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West Virginia University College of Law professor Anne Marie Lofaso recently published a new review at JOTWELL. Professor Lofaso's review is titled "Fitting a Square Peg into a Round Hole: The Myriad Problems with Using Make-Whole Relief to Remedy Breaches of Labor Rights" in which she discusses "Consequences of a Mismatch: Remedial Philosophy and Statutory Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act" by Rita Trivedi. "Consequences of a Mismatch..." appears in volume 27 of the Advances in Industrial and Labor Relations.

West Virginia University College of Law professor  Anne Marie Lofaso recently published in the ABA's PREVIEW of United States Supreme Court Cases. Professor Lofaso comments on an upcoming employment law case, Muldrow v. City of St. Louis, Missouri, Docket No. 22-193, to be heard in the October 2023 term. The article is titled "Does Title VII Prohibit Discrimination in Employment-Transfer Decisions Only if They Cause Materially Significant Disadvantages for Employees?" Professor Lofaso's contribution appears in volume 52, issue 3 of the journal, published in November 2023.

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West Virginia University College of Law professor Anne Marie Lofaso will publish new scholarship in a forthcoming issue of the the Denver Law Review. The article, The Supreme Court, The First Amendment, and the Erosion of Public Employer Managerial Authority , was co-authored with Martin A. Malin of Chicago-Kent College of Law.

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West Virginia University College of Law professor Anne Marie Lofaso recently published new work in the ABA's PREVIEW of United States Supreme Court Cases. Professor Lofaso writes commentary on LeDure v. Union Pacific Railroad Company, Docket No. 20-807, an upcoming labor and employment law case.  It is titled "Is a Locomotive In Use and Therefore Subject to Locomotive Inspection Act Liability When It Makes a Temporary Stop?"  Professor Lofaso's contribution appears in volume 49, issue 6 of the journal, published in March 2022.

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West Virginia University College of Law professor Anne Marie Lofaso recently published a new article in the Seattle University Law Review. The article, Say “No” to Discrimination, “Yes” to Accommodation: Why States Should Prohibit Discrimination of Workers Who Use Cannabis for Medical Purposes, appears in volume 43, issue 3 of the journal and was co-authored with Lakyn Cecil.

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