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High court may hold key for vaccine foes
In spite of recent courtroom losses, parents who blame their children's autism at least in part on childhood vaccines say their legal battle is far from over."We've always been in it to the very end," said Theresa Cedillo of Yuma, Ariz., whose autistic daughter Michelle became the focus of a key test case at the U.Brown Cuts $544 Million from Court Budget
Saying courts have been largely spared in past cycles, the governor sweeps trial court reserves and construction funds into the state's general fund.Employers cut 533K jobs in Nov., most in 34 years
WASHINGTON AP-Skittish employers slashed 533,000 jobs in November, the most in 34 years, catapulting the unemployment rate to 6.7 percent, dramatic proof the country is careening deeper into recession.The new figures, released by the Labor Department Friday, showed the crucial employment market deteriorating at an alarmingly rapid clip, and handed Americans some more grim news right before the holidays.View more book results for the query "US Department of Health and Human Services"
Top 10 Examples of Workplace Wackiness
Gerald Skoning, a senior partner at Chicago's Seyfarth Shaw, writes that despite the prolonged national agony over the war in Iraq, there was reason to smile in 2006. He presents a survey of the top 10 bizarre employment law situations from last year, which provides a potpourri of workplace wackiness. The high achievers include one case where an employer received damages from a former employee who did no work for months while pretending his son had cancer.D.C. Courts Seek $30M Increase
D.C. court leaders, in the midst of one of the most trying times in the court's history, have asked Congress for nearly $165 million to fund the local judiciary next year. This after two years of the courts trying to get a pay raise for nonjudicial staff. Court leaders argue that the raise is necessary in order to put their employees' salaries on par with those who work for federal agencies or courts.Sunoco GC Foltz to Retire After 20 Years
Ever since he pumped gas and sold kerosene at his parents' country grocery store in Honey Creek, Ind., a half century ago, Jack Foltz has been connected to the oil business. That link will come to an official end this month as Foltz retires as vice president and general counsel of Philadelphia-based Sunoco Inc. after 20 years with the company and almost four decades as an in-house attorney at oil companies.Disabled Mother Loses Parental Rights
The Connecticut Supreme Court approved the state's action in a decision that took away the children of a mother who has a mental illness. The high court's ruling frustrates advocates for the mentally ill. The ruling, says Roger E. Bunker, the mother's attorney, not only "cuts against parents with disabilities, but against children with disabilities whose parents need help caring for them."State AI Legislation Is on the Move in 2024
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