United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
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Can Your Employer Fire You for Raising Safety Concerns Over Coronavirus?
In most cases, an employer can legally fire you if you refuse to come back to work following a coronavirus-related business shutdown. Fear of the coronavirus isn’t generally a good enough argument to stay away and keep collecting unemployment.
But what if they fire you if you complain about inadequate safety measures?
In that case, you may have a better legal argument to make.
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If You Lose Your Job Due to Coronavirus, Do You Still Have to Pay Chiild Support?
Losing your job due to a coronavirus-related business shutdown is bad enough. But if you have child support obligations, the loss of a paycheck can be doubly burdensome.
One of the first questions you might ask if you find yourself in that unfortunate situation is: Do I have to continue to pay child support?
The short answer is yes. Courts only rarely suspend child support orders.
But can you modify your child support order so that you pay less?
Maybe.
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Mask Laws: From Illegal to Wear to Illegal NOT to Wear
As recently as late March, public health authorities were saying people didn’t need to wear face masks. They were important for medical personnel and health workers, of course, but unnecessary for others.
Then, on April 3, the Centers for Disease Control said that people should start using “cloth face coverings fashioned from household items or made at home from common materials … as an additional, voluntary public health measure.”
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DeVos Releases New Guidelines for College Sexual Assault Proceedings
After years of discussion, criticism, and delays, U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos unveiled final language for guidelines regulating campus judicial proceedings regarding sexual assault and harassment this week.
The regulations will drastically alter the rights of victims and defendants, along with how universities can handle and resolve allegations. It is also sure to meet a court challenge from opponents, who accuse the government of gutting protections for victims of sexual assaults.
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