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Acknowledging "logistical complexities" and "political discussions that we know will continue," USPOC chief executive Sarah Hirshland said the United States will send some 230 athletes to the Olympics and another 65 to the Paralympic Games in Beijing in February. "We know these games will be unlike any other," Hirshland said on a conference call Friday after a USOPC board meeting in Salt Lake...

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Anthony G. Brown, Jamie Raskin and David Trone (all D-Md.) today announced $31,662,850 in the first round of federal funding to airports across the state from the bipartisan infrastructure law. This funding comes from the U.S. Department of Transportation through the...

The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has reimposed mask mandates in public indoor settings. Under existing Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board (OSHSB) emergency temporary standards, “Employers shall provide face coverings and ensure they are worn by employees when required by orders from the CDPH.” Failure to comply may subject an employer to substantial fines and othe...

Florida was not the first to have its governor sign a name, image, and likeness (NIL) bill into law, requiring that the NCAA no longer interfere with college athletes’ ability to enter into endorsement deals and otherwise monetize their fame. However, it was the first state to push a July 1, 2021, effective date, leading to the end of prior restrictions that had made it so college athletes co...

New York’s new wage theft law – expected to have a major impact on the construction industry state-wide – goes into effect on January 4, 2022 and will apply to contracts executed, modified, extended, or renewed from that date forward. Most notably, the law will impose (a) greater liability risk on prime contractors, and (b) reporting requirements on subcontractors. The underlying bill, S2766-...

Staff and wire report Local law enforcement is telling people they need to celebrate the holidays safely, or they may face the consequences of drinking and driving. “As you make plans to celebrate with friends and family, also make plans to have a safe ride home by designating a sober driver or or using a rideshare service,” a release from Havre Police Department said. “Don’t spend your holid...

Legislation signed by President Joe Biden on Nov. 15 broadly addresses U.S. infrastructure in a way not seen in almost 70 years. The bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act presents an opportunity to improve health equity, giving more Americans a chance to be as healthy as possible, through changes to the built environment and related initiatives. Many provisions address key infrast...

REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji (Reuters) - Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy has plucked an executive who managed Deloitte's IT strategy to fill a newly-created top technology-focused role at the immigration law firm. New York-founded global firm Fragomen said on Thursday it has hired Marco Deutsch as chief digital and technology officer, based in Chicago. Deutsch will oversee Fragomen's technology...

(Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) The country has never been more divided politically, and whether they’re strongly in favor of President Biden’s policies or adamantly opposed to them and cheering on Brandon, people have been inspired to go to law school as a means to somehow change our country’s future. As our readers know, the latest Princeton Review law school rankings are out, and t...

On November 24, 2021, the “traffic light” coalition, consisting of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD), the Free Democratic Party (FDP), and Bündnis 90/Die Grünen (the Greens), reached an agreement on its coalition treaty. The traffic light coalition—so named for the parties’ signature colors, SDP (red), FDP (yellow), and, of course, the Greens’ green—is committed to shaping the mode...