Throwback Thursday: Booker v. Duke Medical Center (1979)

Background In the late 1960s and early 1970s, Robert Booker worked as a laboratory technician at Duke Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina, performing routine chemical tests on blood specimens….

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Jan 23, 2025

Throwback Thursday: Booker v. Duke Medical Center (1979)

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Absent Finding of Partial Disability, NY Claimant Need Not Show Attachment to Labor Market

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