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The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) announced on Dec. 10 that it will again revisit its joint employer standard. The agency’s 2022 regulatory agenda includes plans to engage in the formal rulemaking process on the standard in February. The NLRB’s joint employer analysis has significant implications for employers, as it determines when one entity jointly employs another firm’s workers....

Xavier HowardCredit: Houston County Sheriff's Department A man has been arrested by Texas officials for allegedly killing his mother-in-law at their home in Houston earlier this month, the Harris County Sheriff's Office announced. Xavier Jawin Howard, 34, has been charged with murder after allegedly strangling Tammy Mouton, 53, to death and intentionally setting their house on fire on Jan. 7,...

Breyer, who is retiring. sometimes sided with government on crime Including in cases on search and seizure, sentencing Justice Stephen Breyer will be remembered for speaking out against the death penalty, but when it comes to criminal law across the board, don’t call him a liberal. Breyer’s tendency to defer to the government means he sometimes sides with the authorities in close cases, inc...

“Adam’s Law” passes in the VA Senate after a 38-Yea 0-Nay vote. Next step: the House will vote on it after crossover. RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — The bill being championed as “Adam’s Law” (SB 439) has passed unanimously in the Virginia Senate. It’s one of two anti-hazing bills honoring Virginia Commonwealth University freshman Adam Oakes, who died at a fraternity event last year. On Wednesday, the...

An Iowa City police officer wears a video camera as he patrols the Pedestrian Mall in downtown Iowa City in 2013. (File photo/The Gazette) IOWA CITY — A four-week program led by local law enforcement is looking to give residents a better understanding of policing, as share information about available resources. The “Behind the Badge” program will be led by police in Iowa City and North Libert...

New Jersey landlords can no longer ask people applying for apartments about their criminal history until after making a conditional offer. The new rule is part of the Fair Chance in Housing Act, which went into effect Jan. 1. But criminal justice advocates are still hearing complaints that former inmates are facing discrimination when looking for housing, and urged the state attorney genera...

Photo credit: Shutterstock.com Though more than half of professional athletes in leagues such as the NFL and NBA are Black, many of the agents who represent the players are white, according to Diverse Representation, an organization that advocates for Black agents and attorneys in entertainment. A new partnership with Southern University Law Center is aiming to change that. Want to continue r...

ORLANDO, Fla. — The law named after the 19-year-old Valence College student who was killed by a maintenance man at her apartment complex has passed through its first committee reference. RELATED VIDEO IN PLAYER ABOVE: Marcano family push to pass ‘Miya’s Law’ Miya’s Law, named after Miya Marcano, looks to improve tenant safety by tightening apartment security measures through required backgrou...

On January 20, 2022, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that union membership in the United States had dropped to a historic all-time low. The decline in membership is prompting unions to consider strategies to replenish their depleted ranks with new dues-paying members. Against this backdrop, the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) recent flurry of invitat...

WASHINGTON — A Virginia man was arrested today for assaulting law enforcement during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, which disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress that was in the process of ascertaining and counting the electoral votes related to the presidential election. Markus Maly, 47, of Fincastle, Virginia, is charged in a criminal complaint with assaulting, resis...