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One high-end New York headhunter got sued over a lateral who left less than three months into a new placement, while Major Lindsey & Africa is expecting to face sexual misconduct claims from a former recruiter.        

In-house attorneys are embracing “a mindset of staying put and appreciating ‘the devil you know’ job security,” according to legal department recruiter Mike Evers.        

At oral arguments Wednesday regarding whether a home health aide who was fired for violating her employer’s COVID-19 vaccination policy is owed unemployment benefits, several Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court justices appeared wary of denying benefits to employees who express sincerely held religious beliefs.        

A federal judge in Maryland denied a government contractor’s motion for summary judgment in a slip-and-fall lawsuit, finding a reasonable juror could conclude that the defendants had actual notice of water left on its lobby floor because its employees had been mopping in the area.        

“We believe the court was correct in ruling that under the terms of the statute, this wildly inappropriate language should not be shared with students,” said school district attorney John G. Geppert Jr. said.        

When it comes to legalizing psychedelics, “There’s actually lots of approaches to be tried,” said Eric Munevar, campaign director for the California Psilocybin Initiative 2024. “You want pressure coming from all sides of society on something like this.”        

The change was spearheaded by McDermott Will & Emery partner Ethan Townsend, who said it’s logical to assume some judges who read briefs all day would prefer to read a font that mirrors what they might be reading for entertainment or edification.        

Hawaiian Electric Co., which has been named in more than 35 lawsuits, has brought in a team from Munger, Tolles & Olson spearheaded by partner Brad Brian. The state of Hawaii, another defendant, has turned to John Hueston of Hueston Hennigan.        

This complaint was first surfaced by Law.com Radar.        

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