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Duffy Antigen Status, Hydroxyurea Dosing, and Disease Severity in Children and Young Adults With Sickle Cell Disease
Conflicts of Interest The authors declare no conflicts of interest. References 1, , , et al., “Barriers to Hydroxyurea Use From the Perspectives of Providers, Individuals With Sickle Cell Disease, and Families: Report From a U.S. regional Collaborative,” Frontiers in Genetics 13 (2022): 921432, PMID: 36092883; PMCID: PMC9461276, https://doi.org/10.3389/fgene.2022.921432. 2 and , “When Non-Whiteness Becomes a Condition,” Blood 137, no.
Can My Hospital Stop Me From Working Nearby? New Texas Law Changes the Rules for Healthcare Non-Competes
If you’re a doctor, nurse, dentist, or physician assistant in Texas, chances are you’ve heard of — or even signed — a non-compete agreement. These are contracts that try to limit where you can work after you leave a job. Employers often use them to keep patients from following a departing provider to a new clinic down the road. But starting September 1, 2025, Texas is changing the game. A new law (Senate Bill 1318) puts strict limits on what healthcare non-competes can say and how far they can go.
Court Orders Workday to Reveal Employers That Used AI Tool Allegedly Biased Against Older Job Seekers
A federal court has ordered Workday, a major HR software company, to turn over a list of all employers that used its HiredScore AI tool to screen job applicants. The order comes as part of a lawsuit claiming that Workday’s AI system discriminated against older job seekers by automatically rejecting qualified applicants over 40 years old. The plaintiff in the case alleges that the AI unfairly filtered out his application before a human ever saw it.
This weekend marks a pair of defining anniversaries in the long and unfinished arc of civil rights law in the United States. Seventy-one years ago today, on May 17, 1954, the Supreme Court issued its unanimous decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, holding that state-sanctioned segregation in public schools violated the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. Just one day later—129 years ago on May 18, 1896—the Court had ruled in Plessy v.
When Franchisors Fail: Navigating Legal Accountability in Sexual Assault Cases
In recent years, the massage therapy industry has faced intense scrutiny due to a surge in sexual assault allegations against therapists, particularly within franchised establishments like Massage Envy. These incidents not only highlight individual misconduct but also raise critical questions about corporate responsibility and the legal avenues available to survivors seeking justice.
In a significant policy shift, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has moved to dismiss several pending lawsuits alleging discrimination based on gender identity. This action aligns with President Donald Trump’s recent executive order on “gender ideology extremism” and corresponding guidance from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM).
You Don't Have to Be Large to Take a Giant Step Forward in Reuse
Tertiary effluent from the Hale Avenue Resource Recovery Facility meets California's Title 22 requirements and is used for local landscape irrigation and power plant cooling. Photo owned by Black & Veatch. Large water agencies in water-scarce regions typically have led the United States in water reuse because they tend to have the resources and the customer base to justify the investment while maintaining reasonable water and wastewater rates. But reuse isn't reserved only for the largest agencies.
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