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By Cheryl Miller | February 13, 2018
"One good public verdict will do more to deter sexual harassment than 100 arbitrations," said Cliff Palefsky, an employment law specialist at McGuinn, Hillsman & Palefsky in San Francisco.
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By Tom Rawlings | February 13, 2018
In almost every jurisdiction, teachers and other professionals who work with children are mandated reporters who must report suspected abuse. Perhaps these laws should be extended to protect adult sexual assault victims, as well.
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By New Jersey State Bar Association | February 12, 2018
Bill would provide annual increases for judges.
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By Kristen Rasmussen | February 9, 2018
Under a 30-day budget amendment that Gov. Andrew Cuomo recently announced, 11 fentanyl analogs will be added to the state controlled substances schedule and the New York health commissioner will have the authority to add to the state controlled substances list new drugs that are added to the federal schedule.
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By Michael Marra | February 9, 2018
By seeking to ban all “mandatory arbitration” agreements, Proposal 18 presents one change to New York law that would have wide ranging effects on how private employers and employees navigate harassment (and possibly other) claims. However, other elements of the Proposal, though aimed at harassment in the public sector, may portend a future evolution of the laws regulating private employers.
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By Christine Sexton, News Service of Florida | February 8, 2018
A proposal to redistribute hundreds of millions of dollars away from safety-net hospitals and toward increasing base Medicaid payments at all hospitals drew opposition in the Florida Senate.
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By Christina M. Crockett | February 8, 2018
Just after the New Year, the United States Department of Labor (DOL) issued a final rule increasing ERISA's noncompliance penalties.
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By Lloyd Dunkelberger, News Service of Florida | February 7, 2018
Free-speech zones would be banned and state universities and colleges could be sued for up to $100,000 in damages if students or others “willfully” interfere with campus speakers or protesters, under a bill approved by the Senate Education Committee.
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By Dara Kam, News Service of Florida | February 7, 2018
Growing your own food may be as American as apple pie, but it's a no-no for gardeners who happen to live in Miami Shores and want to plant veggies in their own front yard.
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By Erin Mulvaney | February 6, 2018
“The current legal and regulatory scheme effectively discourages companies who utilize independent workers from offering retirement benefits,” Seyfarth Shaw's Camille Olson, on behalf of the U.S. Chamber, told a U.S. Senate subcommittee on Tuesday.
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