woes
On October 13, McDonald’s was hit with a federal lawsuit by three employees of it’s Rock Island location alleging a pattern of racially motivated abuse and disparate treatment. This particular complaint is just the most recent in a series of discrimination complaints...
Claimant Prevails with the Commission, Despite Having a Preexisting Condition
In a case involving a beleaguered petitioner in a worker’s compensation case seeking coverage for necessary medical treatment, the claimant was able to obtain relief from the Commission, after having been denied benefits at arbitration. See Preexisting arthritis...