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NASW disappointed by ruling upholding firing of pregnant Catholic school teacher

Social Work Blog

Y The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) in August 2021, along with 26 other organizations committed to civil rights, filed an amicus brief in the New Jersey Supreme Court in support of Victoria Crisitello. Crisitello was an elementary school art teacher who was terminated by her employer, a Catholic elementary school, after she became pregnant while unmarried.

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Families sue UK government over relatives’ deaths during Covid crisis

The Guardian

Cases against government, care homes and hospitals relate to deaths in 2020, when patients with Covid were being moved into homes A group of 30 families are suing the UK government, care homes and hospitals over the deaths of their relatives in the early days of the Covid pandemic. The families argue that not enough was done to prevent the deaths and are claiming damages for loss of life and distress.

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NASW disappointed by ruling upholding firing of pregnant Catholic school teacher

Social Work Blog

The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) in August 2021, along with 26 other organizations committed to civil rights, filed an amicus brief in the New Jersey Supreme Court in support of Victoria Crisitello. Crisitello was an elementary school art teacher who was terminated by her employer, a Catholic elementary school, after she became pregnant while unmarried.

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