Hurricane Irma Closes Courts in Florida
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn (Last Updated September 14, 2017) Federal courthouses in Florida, Georgia, and the U.S. Virgin Islands are closed due to flooding from Hurricane Irma, a...
View ArticleSonoma County Courts Closed Due to Wildfires in California Wine County
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn (Last Updated October 16, 2017) The Superior Court of Sonoma County located in Santa Rosa, California has been closed since Monday, October 9, 2017, due...
View ArticleHurricane Florence Causing Court Closures in Southeastern United States
ESR News Blog Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn (Last Updated 9/13/2018 10:45 AM PT) Hurricane Florence – a powerful hurricane expected to make landfall in the southeastern United States...
View ArticleHurricane Michael Causes Court Closures in Florida
ESR News Blog Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn (Last updated October 18, 2018) Several county courthouses in Florida closed due to Hurricane Michael – a Category 4 hurricane that made...
View ArticleCourt Closures and Delays Due to Coronavirus May Affect Background Checks
ESR News Blog Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn Job seekers fortunate enough to find work during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic may have to wait to start their job due to court...
View ArticleCoronavirus Delaying Some Background Checks in San Francisco Bay Area
ESR News Blog Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn Some people who found work at a time of record-setting job losses have had trouble starting their new jobs because the Coronavirus (COVID-19)...
View ArticleCoronavirus (COVID-19) Delaying Background Checks for Uber and Lyft Drivers
ESR News Blog Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn Some drivers for two of the most popular transportation network companies (TNCs) in the United States – Uber and Lyft – may face suspension...
View ArticleHurricane Laura Causes Several Court Closures in Louisiana and Texas
ESR News Blog Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn Several courthouses in Louisiana and Texas were closed due to the effects of Hurricane Laura, a large tropical storm that came ashore near...
View ArticleLouisiana Supreme Court Issues Emergency Orders Due to Hurricane Laura
ESR News Blog Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On August 28, 2020, the Louisiana Supreme Court (LASC) issued an emergency order suspending all prescriptive, peremptive, and abandonment...
View ArticleSome Uber Drivers Affected by Background Check Delays Due to COVID-19
ESR News Blog Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn Some drivers for Uber – the most popular transportation network company (TNC) in the U.S. – “have been unable to work due to background check...
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