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- The Guardian(UK) 16:33July 28, 2021Downing Street Covid briefings excluded deaf BSL users, judge findsDeaf woman successfully argues that Equality law was breached after government failed to provide interpretersDowning Street’s failure to provide British Sign Language interpreters during live Covid briefings was discriminatory and breached equality legislation, a high court judge has ruled.Kate Rowley, from Leeds, who is profoundly deaf, successfully argued that the government was breaching its obligations to make its broadcasts accessible to deaf people under the Equality Act. Continue reading...
< Law, Coronavirus, Equality Act 2010, Deafness and hearing impairment, Disability, UK news, Politics, Health >
- The Guardian 16:00July 28, 2021Queen secretly lobbied Scottish ministers for climate law exemptionMonarch used secretive procedure to become only person in country not bound by a green energy ruleThe Queen’s lawyers secretly lobbied Scottish ministers to change a draft law to exempt her private land from a major initiative to cut carbon emissions, documents reveal.The exemption means the Queen, one of the largest landowners in Scotland, is the only person in the country not required to facilitate the construction of pipelines to heat buildings using renewable energy. Continue reading...
< Monarchy, The Queen, Scotland, Scottish politics, Greenhouse gas emissions, Climate change, Politics, Law, UK news, Environment >
- Business Insider 02:10July 28, 2021'A gag order for life' - How nondisclosure agreements silence and control workers in Silicon ValleyNDAs began as a way to protect intellectual property. They've become bludgeons to prevent workers from discussing workplace misconduct and abuse.
< Tech Insider, Enterprise, Law, Media, nondisclosure agreement, Whistleblowers, Startups, Samantha Lee, BI Graphic > - Business Insider 19:10July 27, 2021'I cried out in pain': DC police officer Daniel Hodges recounts when he was crushed by rioters between a door on January 6An attacker stole a baton and "bashed me in the head and face with it, rupturing my lip and adding additional injury to my skull," Hodges said.
< Politics, News, Daniel Hodges, Metropolitan Police, MPD, capitol, capitol riot, Capitol Siege, Insurrection, january 6, House, Congress, committee, January 6 committee, lawmakers, hearing > - Business Insider 18:16July 27, 2021Amazon is paying $8.6 million to workers to settle a decade-long lawsuit over not paying them for time spent searching their bagsAfter a decade-long legal battle, The Pennsylvania Supreme Court said Amazon should pay workers for their time spent in mandatory bag checks.
< Retail, Tech Insider, Law, Amazon, Apple, Law, Lawsuits > - Business Insider 17:35July 27, 2021A letter from 1,000+ employees at gaming giant Activision called the company's response to a sexual harassment lawsuit 'abhorrent and insulting'"Our values as employees are not accurately reflected in the words and actions of our leadership," the letter from Activision employees to execs said.
< Tech Insider, Entertainment, News, Video Games, Gaming, Labor, lawsuit, Legal, Activision, Activision Blizzard, Blizzard, California, Bobby Kotick > - The Guardian(UK) 11:54July 27, 2021Policing minister defends changes to stop and search in crime planKit Malthouse says there are few other options but to make officers’ wider powers permanentThe policing minister has defended plans to ease restrictions on stop and search powers for police saying there is no feasible alternative if knife crime is to be tackled. Amid alarm from campaigners at the permanent relaxation of section 60 powers for police in England and Wales to search anyone for a weapon if they have “reasonable grounds” to think they are involved in crime, Kit Malthouse said there were few other options. Continue reading...
< Stop and search, Police, UK news, Crime, UK criminal justice, Law >
- The Guardian(UK) 02:01July 27, 2021MPs and campaigners alarmed at UK’s ‘discriminatory’ crime reduction plansGovernment’s proposals include more frequent stop and search and making community service street cleaners ‘more visible’MPs and campaigners have sounded alarm at a series of proposals in the government crime reduction plan, including more frequent stop and search, a trial of “alcohol tags” and criminals undertaking “visible” community service cleaning streets.Liberty said the permanent relaxation of search powers would “compound discrimination in Britain and divide communities” and the former shadow home secretary, Diane Abbott, said it was “alarming and counter-productive.” Continue reading...
