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Image via Scott Graham The Ontario government has passed a new law that prioritizes employees’ work-life balance. Announced on Tuesday, the “Working for Workers Act” requires Ontario businesses with 25 people or more to have a written policy outlining employees’ rights when it comes to disconnecting from their job at the end of the work day. Businesses will be required to create this policy f...

On October 29, 2021, the Colombian President sanctioned the expected Law 2157 of 2021, or the "Clean Slate" law (Ley de Borrón y Cuenta Nueva), which modifies the Statutory Law 1266 of 2008 regarding the habeas data rights of Colombian citizens. The main purpose of this law is to modify the provisions related to the reporting of negative information in credit databases, as well as their reten...

In an effort to address the underrepresentation of attorneys among people of color across the country, officials with the N.C. Central University School of Law announced on Wednesday that the school has been awarded a grant to help prepare disadvantaged applicants for admission to their program. The law school has been awarded a $100,000 grant from the Law School Admission Council with the ai...

DC Mayor Muriel Bowser signed into law the COVID Vaccination Leave Emergency Amendment Act of 2021 (“Emergency Act”), which requires employers to provide paid leave to employees and their children for time spent obtaining and, if needed, recovering from side effects of a COVID-19 vaccine, and unpaid leave for other COVID-19 related absences. The Emergency Act took effect on November 19, 2021,...

WASHINGTON - A Georgia man pleaded guilty today to assaulting law enforcement during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, which disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress that was in the process of ascertaining and counting the electoral votes related to the presidential election. According to court documents, Kevin Douglas Creek, 47, of Alpharetta, assaulted two law enforcement offi...

Plan but pray. That is what law enforcement do in the wake of tragedies such as the shootings at Oxford High School, Livingston County Sheriff Michael Murphy said. Four students were killed and seven injured in a shooting Tuesday afternoon at the high school; a 15-year-old sophomore was taken into custody at the scene. "You plan but you pray," Murphy said. "You plan to be prepared but you pr...

The NBA Social Justice Coalition is establishing more of its presence and core issues with a video published to Twitter and Instagram on Wednesday. The coalition was established as a partnership by the NBA, NBA Players Association and NBA Coaches Association (NBCA) in November 2020 and has released statements over the past year addressing racial and social inequality issues in the news. But i...

WASHINGTON — A Pennsylvania man has been charged with assaulting law enforcement with a dangerous weapon and other crimes related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, which disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress that was in the process of ascertaining and counting the electoral votes related to the presidential election. Howard Charles Richardson, 71, of King of Prussia, is ch...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Annette Heath, former supervisor of the Kern County Law Library, was sentenced to jail on Tuesday after pleading no contest to embezzling library funds, according to court records. She was sentenced to 150 days in jail and three years of probation after pleading no contest to three felonies related to embezzlement and embezzlement by a public officer, according to...

What You Need to Know Law firm consultants say smaller and midsize firms have resumed merger talks with larger players. Deals are driven in large part by a desire to secure the next generation of leadership. Succession planning has become more challenging amid the pandemic, as more young lawyers leave their firms. A desire to secure leadership for the future is driving midsize firms to res...