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Signage for Activision Blizzard Inc. during the E3 Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles on June 12, 2018. Activision, EEOC settled harassment claims for $18 million California agency sought to join federal suit A federal judge said she would reject California’s bid to intervene in Activision Blizzard Inc.‘s proposed $18 million settlement over sexual harassment and discrimination cl...

Virginia edges closer to its privacy law January 2023 implementation. A new working group report gives some insight on implementation focus. The working group is tasked with giving advice on implementing the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act. It held a series of meetings with companies and other stakeholders throughout the year. This current report summarizes “points of emphasis” from tho...

The biggest regulatory story of the week was a United States House Committee on Financial Services hearing squarely focused on crypto. Even the event’s title — “Digital Assets and the Future of Finance: Understanding the Challenges and Benefits of Financial Innovation in the United States” — conveyed a different vibe than countless previous Congressional meetings that had been first and forem...

County health officer seeks clarity in law that strips his position of authority  Billings Gazette

County health officer seeks clarity in law that strips his position of authority  Longview News-Journal

A group of educators and parents in New Hampshire, backed by the American Federation of Teachers, filed a federal lawsuit Monday challenging the state’s restriction on teaching “divisive concepts” in public schools – one of the first lawsuits in the country to take on the wave of contentious legislation stemming from the GOP-backed culture war against critical race theory. “This law has creat...

‘Dangerous’ reforms to create a new bill of rights criticised as ‘blatant, unashamed power grab’ Dominic Raab is to outline a sweeping overhaul of human rights law that he claims will counter “wokery and political correctness” and expedite the deportation of foreign criminals. The highly controversial reforms, to be announced on Tuesday – which will create a new bill of rights – will introduc...

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Schall Law Firm, a national shareholder rights litigation firm, reminds investors of a class action lawsuit against Exicure, Inc. (“Exicure” or “the Company”) (NASDAQ: XCUR) for violations of §§10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Investors who purchased th...

Hundred dollar bills are arranged for a photograph. Colorado school districts and other political subdivisions can’t participate in challenging a law requiring voter approval for tax increases because they’re not authorized to do so, the full Tenth Circuit ruled Monday. Neither the U.S. Constitution nor the statute setting up the state of Colorado allows them to sue the state over the law, Ch...

STATE HOUSE, BOSTON (01/27/2021) - Gov. Charlie Baker unveiled his $45.6 billion fiscal 2022 budget proposal at a press conference in the Massachusetts State House and also spoke to reporters about availability and distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine. (Sam Doran/State House News Service) (AP) — Republican Gov. Charlie Baker signed a $4 billion COVID-19 relief bill Monday that targets money f...