< Police, UK news, Priti Patel, Diane Abbott, Stop and search, Politics, Law >
- Snopes 01:50July 27, 2021Did William Phelps Eno, the ‘Father of Traffic Safety,’ Never Learn to Drive?William Phelps Eno was the man who penned some of the first traffic laws.
< I Fought The Law > - The Guardian(UK) 00:30July 27, 2021Labour pledges same rights for all workers from day one of jobsParty vows same protections for everyone in work, from direct employees to those in gig economyAll workers from direct employees to those in the gig economy would be eligible for sick pay, holiday, parental leave and the minimum wage from day one of their jobs under new plans announced by Labour.The party said it would create a new definition of “worker” in law to make sure everyone in employment gets the same protections. Continue reading...
< Labour, Work & careers, Money, Politics, Gig economy, Business, UK news, Angela Rayner, Keir Starmer, Law, Employment law, Employee benefits >
- Business Insider 22:28July 26, 2021Goldman Sachs made employees tell them their vaccination status, and your employer could too. Labor lawyers explain what rights employees have.Goldman Sachs is one of the few companies so far requiring workers to disclose if they are vaccinated.
< News, Employees, Strategy, COVID-19, Vaccine, COVID-19 vaccine, Labor law, Goldman Sachs, California, EEOC > - Petapixel 22:25July 26, 2021Woman Upset Photo of Her Mourning Mother Sold on Getty ImagesA Canadian woman has raised concern after discovering that a photograph of her mother mourning at a memorial site is now sold and licensed through Getty Images. Sunset John of Prince George, British Columbia, Canada, came across the photograph captured by photographer Mert Alper Dervis of Anadolu Agency back in May and licensed by Getty […]
< Culture, Law, News, controversy, dispute, getty, gettyimages, gettylicensed, gettyphotographer, licensing, newsphotographer, photojournalism, publicinterest, stockphotography > - Business Insider 19:12July 26, 2021Facebook, Google, Twitter and Microsoft are cracking down on white supremacist groups like the Proud Boys and 3 PercentersGroups like the Proud Boys will be added to a shared database that also tracks known terrorist organizations like Al Qaeda and Hamas.
< Tech Insider, Law, Crime, white supremacy, White Supremacists, 3 Percenters, Three Percenters, Proud Boys, White Nationalism, Google, Microsoft, YouTube, Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism, GIFCT, Social Media, Internet, Regulation, Moderation > - Breitbart News 16:16July 26, 2021Exclusive – Sean Parnell Blasts Democrats for Philadelphia Homicide Rate: ‘When You Demonize Police,’ Crime IncreasesRepublican Sean Parnell, who is running for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania, attributes Philadelphia’s spike in homicides to Democrats’ anti-police rhetoric and policies, he said during an interview on SiriusXM’s Breitbart News Saturday with host Matthew Boyle
< Law and Order, Politics, Radio, Conor Lamb, crime rate, On the Hill, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Police, Sean Parnell >
- The Guardian 10:30July 25, 2021Foreign Office is ‘complicit in British man’s Somalia torture’‘David Taylor’ claims hooding, sensory deprivation and waterboarding was to persuade him to cooperate with the CIAA British citizen has claimed he was tortured in Somalia and questioned by US intelligence officers, raising concern that controversial practices of the post-9/11 “war on terror” are still being used.The 45-year-old from London alleges he has endured hooding, sensory deprivation and waterboarding at the hands of the Somali authorities to persuade him, he believes, to cooperate with the CIA. Foreign Office officials are aware of the allegationsof torture and US involvement, but their failure to act has raised questions over UK complicity. Continue reading...
< Somalia, UK news, Human rights, US news, Foreign policy, Africa, Law, Middle East and North Africa, Politics, World news, Dominic Raab >
- Business Insider 13:30July 24, 2021Southwest has been sued by a search engine that the airline says breached its terms by displaying cheap flightsSouthwest has taken legal action against Skiplagged, which is asking a New York court to decide whether it breached the airline's terms.
