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A new law making predispute arbitration agreements and class action waivers covering sexual assault and sexual harassment claims invalid and unenforceable has passed in Congress and is headed to President Joe Biden’s desk. The Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021 amends the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) to give employees who are parties to arbitration ...

UTAH (ABC4) – Utah’s Clean Slate Law goes into effect on Thursday, Feb. 10, clearing old and minor criminal records for hundreds of thousands of Utahns. Governor Spencer Cox speaks about implementing the new law that was unanimously passed almost three years ago by Utah legislators. Utah will be the second state in the country to implement a Clean Slate Law. “We believe in the rule of law and...

(WFRV) – Most adults over the age of 65 will likely require some form of Long-Term Care during their lifetime. With Long-Term Care costs hovering around $120,000 per year, planning for this expense has become a critically important issue for many families. Justin Randall from Hooper Law Office visited Local 5 Live to discuss planning for Long-Term Care Costs. Attend Hooper Law Office’s compli...

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is delighted to announce the launch of the Domestic Abuse Response Alliance (DARA). DARA is an alliance of seven leading law firms, brought together by Travers Smith, who will provide pro bono legal advice and representation to survivors of domestic abuse in need of protective injunctions. The founding member firms are: Travers Smith Debevoise & Plimpton Gi...

During my time at WashU, I noticed a couple of the ways the school tried to aid us in networking. We had on-campus interviews, our career services center got a few people jobs, the normal. Harvard, trendsetter that it is, has decided to approach networking in a way I wish WashU did during my stay — Valentine’s Day wingmaning. Which totally makes sense too if you figure that person sitting nex...

NBC/Courtesy Everett Collection “Law & Order” is bringing back yet another familiar face. While NBC previously announced that Sam Waterston and Anthony Anderson will both be reprising their roles of D.A. Jack McCoy and Detective Kevin Bernard, respectively, they aren’t the only ones stepping back into the courtroom — and the list of possible guest stars is endless. “One of the wonderful t...

HELSINKI — Latvia's parliament passed a Holocaust restitution bill Thursday that includes compensation for lost Jewish property and funding to revitalize the Baltic nation's Jewish community, which was almost completely wiped out during World War II. Following years of wrangling over the issue, lawmakers in the 100-seat Saeima voted 64-21 to approve the Law on the Compensation of Goodwill to ...

California's new Covid sick leave law leaves out some workers. File Photo Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law this week that requires large employers in California to offer workers up to 80 hours of COVID-related paid sick leave. But there’s a catch: The bill, which the Legislature passed on Feb. 7, doesn’t apply to small employers with 25 or fewer workers. That exemption — which California’s 2021...

(GETTY PREMIUM, WFLA USE ONLY) TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A new piece of legislation making its way through the Florida 2022 legislative session would remove breed as a factor in policies about “dangerous dogs.” Instead, the bill would change policy requirements to solely focus on their behavior. Senate Bill 614 adjusts existing “Dangerous Dog” laws in Florida, according to an analysis by the legi...

Presentation to the Sedona Conference, WG6 Annual Meeting 2022 As privacy law reform legislation multiplies in Canada, each pursuing its own direction, around the world privacy law reform is also splintering through varied legislative developments. Even Europe’s assertive stance on uniformity with the adoption of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) to replace national privacy laws w...