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December 29, 2021

Ethiopia passes law to start national dialogue commission amid pressure to end Tigray conflict - NBC News

Ethiopian lawmakers have approved a bill to establish a commission for national dialogue, amid international pressure for negotiations to end the 13-month conflict in the Tigray region. The Federal Parliamentary Assembly voted overwhelmingly in favor on Wednesday with 287 votes for, 13 votes against and one abstention. "The commission's establishment will pave the way for national consensus a...
December 29, 2021

Why These Two DC Law Firms Moved House in 2021 | National Law Journal - Law.com

Why These Two DC Law Firms Moved House in 2021 | National Law Journal  Law.com
December 29, 2021

2 Laws, Lower Workers' Compensation Rates to Take Effect | Daily Business Review - Law.com

Sen. Keith Perry, R-Gainesville. Courtesy photo. A pair of bills signed this year by Gov. Ron DeSantis, involving vehicle rentals and notaries public, will become law Saturday. Meanwhile, also starting Saturday, Florida employers will see an average 4.9% decrease in workers’ compensation insurance rates. The vehicle-rental measure (SB 566) sets insurance and other requirements for people who ...
December 29, 2021

NY enacts 'groundbreaking' law to change how Asian American populations are counted - NBC News

State agencies in New York will now be required to break down data for individual ethnic groups under the Asian American Pacific Islander umbrella. A bill signed last week by Gov. Kathy Hochul mandates that any state department collecting information about ethnicity or ancestry will have to use different categories for each major Asian group, including the Chinese, Japanese, Filipino, Korean,...
December 29, 2021

ROSEN, A LEADING LAW FIRM, Encourages Sleep Number Corporation Investors With Losses to Secure Counsel Before Important February 14 Deadline in Securities Class Action - SNBR - Yahoo Finance

Rosen Law Firm, P.A. Logo WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers of the securities of Sleep Number Corporation (NASDAQ: SNBR) between February 18, 2021 and July 20, 2021, inclusive (the "Class Period"), of the important February 14, 2022 lead plaintiff deadline. SO WHAT: If you purchased Sleep Number securities during the Class Period you may be entitled to...
December 29, 2021

ROSEN, A LEADING LAW FIRM, Encourages Sleep Number Corporation Investors With Losses to Secure Counsel Before Important February 14 Deadline in Securities Class Action - SNBR - PRNewswire

NEW YORK, Dec. 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers of the securities of Sleep Number Corporation (NASDAQ: SNBR) between February 18, 2021 and July 20, 2021, inclusive (the "Class Period"), of the important February 14, 2022 lead plaintiff deadline. SO WHAT: If you purchased Sleep Number securities during the Class Period you may ...
December 29, 2021

New Tennessee law aims to reduce recidivism - WATN - Local 24

The new law will encourage corrections facilities to partner with local colleges and workforce development agencies to give inmates job skills MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Tennessee law that takes effect on January 1 will encourage corrections facilities to partner with local educational institutions and workforce development agencies to create re-entry programs designed to reduce recidivism. While th...
December 29, 2021

President Biden Signs New Law Requiring U.S. Blockage of All Imports Made Wholly or Partly in Xinjiang, China - JD Supra

President Biden signed into law on December 23 legislation that will, for the first time, require U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) to detain all imports that are made wholly or partly in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China (“Xinjiang”) or by certain persons working with Xinjiang’s regional government. On December 14, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Uyghur For...
December 29, 2021

New York Insurance Coverage Law Update - December 2021 | Rivkin Radler LLP - JDSupra - JD Supra

New York Court of Appeals Holds That Disgorgement Payment Under SEC Settlement Not Excluded As A Penalty Imposed By Law The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) alleged that Bear Stearns facilitated late trading and deceptive market timing practices by its customers in connection with the purchase and sale of mutual fund shares. Bear Sterns sought coverage from its insurers for part of it...
December 29, 2021

Your New Fertility Vocabulary For 2022 - Above the LawAbove the Law - Above the Law

It’s almost a new year, and it’s time for a fresh start. Out with the old and in with the new. It’s time to move on from expired food, outdated fashion, and, hopefully, eventually, the never-ending pandemic. It’s also time to reconsider some of the language we use to talk about assisted reproductive technology and the evolving ways in which many families are formed. “Test tube baby” was once ...