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20 Mar 2012, 3:30 pm
One of the biggest pieces of pro-Landlord legislation in quite some time was passed by the Wisconsin Senate and adopted by the Assembly recently and will be signed into law by Governor Walker today. Unfortunately some of the pro-Landlord provisions were amended, diluted, or removed. I am certainly not denouncing this new law. Many aspects of it [...] [read post]
30 Jan 2012, 6:58 am
After a 6 week break the Members of Parliament return to Ottawa today starting at 11 am ET. The Projected Order of Business mentions resumption of the debate over Bill C-25, Pooled Registered Pension Plans Act. CBC's Kady O'Malley has her take on today's proceedings over on the CBC website.
We are expecting a new Federal budget in the next few weeks. And according to CBC News Now, other major legislation that will be dealt with this session includes immigration, financial services review, copyright… [read post]
2 Mar 2011, 7:56 am
A bill seeking to establish a Texas Institute of Health Care Quality and Efficiency is currently before the Texas Legislature. Senate Bill 8 was authored by Senator Nelson and filed on February 16, 2011. It seeks “to improve health care quality, accountability, and cost containment in this state by encouraging health care provider collaboration, effective health care delivery models, and coordination of health care services.” The bill was referred to the Senate Health & Human Services… [read post]
6 Sep 2011, 4:37 pm
By Marisa R. Cochrane For the third year in a row, Florida lawmakers are discussing legislation that will streamline the foreclosure process and potentially give banks quicker access to repossession. A draft bill of the Florida Fair Foreclosure Act is being passed around amongst members of the Florida legislature. The proposed bill will be considered [...] [read post]
26 Jan 2013, 9:11 am
John Sheridan of the National Archives gave a presentation on Legislation as Data, 25 January 2013, at the Open Data Institute in London.
Click here for archived Twitter tweets from the event, in .csv format.
The Twitter hashtag for the event was #odifridays
HT @JeniT
Filed under: Applications, Presentations Tagged: (John Sheridan, Free access to law, Free access to legislative data, Legal Linked Data, Legislation as data, Legislation.gov.uk, Legislative data, Legislative information systems,… [read post]
27 Jun 2011, 2:31 pm
Fred Degnan, from King & Spalding, led a very insightful presentation on "Responding to Government Investigations and Warning Letters" at the recent ACI food regulatory summit. His presentation led to an interesting discussion about FDA's close out of investigations.
It was generally agreed that the FDA, in essence, is not notifying parties when it has decided to close out an investigation or take no further action. But, as another conference attendee pointed out, reinspection fees under FSMA… [read post]
24 Mar 2010, 8:14 am
According to an email from the Federal Depository Library Program:"The
Health Care Reform legislation passed by the U.S. House of
Representatives is available on GPO's Federal Digital System (FDsys).
To view the electronic versions of the legislation, debate and vote
click here for the press release: http://www.gpo.gov/pdfs/news-media/press/10news12.pdf"In addition, printed copies can be purchase through GPO's Online Bookstore: http://bookstore.gpo.gov/collections/health-bills-reports.jsp."
The GPO… [read post]
27 Oct 2011, 3:47 pm
Today the Copyright Office published a Federal Register notice requesting written comments on how copyright owners have handled small copyright claims. Specifically, the Office seeks comments on how copyright owners and defendants use the current legal system for small copyright claims; the obstacles and benefits of using federal district courts; potential alternatives for handling copyright claims that have a relatively small economic value; the logistics of potential alternatives; and the benefits… [read post]
5 Jun 2013, 6:09 pm
Shortly after the Littler Report, Workplace Policy Institute: Social Media Password Protection and Privacy -- The Patchwork of State Laws and How It Affects Employers, by Phillip Gordon, Amber Spataro, and William Simmons was published last month, the legislatures of Arkansas, Colorado, Oregon, and Washington passed social media password protection bills. In addition, New Jersey's Governor conditionally vetoed the bill passed by that state's legislature. The revised Littler Report… [read post]
24 Nov 2009, 12:54 pm
On November 19, 2009, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals held that The Rehabilitation Act applies to an anesthesiologist hired by a medical center as an independent contractor. The decision was made in Fleming v. Yuma Reg’l Med. Ctr.. At issue was whether section 504(d) of the Act, which makes reference to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), incorporates all of Title I of the ADA or just the “standards.” Citing the broad language of the Act, the Court held that Congress intended to… [read post]
24 Nov 2009, 12:54 pm
On November 19, 2009, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals held that The Rehabilitation Act applies to an anesthesiologist hired by a medical center as an independent contractor. The decision was made in Fleming v. Yuma Reg’l Med. Ctr.. At issue was whether section 504(d) of the Act, which makes reference to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), incorporates all of Title I of the ADA or just the “standards.” Citing the broad language of the Act, the Court held that Congress intended to… [read post]
9 Jun 2011, 3:21 am
The 82nd regular session of the Texas Legislature adjourned on May 30, 2011. More than 1,500 bills and resolutions have been sent to Governor Rick Perry. The Governor has until June 19th to sign, veto, or let the bills become law without a signature. Find the ADR bills filed during this session here.