< Transportation, Tech News, News, Weekend BI UK, Southwest, Law, Airlines, Skiplagged, Kiwi.com, transport > - Business Insider 13:16July 24, 2021Apollo turned to Paul Weiss over and over again. The lucrative client stoked tensions at the law firm and opened it up to criticism about the close relationship, insiders say.Paul Weiss earned hefty legal fees from its big private-equity client, Apollo Global Management. Insiders say it also changed the law firm's culture.
< Finance, Law, Apollo Global Management, Paul Weiss, Legal, Law, Finance, Teaser, Subscriber Collection, BI Graphics, Samantha Lee > - Breitbart News 07:06July 24, 2021Cotton: Liberal Media Is 'Paying More Attention' to D.C. Crime Because It Happened Near 'Where Politicians and Bureaucrats Eat'On Friday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “America Reports,” Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) reacted to the recent shooting in Washington D.C. by stating that crime in the city has been a problem for a while and “the liberal media
< Clips, Law and Order, Politics, Crime, Tom Cotton, Washington DC > - The Guardian 07:05July 24, 2021‘It’s getting out of hand’: genocide denial outlawed in BosniaMove by international body set up to implement post-war peace deal follows attempts to downplay 1995 Srebrenica massacre The top international official in Bosnia has outlawed denial of genocide in the Balkan country to counter attempts by Bosnia’s Serbs to deny the scope of the 1995 massacre in Srebrenica, Europe’s only post-second world war genocide.Valentin Inzko, the outgoing head of Bosnia’s Office of the High Representative, or OHR, introduced the changes to the country’s criminal code on Friday, bringing in prison sentences of up to five years for genocide denial and for the glorification of war criminals, including naming of streets or public institutions after them. Continue reading...
< Bosnia-Herzegovina, Srebrenica massacre, Europe, World news, International court of justice, International criminal court, International criminal justice, Law >
- Breitbart News 03:45July 24, 2021Hank Johnson: 'Folks Are Trying to Kill Us' on Voting - Must Confront 'Evil' That 'Is Ready to Choke Us' Unless We Show We'll 'Seize Control'On Friday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “The ReidOut,” Rep. Hank Johnson (D-GA) stated that “these folks are trying to kill us right now as far as our right to vote. They’re trying to kill our democracy,” and urged people “confront this
< Clips, Politics, Hank Johnson, voting, voting laws, voting rights >
- Breitbart News 01:21July 24, 2021House Republicans: Amnesty Crusade Is About Expanding Democrats' Voter BaseA group of House Republicans is asking President Joe Biden to reject Senate Democrats' plan to include amnesty for illegal aliens in a federal budget, saying the measure is nothing more than an effort to expand the Democrat Party's voter base.
< Law and Order, Politics, Amnesty, Bob Good, budget reconciliation, Chain Migration, Demographics, House Republicans, illegal immigration, Joe Biden, mass immigration >
- Business Insider 22:03July 23, 2021Former Trump inaugural chairman Tom Barrack's bond set at $250 million by federal judgeBarrack and two co-defendants face federal charges of lobbying on behalf of the United Arab Emirates without registering as foreign agents.
< Politics, Law, Tom Barrack > - Business Insider 21:16July 23, 2021Check out 5 pitch decks that legal-tech startups used to raise millionsReal examples of legal tech pitch decks that startup founders used to nab VC funding. See decks including the one Contractbook used for its Series A.
< Law, Finance, Tech Insider, Finance, Legal, Law, VC, Tech, Startups, Enterprise, Teaser, Subscriber Collection, BI Graphics, Samantha Lee > - New York Times 20:19July 23, 2021France Takes the Lead in Pressuring People to Get VaccinatedFrance is taking the lead in making life unpleasant for the unvaccinated, even requiring some people to get shots. Protesters see a soft dictatorship dawning.
