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Vallejo police officers prepare to disperse protesters during a peaceful protest over the killing of George Floyd while in police custody in Minnesota. The protest took a turn for the worst as protesters looted several businesses and threw bricks, bottles and rocks at police officers. (Chris Riley—Times-Herald) By Byrhonda Lyons and CalMatters staff The new year brings a raft of new laws for ...

A bill supporting the Catawba Indian Nation’s Two Kings Casino project has now become federal law. The Catawba Nation Indian Nation Lands Act, included in the National Defense Authorization Act, was signed into law Monday by President Joe Biden. Catawba Chief William Harris called the bill “the final step in a decades-long fight,” to receive federal backing for the casino. While the casino is...

The final rules regarding special compensation under 42 U.S.C. § 1395nn, the Physician Self-Referral or Stark Law, go into effect on January 1, 2022 and will require many physician group practices to modify their compensation methodologies, specifically the pooling and distribution of profits for the provision designated health services (“DHS”). Under the current regulations, a physician in a...

The woman who was arrested after she was caught on video slapping a passenger aboard a Delta flight has had other brushes with the law — including just last month, when she allegedly tried to fight cops in Florida during an arrest for driving under the influence. Patricia Cornwall, 51, allegedly became aggressive with officers after she crashed her gray Nissan into a tree in Santa Rose Beach ...

News Service of Florida 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 take part in peer-to-pe...

NEW YORK, Dec. 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Moore Kuehn, PLLC, a law firm focusing in securities litigation located on Wall Street in downtown New York City, is investigating potential claims concerning whether the following proposed mergers are fair to shareholders. Moore Kuehn may seek increased consideration, additional disclosures, or other relief on behalf of the shareholders of these compan...

What You Need to Know Law firm's mandatory arbitration provision with client is upheld despite failure to go over the requirement verbally with client. The Supreme Court's 2020 ruling in Delaney v. Dickey, requiring such clauses to be discussed verbally with clients, is held not to apply to 2017 retainer agreement. Appeals court rejects assertion that firm's arbitration provision is unenfo...

New York City marked the end of 2021 by enacting a law that will make it challenging, if not infeasible, to use a broad swath of algorithmic, computerized tools to review, select, rank or eliminate candidates for employment or promotion. Local Law Int. No. 1894-A, which takes effect on January 1, 2023, regulates the use of “automated employment decision tools” in hiring and promotion decision...

HOLYOKE — A civil rights group argues that no local or state laws prevent City Councilors-elect Jenny Rivera and Israel Rivera from taking office next week. That’s been in question since shortly after the November election, when another councilor-elect, Kevin Jourdain, pointed to a 2017 a city ordinance barring municipal employees from serving on the city council. Both Jenny Rivera and Israel...

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