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October 05, 2021

Judge weighs law that hits Flagstaff for higher minimum wage - Associated Press

PHOENIX (AP) — A judge in Phoenix on Monday was weighing whether the Legislature’s decision to charge the city of Flagstaff $1.1 million this year because city voters raised its minimum wage is legal. The city wants Maricopa County Judge James Smith to declare that the new law violates the Voter Protection Act, which blocks lawmakers from making substantial changes to voter-approved laws. If ...
October 05, 2021

Singapore passes law to tackle 'foreign interference,' giving authorities the power to block internet content - CNN

Singapore's Parliament House, pictured in March 2019. (CNN)Singapore's Parliament has approved a law giving broad powers to the government to deal with foreign interference -- sparking concern from the opposition and experts about its wide scope and limits on judicial review. The small and open city-state, which says it is vulnerable to foreign meddling, targeted fake news with a far-reaching...
October 05, 2021

Law enforcement continue search for escaped inmate - Roswell Daily Record

The hunt for an inmate who escaped from the Chaves County Detention Center continued throughout the day Monday, with local law enforcement fanning out across Roswell and surrounding areas. Daniel Cobos (Submitted Photo) Undersheriff Charles Yslas said late Monday afternoon deputies and officers with the Roswell Police Department spent the day following up on tips they received about the where...
October 05, 2021

Like it or not, religious exemptions are the law - The CT Mirror

Dr. Melisha Cumberland, the chief of medicine at Windham Hospital, receives the COVID-19 vaccine. On October 1, The CT Mirror published a piece entitled, CT hospitals see spike in religious exemptions for mandated COVID vaccines. The focus of the article was the rise of requests for religious exemptions to COVID shot mandates at Connecticut hospitals in 2021, particularly in comparison to req...
October 05, 2021

Law firms launch wellness schemes to reduce burnout and retain talent - Financial Times

Law firms launch wellness schemes to reduce burnout and retain talent  Financial Times
October 04, 2021

Tennessee speaker of the House Cameron Sexton joins local law enforcement officials for roundtable - Maryville Daily Times

Tennessee speaker of the House Cameron Sexton joins local law enforcement officials for roundtable  Maryville Daily Times
October 04, 2021

What Is a 'Safety-Sensitive' Job Under State Marijuana Laws? - SHRM

What Is a 'Safety-Sensitive' Job Under State Marijuana Laws?  SHRM
October 04, 2021

Law enforcement in pursuit of car speeding with its lights off on I-24 - WPSD Local 6

Law enforcement in pursuit of car speeding with its lights off on I-24  WPSD Local 6
October 04, 2021

Hospice reforms to become law after Times investigation - Los Angeles Times

Decades of unchecked growth in the California hospice industry will come to a halt Jan. 1, when a moratorium on new licenses takes effect along with reforms aimed at curbing widespread fraud in end-of-life care. The licensing moratorium and a crackdown on kickbacks and patient-recruiting schemes are at the heart of legislative reforms outlined in two bills largely spurred by a Los Angeles Tim...
October 04, 2021

Singapore parliament approves law to tackle foreign interference - Yahoo Finance

SINGAPORE, Oct 5 (Reuters) - Singapore's parliament has approved a law that gives broad powers to the government to deal with foreign interference that has sparked concern from the opposition and experts about its wide scope and limits on judicial review. The small and open city-state, which says it is vulnerable to foreign meddling, targeted fake news with a far-reaching law in 2019, and joi...