< Politics and Government, Vaccination and Immunization, Disease Rates, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Yellow Vests Movement, Legislatures and Parliaments, Debates (Political), Law and Legislation, Burioni, Roberto, Draghi, Mario, Johnson, Boris, Le Pen, Marine, Macron, Emmanuel (1977- ) >
- Business Insider 17:48July 23, 2021Who to know when you're launching a family officeInsider talked to industry experts to highlight 21 advisors, accountants, and lawyers to know if you're thinking about starting your own family office.
< Finance, Law, Teaser, Family offices, BI Graphics, Shayanne Gal, Finance, Wall Street, Wealth, Careers, Legal, Law > - Forbes 17:21July 23, 2021How To Gift Assets Before The Pending Biden Tax PlanThe president wants to lower the estate tax exemption. Here’s how to prepare for that.
< Investing, /investing, Money, /money, Investing, /investing, investing, lawrencelightblog >
- Breitbart News 00:58July 23, 2021Exclusive -- Rep. Byron Donalds: Democrats Showing 'Complete Disrespect' to Black Americans Who Suffered Under Jim CrowRep. Byron Donalds said Democrats are showing "complete disrespect" to black Americans who suffered under Jim Crow laws when they try to compare events in American history to policies today.
< Politics, Alex Marlow, Byron Donalds, Critical Race Theory, CRT, Jim Crow Laws, Student Action Summit, TPUSA, Turning Point USA >
- Business Insider 17:49July 22, 2021California sued gaming giant Activision Blizzard, alleging widespread harassment of female staff. A male supervisor delegated his work to a female employee so he could play Call of Duty, the suit said.California's employment agency said Activision Blizzard's female staff were subjected to "constant sexual harassment" and paid less for their work.
< Tech Insider, News, News, Activision Blizzard, Blizzard Entertainment, Video Games, Sexual Harassment, California, lawsuit, World of Warcraft, Call of Duty > - The Guardian(UK) 16:22July 22, 2021More than 220 groups criticise UK review of Human Rights ActCharities, trade unions and belief groups among coalition, which is also attacking judicial review billAn “unprecedented” coalition of more than 220 organisations has attacked proposed changes to the Human Rights Act and judicial review as a threat to freedom and justice.The judicial review and courts bill, published on Wednesday, introduces restrictions on challenges to government decision-making in the courts, while a review of the Human Rights Act has yet to be published, but there are fears it will lay the path for its dilution. Continue reading...
< Human Rights Act, Law, Charities, UK news, Judiciary >
- Business Insider 23:28July 21, 2021Giant inflatable rats used by labor unions are constitutionally protected free speech, labor board rulesThe inflatable rat ranges in size from 12-25 feet. The Trump administration had argued its "red eyes, fangs, and claws" constituted an illegal threat.
< News, Law, scabby the rat, NLRB, National Labor Relations Board, ACLU, Organized Labor, Unions, Free Speech, First Amendment > - Breitbart News 19:21July 21, 2021Border Patrol Sounds COVID Alarm as 40 Agents Test Positive in Texas SectorMore than 40 Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol agents tested positive for COVID-19 recently, including five who became hospitalized, Chief Patrol Agent Brian Hastings told a local radio station. The chief's comments come as officials report a 900 percent increase in July for the number of migrants testing positive.
< Border / Cartel Chronicles, Health, Law and Order, Brian Hastings, COVID-19, Human Smuggling, immigration, Rio Grande Valley Sector, Title 42, U.S. Border Patrol >
- Business Insider 05:24July 21, 2021Leading Democrats oppose Biden plan to end house arrest and potentially return inmates to prison after the pandemicSens. Dick Durbin and Cory Booker said those released during the pandemic "have posed no threat" and should not be forced back to prison.
< Politics, Law, News, Joe Biden, Criminal Justice, COVID-19, coronavirus > - New York Times 12:00July 20, 2021She Said She Married for Love. Her Parents Called It Coercion.After a woman, who was born a Sikh, married a Muslim man, her parents accused him of kidnapping. Now, new laws across India are seeking to ban all interfaith marriages.