Governor Perry has already called for a special session starting on May 31st, the session is limited to:
Legislation relating to fiscal matters necessary for the implementation of HB 1 as passed… [read post]
29 Jul 2010, 6:00 am
Yesterday, significant parts of Arizona’s new and controversial immigration law were ruled invalid by a federal judge. (Read here.) Undoubtedly, there will be an appeal, so who knows what will eventually happen? Not many people disagree with the proposition that there should be a federal overhaul of immigration law. But Congress isn’t about to act on this before the November elections, and it’s unlikely Congress will act on it after the elections.
So, the federal government can criticize and… [read post]
30 Mar 2011, 6:00 am
A public hearing was held yesterday on a collaborative healthcare bill currently before the 82nd Texas Legislature which would establish a Texas Institute of Health Care Quality and Efficiency. SB 8, which seeks “to improve health care quality, accountability, and cost containment in this state by encouraging health care provider collaboration, effective health care delivery models, and coordination of health care services,” was referred to the Health & Human Services Committee on February… [read post]
11 Apr 2012, 1:57 pm
Randall Doctor, Partner, Barger & Wolen, will participate in a panel discussion at The International Life Settlements Conference to be held in London, May 1-2, 2012.
The panel discussion, "Legislation & Regulation: New Laws and Regulations in 2012" will be moderated by Brian Casey, Partner, Locke Lord, and will include Mr. Doctor; Michael Freedman, Sr. Vice President, Government Affairs, Coventry; and John McCarroll, Vice President-General Counsel, Q Capital… [read post]
30 Nov 2009, 11:52 am
In an opinion handed down on October 30, 2009, the Nebraska Supreme Court held that an employer is not relieved of its obligation to pay workers’ compensation just because the Social Security Administration previously labeled an employee as totally disabled. In the case, Manchester v. Driver’s Management, a truck driver was injured in an accident for which she was found to be at fault. She was fired shortly thereafter. Due to injuries received during the accident and an exacerbation of… [read post]
21 Feb 2012, 5:04 pm
This past Thursday, attorney Tony Patterson testified before an Indiana state Senate committee in support of additional money going to the Indiana State Fair Sugarland concert stage collapse victims. The State of Indiana has paid $5 million to the victims which is the maximize allowed under current Indiana law. Proposed legislation looks to pay an additional $5 million to the victims, but Mr. Patterson urged the committee that will not be enough. "With 7 folks dead, with long term medical costs,… [read post]
20 Apr 2011, 5:30 am
Yesterday, the Texas Senate passed a bill which seeks to establish a Texas Institute of Health Care Quality and Efficiency. Senate Bill 8 was authored by State Senator Jane Nelson and filed on February 16, 2011. The bill was referred to the Senate Committee on Health and Human Services the next day and a public hearing was held on March 29th. SB 8 seeks “to improve health care quality, accountability, and cost containment in this state by encouraging health care provider collaboration,… [read post]
10 Mar 2011, 3:16 pm
We have been following Senate Bill 11-068, which sought to eliminate the significant public impact component of claims under the Colorado Consumer Protection Act (the “CCPA”). That bill has now died in a House committee. The original version of the bill would have created a rebuttable presumption that a significant public impact occurred where a plaintiff offers evidence of a deceptive trade practice, and the bill was revised to completely do away with the element of a significant public impact… [read post]
8 Nov 2011, 9:26 am
ANIMAL ABUSE OFFENDER REGISTRY LAW, ALBANY, NY!!
Albany County, NY, has created legislation requiring a registry for convicted animal abuse offenders, 16 years of age and older. First-time offenders will appear on the registry for 10 years and will be banned from buying, adopting or having possession of an animal during those ten years. Animal shelter, pet stores or breeders must check this registry prior to adopting out or selling a pet. See this article for additional… [read post]