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In an announcement issued in late December, and reported by CNBC last Friday, electric vehicle and solar roof manufacturer Tesla has asked employees to fight a new California proposal that could make residential rooftop solar energy more expensive for many homeowners. See: Here Comes the Sun: 10 Solar Stocks on the Rise Find: Elon Musk Dishes Out His 5 Keys to Success — What Are They? Under...

On December 23, 2021, President Joe Biden signed into law the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (the “Act”),1 which bars the importation into the United States of products made from forced labor in the Xinjiang region of China. This Act will significantly impact many multinational employers’ supply chains because raw materials from this region – such as cotton, coal, chemicals, sugar, tomato...

Daria Rose (Image via Instagram) For much of 2021, Yale Law School seemed to be locked in endless turmoil, but for a change of pace, the prestigious legal academy is starting the new year with some romance — or at least one of its students is. Meet Daria Rose. She’s a third-year student at the elite law school, and you’ll be able to see her on The Bachelor, the first episode of which airs ton...

This year may not have been as momentous as 2020 in regards to drastic changes in how we work. But 2021 still had its fair share of drama and legal developments in the employment context. Let’s take a quick look at some of the more notable stories in terms of impact on the average worker. Many of these stories will have a common theme, such as: Employers restricting an employee’s political a...

Law firm diversity and inclusion were hot topics in the legal industry in 2021. Like other industries, the public had law firms under a microscope for their DEI practices. As 2021 wraps up, law firms should consider what the industry learned throughout the year, how DEI can be improved in 2022, and the general outlook for DEI in the legal industry in the new year and beyond. DEI Framework Blo...

Hundreds of new laws take effect in California  Union Democrat

Mark Hutton, a Wichita lawyer for 42 years and the co-founder of Hutton & Hutton Law Firm, died last Wednesday at the age of 67. He died from complications related to metastatic cancer, which he was diagnosed with five years ago. His law firm released information of his death. Originally from Newton, Hutton and his twin brother, Andy, graduated from Washburn Law School in 1979. They passe...

If you find yourself scrambling to put finishing touches on your law school applications, you’re not alone. The rolling admissions process favors applicants who submit their application early, but fall can be a busy time and many applicants use downtime during the holiday season to complete their submissions. To relieve last-minute stress, here are some brief answers to questions that often a...

The state has asked a federal judge to halt his previous order on masks in schools while a newly filed appeal is pending in a higher court. On Thursday, attorneys for the state of Tennessee filed a motion in federal court asking U.S. District Judge Waverly D. Crenshaw to delay implementing a Dec. 10 order on the matter. Crenshaw last month blocked portions of a new state law that would pre...

REVISED: Maine law to require fuel gas detectors in multi-occupant buildings  Boothbay Register