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Jun 30, 2014labor-lawdue-processterminationnominal-damagesemployment-dismissalprocedural-due-process
Due Process in Termination: Employer's Duty to Ensure Fair Hearing and the Scope of Nominal Damages
Supreme Court clarifies employers' duty to observe procedural due process in dismissals and the proper basis for awarding nominal damages.