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Parliament members attend a session of questions to the Government at the French National Assembly in Paris, France, Jan. 4, 2022. French MPs on Thursday morning approved a bill to transform the COVID-19 health pass into a vaccine pass. The bill was adopted at 5:25 am with 214 votes in favour, 93 against, and 27 abstentions. It will proceed to the Senate early next week and is expected to com...

University Relations Alena Allen, associate dean for research and faculty development and professor of law, has been named interim dean of the School of Law effective Jan. 1, 2022. Allen, who was appointed by interim Provost Terry Martin, follows former Dean Margaret Sova McCabe, who is now serving the U of A as senior adviser for strategic projects and professor of law. "It is a privilege an...

Mishcon de Reya, one of the UK’s most prestigious law firms, has been fined a record amount for committing “serious breaches” of money-laundering rules. The London-based firm has agreed to pay a fine of £232,500, plus a further £50,000 towards the costs of the investigation, which was carried out by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA). In its decision, published on Wednesday, the regula...

Share Catherine Wells, of Chiesa, Shahinian & Giantomasi P.C., says, “It can become problematic when you treat certain employees differently than others – how do you minimize the risk of litigation, and are there also potential privacy issues at stake?” When discussing employment law in 2022, it is important to first consider its fluidity. “What we’ve said today could change tomorrow,” s...

KRDO COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) -- A new law that went into effect at the beginning of 2022 is bringing new hope to victims seeking justice for experiencing childhood sexual abuse. The Child Sexual Abuse Accountability Act will allow some to go after institutions that allegedly turned a blind eye to the abuse. Maureen Basenberg, the Executive Director of Safe Passage, says before the law,...

Local law enforcement goes shopping, saves life off-duty  Observer-Reporter

As companies returned to work following the holidays, changes to Minnesota’s nursing mothers statute and pregnancy accommodations law (Minn. Stat. § 181.939) went into effect on January 1, 2022. Minnesota employers may want to take a moment to make sure their policies and practices are up to date. Minnesota’s Nursing Mothers Statute Now Requires Paid Lactation Breaks Minnesota law now require...

Boston State House BOSTON (State House News Service) – December tax collections of $4.24 billion shattered last year’s mark for the final month of the year and exceed estimates by more than 40 percent, but the windfall is likely temporary with state revenue officials attributing much of gains to a change in state law that allows certain businesses to avoid federal limits on state and local ta...

Joyce Ostin, author, "Hollywood Dads" during The Private Launch of The Little Black Dress Wine Club at Christie's Auction House in New York City, New York, United States. (Photo by G. Gershoff/WireImage) Joyce Ostin, a photographer and daughter-in-law of legendary music executive Mo Ostin, died Dec. 29 at her Pacific Palisades home after a battle with cancer, her family announced. She was 64....

National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day this Sunday - 47abc  WMDT