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Dec 4, 2024 | 
nature.com | Konrad Hoeft |Tore Bleckwehl |Robert Meyer |Turgay Saritas |Ingo Kurth |Sikander Hayat
AbstractSingle cell RNA sequencing has provided unprecedented insights into the molecular cues and cellular heterogeneity underlying human disease. However, the high costs and complexity of single cell methods remain a major obstacle for generating large-scale human cohorts.
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Dec 4, 2024 | nature.com | Konrad Hoeft |Tore Bleckwehl |Robert Meyer |Turgay Saritas |Ingo Kurth |Sikander Hayat
AbstractSingle cell RNA sequencing has provided unprecedented insights into the molecular cues and cellular heterogeneity underlying human disease. However, the high costs and complexity of single cell methods remain a major obstacle for generating large-scale human cohorts.
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Oct 28, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Robert Meyer
Is an employee on an extended leave of absence due to a long-term medical condition protected from employment termination by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)? The answer depends on multiple factors, including whether the employee is a “qualified individual with a disability.” The United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit recently addressed this issue in the case of Oba Wilson v. Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (3rd. Cir., Oct. 15, 2024).
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Jul 22, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Robert Meyer
The Family and Medical Leave Act provides leave and job protection to eligible employees who need to be absent from work “because of the birth of a son or daughter of the employee and in order to care for such son or daughter.” 29 U.S.C. § 2612(a)(1)(A). While the actual birth of a child is covered under this form of FMLA leave, it is less clear whether any time spent waiting for the birth of the child is also protected under the statute.
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May 28, 2024 | 
jcpa.org | Robert Meyer
False Arab claims attempt to nullify Jewish historical and legal rights to the Land of Israel. Such claims include Palestinian Arab indigeneity and Jewish “land theft.” This paper presents the foundational principles of Israel’s legal and historical rights. As a historical and legal fact, there is no such thing as “Palestinian land” inasmuch as a Palestinian state does not exist and never has.
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Apr 17, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Robert Meyer
The Equal Pay Act (EPA) requires men and women to receive equal pay for equal work. Thus, in order to assert a claim under the EPA, an employee must show that she was paid less than a male comparator working in a substantially equal job. But does the employee also have to prove that the employer’s reasons for the alleged pay disparity between herself and the male comparator were a pretext for gender discrimination?
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Nov 21, 2023 | 
thedriller.com | Robert Meyer
From my viewpoint, 2023 has shown us more consolidation throughout the drilling industry than we have seen in the last 25 years. The causes of this are multi-faceted: Increased equipment costsLabor competitionInflationAging equipmentAging business ownersAdvancements throughout the industry That last bullet most challenges those without capital availability or an appetite for debt incursion.
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Nov 1, 2023 | 
jdsupra.com | Robert Meyer
The Equal Pay Act (EPA) and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act generally prohibit covered employers from discriminating against employees on the basis of sex with regard to compensation. The EPA requires men and women to receive equal pay for equal work in the same establishment. Thus, in order to prove a violation of the EPA, a claimant must show that she was paid less than a male comparator working in a “substantially equal” job.
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Sep 11, 2023 | 
dockets.justia.com | Robert Meyer
Plaintiff: Nichole Collins Defendant: Claire's Boutiques, Inc. and Taja Munch Case Number: 6:2023cv01321 Filed: September 11, 2023 Court: US District Court for the District of Oregon Presiding Judge: Ann L Aiken Nature of Suit: Labor: Family and Medical Leave Act Cause of Action: 29 U.S.C. ยง 2601 Family & Medical Leave Act Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff RSS Track this Docket This docket was last retrieved on September 12, 2023.
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Sep 1, 2023 | 
dockets.justia.com | Robert Meyer
Plaintiff: Kimberly Stinnett Defendant: Viva La Mission, LLC, Eunice Kim and Todd Kim Case Number: 6:2023cv01280 Filed: September 1, 2023 Court: US District Court for the District of Oregon Presiding Judge: Mustafa T Kasubhai Nature of Suit: Civil Rights: Employment Cause of Action: 42 U.S.C. ยง 1981 Job Discrimination (Race) Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff Use the links below to access additional information about this case on the US Court's PACER system.