< Politics and Government, Law and Legislation, Women's Rights, Bharatiya Janata Party, India, Kashmir and Jammu (India), Marriages, Religion and Belief >
- Business Insider 06:12July 20, 2021A federal judge gave Indiana University the green light to move forward with its COVID-19 vaccination requirement, potentially setting the tone for other colleges and universities in the US"The students aren't being forced to take the vaccination against their will; they can go to college elsewhere...," Judge Damon Leichty said.
< Law, Science, coronavirus > - Breitbart News 04:39July 20, 2021DACA Illegal Aliens Demand American Citizenship After Judge Rules Program UnconstitutionalIllegal aliens enrolled and eligible for former President Obama's Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) are demanding amnesty with a path to obtaining American citizenship after a federal judge ruled the program unconstitutional.
< Immigration, Law and Order, Politics, Amnesty, anchor babies, Andrew Hanen, Barack Obama, DACA, George Soros, Illegal Aliens, illegal immigration, mass immigration, open borders lobby, reconciliation, Texas, United We Dream >
- Business Insider 00:08July 20, 2021Delaware just became the 10th state to enact a $15 minimum wageDelaware's minimum wage will be $15 by 2025. The federal minimum wage has been $7.25 since 2009 - when Joe Biden was vice president.
< Economy, Markets, Politics, Economy, Minimum Wage, Minimum wage increase, $15 Minimum Wage, Fight for 15, Delaware, Federal Minimum Wage, Policy, John Carney > - Business Insider 15:47July 19, 2021Who to know when you're launching a family officeInsider talked to industry experts to highlight 21 advisors, accountants, and lawyers to know if you're thinking about starting your own family office.
< Finance, Law, Teaser, Family offices, BI Graphics, Shayanne Gal, Finance, Wall Street, Wealth, Careers, Legal, Law > - Forbes 15:30July 19, 2021Good Days For Covid Stocks, Yet AgainThe stay-at-home stocks are back, as the Delta variant spreads. What are the prospects for that trend to persist?
< Investing, /investing, Money, /money, Investing, /investing, investing, lawrencelightblog >
- Business Insider 14:08July 19, 2021An American father and son will serve prison time for helping ex-Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn in his dramatic escape from Japan in a boxMichael and Peter Taylor pleaded guilty last month to helping Ghosn flee Japan, where he was on bail awaiting trial.
< Transportation, Law, News, Nissan, Carlos Ghosn, financial misconduct, Japan, Turkey, Beirut, Lebanon, istanbul, Osaka, Trial, Tokyo > - The Guardian(UK) 08:00July 19, 2021Spyware leak suggests lawyers and activists at risk across globeLeaked records show dissidents and those who help them prominent among those under threat from NSO spywareA leak of phone data suggests human rights lawyers, activists and dissidents across the globe were selected as possible candidates for invasive surveillance through their phones.Their mobile phone numbers appeared in leaked records, indicating they were selected prior to possible surveillance targeting by governmental clients of the Israeli company NSO Group, which developed the Pegasus spyware. Continue reading...
< Human rights, Law, Surveillance >
- New York Times 07:01July 19, 2021What China Expects From Businesses: Total SurrenderUnlike regulators in Europe and the U.S., Beijing is using the guise of antitrust to bring powerful tech companies into line with its priorities.
< Politics and Government, Car Services and Livery Cabs, Economic Conditions and Trends, Computers and the Internet, E-Commerce, Antitrust Laws and Competition Issues, Mobile Applications, Regulation and Deregulation of Industry, Beijing Bytedance Technology Co Ltd, Didi Chuxing, Tencent Holdings Ltd, Communist Party of China, Zhang Yiming (1983- ), Li Keqiang >
- Breitbart News 06:46July 19, 2021Rep. Byron Donalds Shreds Democrat Argument on Voter ID: I Had an ID at 13Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) on Sunday shredded Democrats' argument that requiring identification in order to vote is racist by sharing his personal experience of obtaining an ID when he was just thirteen years old.
