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CHARLESTON, WV – Today, Gov. Jim Justice hosted an event at the Charleston Coliseum & Convention Center to ceremonially sign House Bill 4502, also known as the BUILD WV Act, into law. The bill was the result of the concept brought forth by Gov. Justice during his State of the State address earlier this year. It will provide incentives to promote development of residen...

The U.S. House passed legislation April 1, 2022, to legalize marijuana nationally. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) The U.S. House passed legislation Friday to legalize marijuana nationally, but its future is much less clear in the Senate. The House voted 220-204 to approve the measure, which would fix the split between federal law and 19 states where recreational marijuana is legal. Three R...

On March 24, Utah Governor Spencer Cox signed S.B. 183, the Commercial Financing Registration and Disclosure Act ("CFRDA"). This makes Utah the third state to adopt a commercial financing disclosure law, following California and New York. However, the Utah disclosure law does not include an "APR" disclosure requirement. APR disclosure requirements have proven difficult to implement and have d...

Jackson Lewis Law Firm Logo Class Action Trends Report Jackson Lewis attorneys look back at class action developments in 2021, including COVID-19 vaccine mandate litigation, significant procedural decisions, wage and hour suits, and the continuing rise of cases brought under the California Private Attorneys General Act and Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act, among other litigation tre...

The timeline for transfer requests, begins Monday, April 4, with kindergarten enrollment at the city's four elementary schools. In light of a state law that has recently taken effect, Tullahoma City Schools has altered its timeline for open enrollment, specifically for what it calls “out-of-zone transfers” and out-of-district requests, and set new policies to align with the new law. Public Ch...

California Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis signs a law to extend eviction protections in California on Thursday, March 31, 2022, in Sacramento, Calif. The law will stop people from being evicted from their homes through June 30 as long as they have applied for state assistance. Kounalakis is acting governor while Gov. Gavin Newsom is out of the state on a family vacation. She is the first wom...

A new law in New York state will require nursing homes to meet minimum standards for staffing and patient care. Gov. Kathy Hochul’s administration has lifted a three-month pause on a new law that will require nursing homes to meet minimum standards for staffing and patient care. Advocates for the law -- which creates minimum staffing ratios and requires that nursing home residents get at ...

Earlier this week, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis (D) signed the Reasonable Independence for Children Act into law. "We certainly don't want parents getting in trouble because their kids were playing on the playground," he said. Colorado has now become the fourth state to pass what was originally dubbed the Free-Range Parenting Law when Utah passed it in 2018. Texas and Oklahoma followed suit last...

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – Students, faculty, and alumni were honored at Western New England University’s School of Law Friday. The Law School Showcase and Award ceremony gave Western New England University a chance to show off the way their School of Law helps the surrounding communities and gave individual presenters a chance to show off their own accomplishments. “So this involves student...

Brandon Gallego | Shutterstock.com (The Center Square) – Missouri would become the 49th state with a distracted driving law if a bill moves through the legislature. Currently, only Missouri drivers under age 21 are prohibited from distracted driving – texting or using a cell phone or other wireless device. Missouri and Montana are the only states where texting while driving remains lega...