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March 16, 2022

LIVE: Sec. Pete Buttigieg addresses how bipartisan infrastructure law will impact Texas - KXAN.com

Austin (KXAN) — On Wednesday, U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is joining Austin Mayor Steve Adler and city leaders at the Plaza Saltillo Station to highlight how President Joe Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will impact Texas. The conversation will be centered around how investments in roads, airports and EV charging will help Texas with infrastructure projects, economic op...
March 16, 2022

Legal tech startups bringing law, order to fragmented industry - TechCrunch

It’s long known that the legal profession has not embraced technology as quickly as other industries. As a result, there are a number of legal tech startups eager to not only help lawyers, but automate some of the processes bogged down by pen and paper. Here, we take a look at two companies that recently secured funding, Justpoint and New Era ADR, to see their approaches. Justpoint Victor Bor...
March 16, 2022

Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb signs income tax cut into law - IndyStar

Gov. Eric Holcomb signed a $1.1 billion tax cut package Wednesday, which could reduce Indiana's income tax rate from 3.23% to 2.9% over seven years. Hoosiers will start seeing some of those savings as early as 2023, when the tax rate drops to 3.15%. A Hoosier making $29,777, the average pay between 2015-2019, would save just under $24 on 2023 taxes. Those making $50,000 per year would save $...
March 16, 2022

Biden signs ransomware reporting mandate into law - ComputerWeekly.com

United States president Joe Biden signed new cyber security incident reporting mandates into law on Tuesday 15 March, making it a legal requirement for operators of critical national infrastructure (CNI) to disclose cyber attacks to the government Having passed through the US legislature on Friday 11 March, the long-debated Strengthening American Cybersecurity Act, which has its roots in prop...
March 16, 2022

Delaware to Solicit Water Quality Improvement Projects With Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding - State of Delaware News - news.delaware.gov

Virtual Public Workshop Scheduled on March 24 The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, in conjunction with the Division of Public Health, will begin soliciting for new water quality improvement projects March 24 as DNREC and DPH start to develop 2022 Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) and Drinking Water State Revolving (DWSRF) project priority lists. Proje...
March 16, 2022

Draft law requires foreign IT, social media and messenger-service companies to appoint representatives for cooperation with Kazakhstani authorities - New rules for foreign IT companies to work in Kazakhstan - JD Supra

The lower chamber of the Kazakhstani Parliament has approved a draft law on the appointment of foreign IT company representatives who will be responsible for liaising with authorities in Kazakhstan. In September last year, we covered an initiative to “base” foreign IT companies in Kazakhstan. At that time, it was planned to restrict activities of IT companies that did not have state registrat...
March 16, 2022

Biden to sign renewed domestic violence law - FOX 8 Local First

President Joe Biden will sign a domestic violence law Wednesday that extends protections to victims of domestic and sexual violence. (CNN, POOL, MAXAR) (Gray News) - President Joe Biden will sign a domestic violence law Wednesday that extends protections to victims of domestic and sexual violence. The president is expected to offer remarks during the signing ceremony in the White House’s East...
March 16, 2022

Hochul approves law to combat sexual harassment - Spectrum News

A bill meant to strengthen New York's sexual harassment laws by adding legal protections for workers who face retaliation from their employers was signed into law Wednesday by Gov. Kathy Hochul. The approval of the bill was a victory for advocates like the Sexual Harassment Working Group after years of calling attention to sexual harassment and misconduct by powerful officials in state govern...
March 16, 2022

Hochul approves law to combat sexual harassment - Spectrum News NY1

A bill meant to strengthen New York's sexual harassment laws by adding legal protections for workers who face retaliation from their employers was signed into law Wednesday by Gov. Kathy Hochul. The approval of the bill was a victory for advocates like the Sexual Harassment Working Group after years of calling attention to sexual harassment and misconduct by powerful officials in state govern...
March 16, 2022

If A Recession Hits Later This Year, Don't Try To Ride It Out In Law School - Above the Law

(Image via Getty) Civil litigators are used to victories and defeats in the margins. Every once in a while, a skilled lawyer can pull a rabbit out of a hat, but legal miracles are few and far between. Mostly you are imprisoned within the facts that a given case comes to you with. That’s not to say the margins aren’t important. The effects of a small move, deftly executed, can compound. Someti...