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SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

The New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) Friday announced a lawsuit against Starbucks for the alleged illegal termination of Austin Locke, a barista and union organizer. DCWP filed a complaint in the Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings, the city’s central, independent administrative law court. The DCWP , formed by the NYC Consumer Protection Law of 1969, seeks to “protect and enhance the daily economic lives of New Yorkers.” Locke informed

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“Nina Totenberg on her friendship with RBG”: This video segment appeared on today’s broadcast of the CBS News program “Sunday Morning.” And Friday’s edition of NPR’s “Morning Edition” contained an audio segment titled “ NPR’s Nina Totenberg discusses her longterm friendship with Ruth Bader Ginsburg.” Totenberg’s new book, “ Dinners with Ruth: A Memoir on the Power of Friendships ,” has a release date of Sep

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

The Supreme Court of India Friday granted interim bail to human rights activist Teesta Setalvad. Chief Justice U.U. Lalit, Justice S Ravindra Bhat and Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia observed that, while the High Court must decide whether Setalvad is ultimately released on bail, the Supreme Court is free to decide “whether the custody of the appellant must be insisted upon during the consideration of matter.” Setalvad is accused of fabricating documents related to the anti-Muslim 2002 Gujar

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Oakley Capital, a major European private equity investor, has acquired majority ownership of vLex , the international legal research platform. The investment means that vLex will now have more resources available to drive its growth, including in the United States, and potentially to make acquisitions of other companies that will further that growth, a company spokesperson said. vLex is unique among legal research services for its breadth of international coverage.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Dua Lipa and their legal team requested a U.S. District Judge dismiss a pending copyright infringement lawsuit against the artist. Songwriters L. Russell Brown and Sandy Linzer are behind the suit; they claim that their song “Wiggle and Giggle All Night” and “Don Diablo” are victims of Dua Lipa’s team copying their songs for her […].

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Mondaq

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

On August 18, 2022, the Department of Homeland Security proposed a rule to allow for alternative document verification procedures for Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification.

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Broadcast Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Here are some of the regulatory developments of significance to broadcasters from the past week, with links to where you can go to find more information as to how these actions may affect your operations. On September 2, the FCC released a Report and Order (“R&O”) and Notice of Inquiry adopting the regulatory fee schedule for fiscal year 2022 and seeking comment on issues related to the FCC’s allocation of indirect “full time equivalents” for its employees.

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Mondaq

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

When parents separate or divorce, there will be a period of adjustment while they get used to co-parenting after the end of the relationship.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

by JProf. Dr. Katharina Kaesling, LL.M. (College of Europe). Proposals for conference presentations and short presentations at the fourth conference for young German-speaking scholars in private international law (“IPR-Nachwuchstagung”) in February 2023 can be submitted until 12 th September 2022. The organisers are welcoming all contributions by young scholars that deal with the theme of the conference “Deference to the foreign – empty phrase or guiding principle of private international law”.

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Mondaq

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Employers have a general right to refuse to employ someone whom they do not deem fit or suitable for their organisation.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Country singer Jason Aldean has been dropped by his longtime PR firm, GreenRoom PR , after his wife, Brittany Aldean, criticized early interventions on gender transitioning for young children. Brittany Aldean said that she was thankful that her parents did not intervene during her “tomboy phase” because she loves being a female. Various stars and advocates denounced her and GreenRoom then dropped her husband.

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Mondaq

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

The High Court has refused to grant an injunction to prevent a party using privileged material in a letter exhibited to an opponent's witness statement filed in support of.

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

India’s medical regulatory institution, the National Medical Commission (NMC) Friday declared conversion therapy “professional misconduct” and empowered the State Medical Councils to initiate disciplinary action against medical professionals if they attempt to perform conversion therapy. . Conversion therapy, a pseudoscientific therapy concept intended to change a LGBTQIA+ person’s sexual orientation or gender identity, is considered torture by rule of law and human righ

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Mondaq

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Employment agreements should contain adequate and comprehensive contractual set-off provisions.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Back in May 2022, I posted about how solo and small lawyers are using TikTok to share theirlegal knowledge, opinions and a behind-the-scenes look at their practices. But as I’m learningfrom my own experimentation on TikTok, it can be difficult to post regularly enough to gain realtraction or attract clients.

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Mondaq

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Securing a loan when the company is solvent is an important aspect of asset protection and risk management.

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Israel Sunday enacted new visa requirements for visitors entering or exiting the West Bank. According to the new regulations, a foreigner who maintains a spousal relationship with a resident of Judea or Samaria must apply for a visa permit. Spousal permits will be issued for a maximum term of one year and may be extended up to an overall period not exceeding 27 months.

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Mondaq

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is seeking those who lost money to a convicted money launderer

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JonathanTurley

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Below is my column in the Hill on the recent focus on obstruction as a possible charge against former President Donald Trump. There is no question that the filings reflect a belief that the Trump team, and potentially Trump himself, engaged in obstructive conduct. That could be an easier case to make than a prosecution for the retention of material, including classified material, at Mar-a-Lago.

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Mondaq

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

On 1 July 2022, an experiment was launched in Russia to introduce a new procedure for paying and crediting taxes to the budget through the unified tax payment (UTP) mechanism.

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Mondaq

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

As some members of the team breathe a sigh of relief at surviving the school holidays, whilst others mourn an idyllic summer spent enjoying the sunny weather, we're all agog to find out who the incoming Prime Minister will.

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Mondaq

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

18 серпня 2022 року Президент України підписав новий Закон "Про акціонерні товариства" № 249

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Mondaq

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

On 1 August 2022, the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) published a consultation paper setting out a draft supervisory statement on the use of governance.

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Mondaq

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), the regulatory authority responsible for, among other things reviewing economic activities in Nigeria that are anti-consumer and activities.

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