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FILE – Fast-food workers drive though a McDonald’s restaurant demanding a for a $15 hourly minimum wage in East Los Angeles Friday, March 12, 2021. Minimum wage increases, animal protections, police accountability, cutting and increasing taxes are all part of a series of new laws taking effect across the country on Saturday, the first day of 2022. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File) Minimum wa...

File photo: Getty Images. CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — A new Tennessee law aims to reduce abuse among vulnerable populations. It requires a search of the Department of Health's abuse registry and sex offender registry for anyone seeking to become a conservator. A conservator is a court recognized person allowed to make decisions on behalf of someone else. It usually applies to the elderly or people w...

RALEIGH, N.C. — Friday night, many people across North Carolina will ring in the new year. With the arrival of 2022, several laws will go into effect in the Tar Heel State. Here's a closer look. One thing to keep in mind: some aspects of these laws may have gone into effect when the bills were first signed into law. This law, signed by Gov. Roy Cooper on May 17, prohibits people from practici...

New laws going into effect Jan. 1, 2022, in the Washington, D.C., area could affect your wallet, your trip to the grocery store, lawncare and more. New laws go into effect in the D.C. area on Saturday, Jan. 1, 2022 related to plastic bags, leaf blowers, disposable utensils, car insurance and more. Here’s a rundown. New Laws in Washington, D.C. Gas-Powered Leaf Blowers: In an effort to reduce ...

Los Angeles - (NewMediaWire) - December 31, 2021 - The Schall Law Firm, a national shareholder rights litigation firm, reminds investors of a class action lawsuit againstMarathon Digital Holdings, Inc. f/k/a Marathon Patent Group, Inc.(Marathon Digital or the Company)(NASDAQ:MARA)forviolations of 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder by t...

Massachusetts’ minimum wage will go up again. The fate of other laws is less certain in 2022  The Boston Globe

President Joe Biden signed the National Defense Authorization Act, which will provide pay increases and expand paid family leave, into law this week. President Joe Biden signed next year’s National Defense Authorization Act into law this week. It authorizes $770 billion for defense spending — a big increase from last year’s authorization and $25 billion more than Biden originally requested. T...

We wonder how the Amsterdam city police would like it if people followed their example and considered all laws optional. Speed limit? I’ll go as fast as I damn well please. Burglary? My house is your house. Drug possession? You can’t tell me what I can and cannot put in my body. If those examples are absurd, then why does the department feel it can blithely ignore the state Freedom of Inform...

More than 1/3 of traffic deaths in America over New Year’s involve drunk drivers Law enforcement officers are out and about to keep the roads safe. ROANOKE, Va. – New Year’s Eve is a time to celebrate with friends and family and there’s a statewide initiative to make sure people do that responsibly. “If one chooses to be out on the road, we will have plenty of law enforcement agents out there...

New Texas laws taking effect on New Years Day 2022As we go into the new year that means new laws and there's a wide variety spanning from flood prevention - to chicken coops. FOX 26’s Tiffany Justice breaks it all down for us.CONNECTING... With the new year, comes dozens of new Texas laws that will take effect on January 1, 2022. Among the laws are changes that affect where Texans with Disabl...