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        "uri": "/2021/07/20/suit-addresses-employers-mandatory-covid-19-shots-412-118957/",
        "title": "Worker sues hospital employer: \"Taking the vaccine will offend and otherwise harm the Holy Spirit\"",
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        "prettyDate": "July 20, 2021",
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        "summary": "Hospital says newly enacted statute governing flu shots in health care facilities absolved it of need to accommodate religion with covid vaccine.",
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        "uri": "/2021/04/19/after-wrestling-the-coronavirus-a-lawyer-rethinks-his-practice-412-114939/",
        "title": "The next normal: After wrestling the coronavirus, a lawyer rethinks his practice",
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        "prettyDate": "April 19, 2021",
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        "summary": "Attorney Cesar Estela is making changes to his practice after he, his wife and their three children all contracted COVID-19 in the fall of 2020.",
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        "uri": "/2020/11/05/people-are-now-suing-their-bosses-over-covid-19-at-work-but-can-they-win-in-court-412-106526/",
        "title": "Suing employers over COVID exposure at work: Who will win?",
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        "summary": "Major hurdles face such suits, from causation to the standard of proof under the workers' compensation law.",
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        "title": "'Harsh' and 'heartless': Amazon's automation is causing a spike in employee lawsuits",
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        "summary": "An inability to reach an agreement on accommodation of work-related injurys or health issues is a common thread in many lawsuits.",
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        "title": "Pregnant man's novel discrimination case against Amazon raises familiar issues",
        "byline": "Charles Toutant",
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        "prettyDate": "October 08, 2020",
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        "summary": "The plaintiff says that after he disclosed his pregnancy, supervisors began criticizing his work performance in an effort to demote him.",
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        "title": "Pandemic is hitting Black, Latino Americans 2-3 times harder than white Americans",
        "byline": "Charles Toutant",
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        "prettyDate": "September 11, 2020",
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        "summary": "Latino and Black people, women and people with low incomes are also at greater risk of suffering mental health issues.",
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        "title": "COVID-19 mortality rate for white Americans pales in comparison to pre-pandemic Black mortality rates",
        "byline": "Charles Toutant",
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        "prettyDate": "September 02, 2020",
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        "summary": "A new study suggests that even during the pandemic, white mortality will remain lower than the lowest pre-pandemic Black mortality rates.",
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        "title": "Investors keen on stocks during pandemic: Schwab, ETRADE",
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        "prettyDate": "August 25, 2020",
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        "summary": "But differences are apparent between generations and advised vs. non-advised investors.",
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        "title": "Large U.S. employers focusing on virtual care, mental health services in 2021",
        "byline": "Charles Toutant",
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        "prettyDate": "August 18, 2020",
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        "summary": "The COVID-19 pandemic is prompting employers of all sizes to rethink what and how benefits are offered to their employees.",
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        "uri": "/2020/08/12/vertical-integration-driving-health-care-consolidation/",
        "title": "Vertical integration driving health care consolidation",
        "byline": "Charles Toutant",
        "kicker": "Market Insights",
        "prettyDate": "August 12, 2020",
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        "summary": "The number of physicians affiliated with a health system has risen from 40% in 2016 to 51% in 2018.",
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