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Amazon Prohibits Employee from Taking Heart Medication at Work

May 31, 2017
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McCormack & Erlich Attorneys at Law San Francisco, CA (Law Firm Newswire) May 31, 2017 – A former Amazon employee suffering from a heart condition claimed the online retail giant failed to accommodate his need to take a daily lifesaving medication. Instead, he was fired from his job. On April 25, plaintiff Francisco Socarras filed…

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Chicago Archdiocese Paying 10 Million in Settlements to McCormack Victims

May 31, 2017
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Chicago Personal Injury Lawyers David Abels & Robert Adelman Chicago, IL (Law Firm Newswire) May 31, 2017 – Personal injury lawyers from Abels & Annes, P.C. and Levin, Riback Law Group, P.C. have settled six lawsuits stemming from sexual abuse perpetrated by now defrocked priest Daniel McCormack for $10 million total. The victim with the…

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Virginia Estate Planning Attorney Discusses Use of Tuition Gifts with Tax Benefits to Pay for Children’s Education

May 30, 2017
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Fairfax, VA (Law Firm Newswire) May 30, 2017 – The ability to pay for a child’s or grandchild’s education is among the most important financial objectives parents and their families have. While some parents begin planning for their children’s education with kindergarten at a private school, others may only be able to pay their children’s…

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Special Needs Trust Fairness Act Opens Doors for Disabled Adults

May 29, 2017
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San Francisco, CA (Law Firm Newswire) May 29, 2017 – Former President Barack Obama signed the Special Needs Trust Fairness Act (SNTFA) into law as part of the 21st Century Cures Act. The act, signed on December 13, 2016, corrects an oversight in the law that assumes all individuals with disabilities are mentally incapable of…

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Joseph Potashnik & Associates PC Handles Numerous Immigration Related Criminal Defense Cases

May 27, 2017
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Joseph Potashnik & Associates, PC New York, NY (Law Firm Newswire) May 27, 2017 – With the ever?hanging political landscape the immigration rules and regulations of the U.S. are getting more and more complex. This makes the process of obtaining an immigrant visa and essentially moving to the United States of America very challenging. Moreover,…

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Defendant Sentenced in Alleged FIFA Soccer Computer Hacking Ring

May 27, 2017
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Fort Worth, TX (Law Firm Newswire) May 26, 2017 – A federal district court recently sentenced a 23-year-old member of an alleged computer hacking ring to probation. The defendant, Ricky Miller, was charged with conspiring to hack into EA Sports and Microsoft computer servers and mining nearly $16 million worth of virtual coins for sale…

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Tesla Employee Files Suit Against Company For Racial Discrimination, Sexual Harassment

May 26, 2017
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Los Angeles, CA (Law Firm Newswire) May 26, 2017 – A Tesla employee at a Fremont, California, factory has filed a racial harassment, discrimination and sexual harassment lawsuit against Tesla. In the suit, DeWitt Lambert claims he endured physical, sexual and racial taunts between June 2015 and April 2016, and was retaliated against for his…

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How to Deal With Sexual Harassment at Work, a Free Ebook

May 25, 2017
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Download How to Deal With Sexual Harassment at Work, a Free Guide. Los Angeles, CA (Law Firm Newswire) May 25, 2017 – Strong Advocates, a renowned Los Angeles-based Employment Law firm with extensive litigation experience in sexual harassment cases, is offering a free ebook, “How to Deal With Sexual Harassment at Work.” This guide is…

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Regardless of Vaccination Status Animal Bites Necessitate Quarantine in Texas

May 25, 2017
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Austin Personal Injury Lawyers – Perlmutter & Schuelke, PLLC Austin, TX (Law Firm Newswire) May 25, 2017 – In Texas, if a dog or a cat bites a human, regardless of its vaccination record, it must be either quarantined or euthanized. Should the animal involved in a biting incident have rabies or be suspected of…

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USCIS Reaches H-1B Cap for Upcoming Fiscal Year

May 24, 2017
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Dallas immigration lawyers – Rabinowitz & Rabinowitz, P.C. Dallas, TX (Law Firm Newswire) May 24, 2017 – U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) declared that enough H-1B petitions had been received to meet the annual cap of 65,000 for the 2018 fiscal year. The agency also said that the “Master’s cap” of 20,000 additional spots…

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