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NC Youth Again Need Learner Permits for Just Six Months Under New Law
May 9 2023 // The mandatory supervised driving period in North Carolina for young people before they can drive by themselves will be scaled back permanently after Gov. Roy Cooper said on Friday he’ll let a bill become law without...
State Judge Nixes Trump Damages Suit Against New York Times
May 5 2023 // Former President Donald Trump’s lawsuit against The New York Times over a 2018 investigative series into his family’s wealth and tax practices was dismissed by a state judge Wednesday. The lawsuit accused the...
Judge Says No Class Action Against Peloton Over Fitness Class Availability
May 4 2023 // A U.S. judge has refused to let Peloton Interactive Inc customers pursue a class action accusing the bike and treadmill maker of misleading them about the “ever-growing” size of its library of on-demand fitness...
Tennessee Lawmakers Approve PTSD Workers’ Comp Presumption for Firefighters
May 4 2023 // The Tennessee General Assembly has approved a workers’ compensation presumption that post-traumatic stress disorder is work-related for firefighters, joining several other states that have adopted mental health...
Florida Lawmakers Approve Expanded Wind-Mitigation Program
May 3 2023 // More rich and more poor residents will qualify for home-hardening grants under an expanded My Safe Florida Home measure approved by lawmakers. House Bill 881, if signed into law, will raise the wind-mitigation grant level...
Lawmakers from Western States Want More Done to Confront Wildfire Crisis
May 2 2023 // Lawmakers from several western states want the U.S. Forest Service to do more to address a wildfire crisis that they say will surely destroy more landscapes, communities and livelihoods as long-term drought persists around...
G-7 Nations Should Adopt ‘Risk-Based’ Regulation on Artificial Intelligence: Ministers
May 1 2023 // Group of Seven advanced nations should adopt “risk-based” regulation on artificial intelligence, their digital ministers agreed on Sunday, as European lawmakers hurry to introduce an AI Act to enforce rules on...
Executive Bonuses in Crosshairs in New CO2 Proposal: ESG Regulation
May 1 2023 // Executives will face bonus cuts if the companies they run fail to hit climate transition targets, under a new European Union proposal that greatly expands the range of levers regulators can draw on to meet terms of the...
Judge Denies Google’s Motion to Dismiss Advertising Antitrust Case
Apr 28 2023 // A U.S. federal judge on Friday denied Google’s motion to dismiss a Department of Justice antitrust case focused on advertising technology. The government, which filed the ad tech lawsuit in January, has argued that...
Massachusetts Hospital Lacked Workplace Violence Protections, OSHA Judge Finds
Apr 28 2023 // A federal administrative law judge has determined that the manager of Fuller Hospital in Attleboro, Massachusetts exposed employees to workplace violence without adequate protections in 2019, particularly at times when...
Louisiana Lawmakers Kill Bill to Decriminalize Marijuana
Apr 27 2023 // BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) – A bill to decriminalize marijuana in Louisiana was short- lived, swiftly dying in committee Tuesday before ever reaching the House floor for debate this legislative session. Democratic state...
Uber Drivers Are Not Interstate Workers Exempt From Arbitration, Court Rules
Apr 26 2023 // Uber Technologies Inc drivers are not exempt from a U.S. law requiring them to bring work-related legal disputes in private arbitration rather than joining class action lawsuits in court, a U.S. appeals court ruled on...
EU Lawmakers Back Human Rights, Environmental Checks for Big Companies
Apr 26 2023 // European Union lawmakers on Tuesday backed rules requiring thousands of large companies to identify and mitigate human rights abuses like child labor or slavery, and environmental damage by suppliers. The European...
Cancer Victims Urge Judge to Dismiss J&J Talc Unit’s Second Bankruptcy
Apr 25 2023 // Cancer victims on Monday urged a U.S. judge to dismiss a Johnson & Johnson subsidiary’s second bankruptcy filing, saying that the company is abusing the bankruptcy system in its renewed attempt to resolve tens of...
Judge’s Donations Cloud Rulings in New Orleans Archdiocese Case
Apr 24 2023 // NEW ORLEANS (AP) – A federal judge donated tens of thousands of dollars to New Orleans’ Roman Catholic archdiocese and consistently ruled in favor of the church amid a contentious bankruptcy involving nearly...
Florida Lawmakers Approve Catalytic Converter Bill, Senate Passes Windshield Limits
Apr 21 2023 // The Florida House of Representatives has approved a bill that would stiffen penalties for catalytic converter theft and would make it easier to prove intent. Senate Bill 306 now goes to the governor for his signature. The...
Judge Halts Most Talc Lawsuits Against J&J, Stops Trials
Apr 20 2023 // A U.S. judge on Thursday halted most of the tens of thousands of lawsuits alleging Johnson & Johnson’s baby powder and other talc products caused cancer and stopped any trials as part of a company...
Wisconsin Lawmakers Aim for Harsher Carjacking Penalties
Apr 20 2023 // MADISON, Wis. (AP) – A bipartisan bill designating carjacking as a criminal offense and creating harsher penalties for people who use a weapon to steal a vehicle was set for final approval in the Wisconsin...
Iowa Lawmakers Advanced Bill to Loosen Child Labor Laws
Apr 20 2023 // DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Lawmakers in Iowa’s Senate passed a controversial bill Tuesday that would allow minors to work longer hours and work in currently banned roles, like serving alcohol at restaurants, the...
Plaintiffs ‘Shocked’ as Judge Ends Hartford Police Consent Decree Imposed in 1973
Apr 20 2023 // A judge has ended the nearly 50 years of federal oversight of police in Hartford, Connecticut, despite continued concerns the department still has not hired enough minority officers to reflect the city’s large Black...
