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November 23, 2021

Missouri law allows unpaid time off work for victims of domestic or sexual violence - KQ2.com

(ST. JOSEPH, Mo.) Victims of domestic and sexual violence in Missouri are now allowed protected time off work. As of October 27th, a new state law called 'The Victims Economic Safety and Security Act' or VESSA grants employees facing violence at home, time away from work to seek medical care, housing or relocating, counseling and other victim resources- all while protecting their job. The law...
November 23, 2021

St. Petersburg Law Firm Wins $4 Million Settlement Against City Hall - GlobeNewswire

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., Nov. 23, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Battaglia, Ross, Dicus & McQuaid, P.A. announces the final settlement of $4 million achieved by Howard P. Ross, ESQ., B.C.S. for TLM Investment Group I, LLC from the City of St. Petersburg. In September, Pinellas County Judge Lorraine Kelly, acting in Circuit capacity, ordered the City of St. Petersburg to pay TLM Investment Group I,...
November 23, 2021

Anthony Anderson to Return for ‘Law & Order’ Revival With Hugh Dancy Joining Cast - Variety

Matt Sayles/Invision/AP/Anthony Behar/Sipa USA via AP Images Anthony Anderson will be returning to NBC’s “Law & Order” for its much-anticipated Season 21, reprising his role as Detective Kevin Bernard with a one-season contractual commitment. Hugh Dancy, meanwhile, joins the Dick Wolf franchise revival as an assistant district attorney. Dancy, who will star in the upcoming “Downtown Abbey...
November 23, 2021

Hugh Dancy Joins ‘Law & Order’, Anthony Anderson Set To Return For NBC Revival - Deadline

Hugh Dancy, Anthony Anderson Hugh Dancy has been tapped as a lead in NBC’s upcoming Law & Order revival. Meanwhile, Anthony Anderson has become the first alumnus of Dick Wolf’s venerable crime drama to sign on for the upcoming Season 21. Dancy will play a new character, an Assistant District Attorney. He joins fellow new cast addition to the franchise, Jeffrey Donovan, who also is set as ...
November 23, 2021

New Fla. law could punish compliers with Biden's vaccine mandate - Restaurant Business Online

WorkforceThe measure passed last week prohibits employers from requiring staff vaccines unless a wide array of exemptions are also offered. Photograph: Shutterstock Florida restaurants that terminate an employee for refusing to abide by the Biden administration’s workforce vaccination mandate may face a $50,000 fine under a contradictory law enacted last week by the state. The state measure ...
November 23, 2021

Conservative group sues to overturn California law requiring diversity on corporate boards - Sacramento Bee

Conservative group sues to overturn California law requiring diversity on corporate boards  Sacramento Bee
November 23, 2021

VA coronavirus spending to get more scrutiny under new law - Military Times

Veterans Affairs health care workers meet with a patient carside on the grounds of the Sussex County VA Community-Based Outpatient Clinic in Georgetown, Delaware, on May 6, 2020. (Army National Guard/Capt. Brendan Mackie) President Joe Biden signed into law this week three new bills designed to clear up lingering concerns with veterans policy issues, including a better accounting of how pande...
November 23, 2021

Brian Laundrie update: Family surrendered guns to law enforcement on Sept. 17 -- but one was missing - Fox News

Brian Laundrie died by suicide per autopsy 00:00 00:0004:07GO LIVE Facebook Twitter Email Embed SpeedNormal Autoplay EXCLUSIVE: When Brian Laundrie’s parents reported him missing in mid-September following the strangulation of his former fiancée Gabby Petito, they turned over all of the firearms in their home to the FBI – but one was missing, sources close to the investigation tell Fox New...
November 23, 2021

1Ls: Yes, You Can Take A Day Off - Above the Law

I’m always impressed by how 1Ls handle conflicting advice. Some of it is consequential, like how professors prefer their final exams answered (assuming the professors disclose that). Other times, it is about the best way to study. And then there are the times when we well-meaning professors give advice about what to do on Thanksgiving. The answers to that question range from “all in” to “all ...
November 23, 2021

Human Rights Commission Hosts Let's Talk Law Virtual Session on the Role of the Public Defender | City News | Greensboro, NC - greensboro-nc.gov

The Human Rights Commission (HRC) is hosting a new ‘Let’s Talk Law’ series, the Role of the Public Defender, from 6-7:30 pm on Thursday, December 2. The series is free, but registration is required. After registering, participants will be able to join the meeting via Zoom using Meeting ID: 941 7553 6816 and passcode: 696838, or by calling 1-929-205-6099. Guilford County’s Chief Public Defende...