< Midterm Election, Politics, Byron Donalds, Turning Point USA, Turning Point USA Student Action Summit, Voter ID, Voter ID Laws >
- Breitbart News 18:08July 17, 2021Report: Prosecutor Delayed Advancing Hunter Biden Probe Until After ElectionThe federal prosecutor investigating Hunter Biden delayed the case until after the 2020 election to avoid impacting the race, a report revealed.
< 2020 Election, Crime, Politics, David Weiss, Delaware, DOJ, Hunter Biden, Joe Biden, U.S. Attorney's Office, U.S. Department of Justice >
- Breitbart News 02:37July 17, 2021Former CBP Chief: GOP Must Thwart Biden's Open Borders 'At Every Turn'Former Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Commissioner Mark Morgan says elected leaders must thwart President Joe Biden's open borders policies "at every turn."
< Immigration, Law and Order, Politics, Chad Wolf, Department of Homeland Security, DHS, illegal immigration, Joe Biden, Mark Morgan, mass immigration, Open Borders, Southern Border, Trump Administration, U.S.-Mexico border >
- Breitbart News 01:44July 17, 2021Texas Federal Judge Rules Obama's DACA Program Illegal, Blocks New Illegal Alien ApplicantsA federal judge in Texas has ruled that former President Obama violated federal statute when he unilaterally implemented the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program which has provided quasi-amnesty to hundreds of thousands of illegal aliens since 2012.
< Immigration, Law and Order, Politics, DACA, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, federal judge, illegal immigration, Joe Biden, mass immigration, Obama, Work Permits > - Breitbart News 00:03July 17, 2021Analysis: Joe Biden's Open Border to Drive 1.7M Illegal Aliens to U.S. in 2021President Joe Biden's deliberate open borders policy is expected to drive nearly 1.7 million illegal aliens to the United States-Mexico border by the end of 2021, new analysis projects.
< Immigration, Law and Order, Politics, Department of Homeland Security, DHS, illegal immigration, Joe Biden, mass immigration, Open Borders, Southern Border, U.S.-Mexico border >
- Business Insider 22:37July 16, 2021Walmart fired an employee with Down Syndrome who worked there for 16 years. A jury said it should pay her $125 million.A jury awarded Marlo Spaeth, a former Walmart employee with Down Syndrome, $125 million after Walmart fired her after scheduling issues.
< Retail, Law, Employees, News, Walmart, Legal, Disability, ADA, Lawsuits > - Business Insider 21:41July 16, 2021Arizona Democrats call for investigation after report that Trump, Giuliani pressured state elections officialsPhone records show the former president and his allies tried to pressure Republican election officials in Maricopa County to stop counting votes.
< Politics, Law, Arizona, arizona audit, Donald Trump, Rudy Giuliani, Sidney Powell, Kelli Ward, Mark Brnovich > - The Guardian(UK) 15:17July 16, 2021Six Extinction Rebellion protesters found guilty of blocking news printersJudge says demonstration was ‘peaceful’ but impacted Murdoch, Mail, Telegraph and Standard titlesSix Extinction Rebellion protesters on trial for blockading the printing press of some of the UK’s major newspapers have been found guilty.The activists appeared at St Albans magistrates court on Friday accused of obstructing the highway outside Newsprinters printing works in Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, on 4 September 2020. Continue reading...
< Extinction Rebellion, Law, Environment, Newspapers, Media, Newspapers & magazines, UK news >
- The Guardian(UK) 02:01July 16, 2021Police and CPS must work together to address falling rape prosecutions – reportThe watchdogs found both organisations were more cautious in investigating and prosecuting cases compared with other crimesThe police and the Crown Prosecution Service must stop the “blame culture” that sees the organisations “pointing the finger” at each other for the failure of rape victims in the criminal justice system, according to a joint report from the police and CPS inspectorates.In the first-of-its-kind joint report, the watchdogs said both organisations had to overcome the “deep division” between them and tackle the “underlying problem” of a culture of defeatism within their workforces, which made them more cautious in investigating and prosecuting rape cases compared with other crimes. The number of rape prosecutions has collapsed in the past five years. Continue reading...
< Rape and sexual assault, Police, Crown Prosecution Service, Law, Society, UK news >