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Q. As a New York employer, what do I need to know about the amendments to New York’s Labor Law regarding whistleblowers? A. Effective January 26, New York State enacted legislation significantly expanding whistleblower protections under Section 740 of the New York Labor Law. In passing this law, New York has become one of the most pro-employee whistleblower jurisdictions in the country. The ...

Photo Credit: TAPinto.net File Photo TRENTON, NJ - There’s a new law for New Jersey drivers when it comes to sharing the road. The NJ Safe Passing Law (NJSPL) (A5570/S2208) went into effect on Tuesday. Like other road safety laws, the NJSPL provides clear rules of the road for all motorists. This law focuses about when—and how—to pass people sharing the road on foot, on bicycles, on scooters ...

BERLIN — A turning point arrives for Viktor and Hans, the central characters in the new film “Great Freedom,” when Viktor sees the concentration camp tattoo on Hans’s arm. It’s 1945, and Viktor has already forcibly thrown Hans out of the cell they share in a German prison after learning that Hans was jailed for having sex with men. But when Viktor, an ice block of a man with a murder convicti...

Nevada legislature LAS VEGAS (AP), Nev. — Anti-abortion advocates in Nevada are renewing a push to force the state Legislature to pass a law requiring parental notification before a person under 18 years old undergoes a medical procedure to end a pregnancy. Protect Our Girls, a political action committee backed by Nevada Right to Life, submitted paperwork Feb. 22 to the Nevada secretary of st...

U.S. Sanctions Usmanov, Tokarev, Other Russian Oligarchs Bloomberg News Russia’s parliament passed harsh laws that would impose prison terms for people charged with spreading “fake news” about the military or calling for sanctions against the country. People convicted of spreading what the authorities deem to be false information concerning the military’s activities face fines and imprisonmen...

Utah is on track to enact a comprehensive state privacy law, the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) reported Thursday (March 3). In just five days, Utah lawmakers unanimously agreed on the Utah Consumer Privacy Act (UCPA). The measure passed the Senate on a 28-0 vote and the House followed a with 71-0 approval. If enacted, the law would give consumers the right to opt o...

Under the new American Bar Association’s (ABA) law school accreditation rules, which the ABA’s policymaking council approved with overwhelming support in February 2022, American law schools will be required to “provide education to law students on bias, cross-cultural competency, and racism” at the start of the law school’s programming and at least once before graduation. The ABA’s new policy...

A Georgia law that requires people who provide lactation care and services to be licensed by the state and only allows people who have obtained a specific certification to obtain a license violates the state Constitution, a judge has ruled. A provision in the 2016 law requires people who provide “lactation care and services” to be certified by the International Board of Lactation Consultants....

ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia law that requires people who provide lactation care and services to be licensed by the state and only allows people who have obtained a specific certification to obtain a license violates the state Constitution, a judge has ruled. A provision in the 2016 law requires people who provide “lactation care and services” to be certified by the International Board of Lactati...

A can of Coors Seltzer Mango, center, is shown with Vizzy Blueberry Pomegranate, left, and Vizzy Pineapple Mango, in front of the Utah State Capitol on Feb. 17, 2022, in Salt Lake City. SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Hard seltzer drinkers in Utah will likely have their choices on grocery store shelves cut in half under legislation that passed the Legislature Thursday in the latest update to strict alc...