By Gary Fineout, Associated Press | March 22, 2018
Floridians won't get a chance to vote this fall on adding gun control restrictions to the state constitution.
By Josefa Velasquez | March 21, 2018
Assemblyman Joe Lentol, a Democrat from Brooklyn who chairs the chamber's codes committee, told the New York Law Journal on Wednesday that both houses agreed to reject the Democratic governor's proposal because it would place limits on the types of defense an attorney could argue and because it would “carve out” one class of cases from the reasonableness test.
Connecticut Law Tribune | Analysis
By Robert G. Brody and Lindsay M. Rinehart | March 21, 2018
In reaction to the “Silence Breakers,” a bipartisan group of lawmakers recently introduced legislation that would prohibit employers from including sexual harassment or gender discrimination claims in their arbitration agreements.
By Christine Sexton, News Service of Florida | March 21, 2018
Saying he didn't want to make changes necessary to get it passed, Florida Constitution Revision Commission member Brecht Heuchan withdrew a proposal that would have guaranteed certain rights to nursing home residents and allowed them to sue facilities if those rights were violated.
By Katheryn Tucker | March 20, 2018
“Every month in Georgia, 354 minors are sold for sex to 7,200 men,” AG Chris Carr said. "This abuse is appalling and must be stopped."
New Jersey Law Journal | Analysis
By Joseph Maddaloni Jr. and Cynthia L. Flanagan | March 20, 2018
Although these laws could expand some risks for employers, employers are well-advised to take a proactive approach to pay equity.
By Jim Saunders and Christine Sexton, News Service of Florida | March 20, 2018
Gov. Rick Scott signed 30 bills into law, including a measure that could make more permanent a controversial pregnancy “support services” program and a bill that calls for placing a statue of civil-rights leader and educator Mary McLeod Bethune in the U.S. Capitol.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Robert Goldman | March 20, 2018
Not until a lawyer witnesses their mentally ill client placed in handcuffs and escorted to jail does the injustice of this law manifest itself.
By Lloyd Dunkelberger, News Service of Florida | March 20, 2018
The Florida Constitution Revision Commission advanced a sweeping ethics package, which includes a proposed six-year lobbying ban for former state lawmakers, agency heads and local government officials.
New Jersey Law Journal | Analysis
By David Lichtenberg | March 19, 2018
If Governor Murphy's initiatives are enacted, employers in New Jersey must be prepared for their impact on the workplace.
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