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New Zealand Supreme Court Rejects 'Climate Refugee' Bid
2015-07-22 15:29:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Vice: New Zealand's Supreme Court has delivered the final rejection of a Pacific Islander's landmark bid to become a climate refugee. Ioane Teitiota, a 38-year-old man who has been living in New Zealand since 2007, had argued that he and his wife and three children would face "passive persecution" if they were forced to return to the low-lying archipelago nation of Kiribati because its government is unable to protect them from rising sea levels caused by climate change. Prior to arriving in New Zealand,...
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Abercrombie Settles Religious Discrimination Case After Supreme Court Ruling
2015-07-21 16:39:16| Apparel - Topix.net
Following a Supreme Court ruling in June against it, clothing retailer Abercrombie & Fitch's has settled a religious discrimination case over its refusing to hire a Muslim woman who insisted on wearing a headscarf that the clothing retailer said violated its "look policy." The company has paid $25,670 in damages to the woman and $18,983 in court costs, according to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission , which brought the complaint against Abercrombie.
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New Jersey Supreme Court Rules that CEPA is a Watchdog's Best Friend
2015-07-20 19:41:36| Biotech - Topix.net
On July 15, 2015 in a 5-0 decision, the Supreme Court of New Jersey issued its long awaited decision in , which affirmed and modified the Appellate Division's ruling that employees, whose core job duties include monitoring whether their employers comply with standards and regulations, are protected under the New Jersey Conscientious Employee Protection Act . While advocates hailed the decision as a major victory for workers' rights, employers fear it will expose companies across New Jersey to more lawsuits.
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Supreme Court rebuffs Bell Mobility challenge over 911 service fees
2015-07-16 19:02:36| Telecom - Topix.net
Bell Mobility Inc. has lost another bid to overturn a ruling that held it liable for charging customers in the northern territories a 911 fee without actually offering the emergency-call service. The Supreme Court of Canada refused today to hear the company's challenge of a Northwest Territories Court of Appeal ruling.
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Supreme Court rebuffs Bell Mobility challenge over 911 service fees
2015-07-16 18:52:48| Wireless - Topix.net
Bell Mobility Inc. has lost another bid to overturn a ruling that held it liable for charging customers in the northern territories a 911 fee without actually offering the emergency-call service. The Supreme Court of Canada refused today to hear the company's challenge of a Northwest Territories Court of Appeal ruling.
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