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The General Assembly special session that took place December 6-9 gave Maryland a new state treasurer, a new map of congressional districts, and collective bargaining rights for Maryland community college employees. Legislators swiftly overrode Gov. Hogan’s veto of the 2021 session community college collective bargaining legislation (SB 746/HB 894). It gives the colleges’ employees the right ...

Few attorneys have been busier in the time of COVID-19 than those who work in employment law. As luck would have it, during these challenging times, some states began to pass new marijuana laws, including New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut. Nancy Eberhardt, executive director of Pro Bono Partnership, a nonprofit that provides legal services and advice to other 501(c)(3) nonprofits in the t...

Happy Friday, everyone. Yesterday was the first day of Cotton Bowl practice. 247sports has some photos for you, if you are so inclined. Tide players were asked about playing old friend Jerome Ford. “Jerome, he’s one of those guys who works his butt off,” Robinson said. “Fast guy, physical guys, knows how to finish plays well. So it’s exciting to be able to play against Jerome on the other si...

To significantly cut pollution and climate-disrupting CO2 emissions via the new Infrastructure Law, we need to spend the money wisely. If we spend it poorly, we could actually add to pollution and climate-disrupting CO2 emissions. Transportation investments from the bipartisan infrastructure bill could be either a boon for progress driven by sustainable mobility choices, or a boon for harmful...

Update (8:49 AM)- **Tonight, Brennan Marion and Pitt extend an offer to freshman wide receiver Gracen Harris from Ennis, Texas. Harris also holds offers from Texas Tech and Kansas. Highlights against Forney.9 catches, 103 yards and 2 TDs(Officially over 1000 yards receiving on the season-8 games)@EnnisFootball | @BHoward_11 | @ColeLPatterson | @TexAgs | https://t.co/amvo0tTEuA Update (8...

On Wednesday, Rep. Kathy Castor (FL14) updated Tampa Bay area residents on the details of projects and resources made available through the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act during an infrastructure telephone town hall. She also listened to constituent priorities and hosted experts to answer questions on the law. Castor was joined by Emily Feenstra, Managing Director of Govern...

Starting in April 2022, the New York City Council will require employers in the Big Apple to post salary ranges on job listings. Even if your state hasn't pushed a similar law yet, it could--and it might even be a good employee retention strategy. The bill, which passed on Wednesday in a 41 to 7 vote, says employers failing to list minimum and maximum salary ranges for New York City-based ro...

The United States District Court for the District of Utah, applying Utah law, has held that a law firm’s representation in its insurance application that it lacked knowledge of any incident, act, error, or omission that could be the basis of a claim, constituted a material misrepresentation in light of a former client’s threats of a claim against the firm and a judicial finding of improper co...

There have been several important developments to employment law in the United Kingdom in 2021 including the end of the furlough scheme, how employers bring back to work and vaccination requirements. Additionally, employers in the U.K. should look out for the government to introduce a new duty on employers to prevent sexual harassment. Please see full article below for more information. Emplo...

Former Wichita hospital nurse Brian Wilhite, a veteran of the Kansas Army National Guard, says he contracted COVID-19 in 2020 while employed at Via Christi Health but has encountered a state law inhibiting his ability to claim workers’ compensation benefits tied to permanent disability. He said he nearly died after exposed to the virus and was unlikely to return to work as a nurse. (Tim Carpe...