If you have not recently reviewed your company’s documents to ensure they comply with Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) whistleblower protection rules, you should put it at the top of your to-do list. On September 9, the SEC announced settled charges against seven public companies for violating whistleblower protection rules, sending a clear message that…
Last week, baseball phenom Shohei Ohtani became the first major league player to start the “50-50 club” by hitting 50 home runs and stealing 50 bases in a single season. With six games left in the season, he is likely to reach 55-55 and maybe even 60-60. One lucky fan in Miami caught the 50th…
Sarah Beth Clendaniel (Maryland State Police and U.S. Department of Justice). A Baltimore County neo-Nazi woman will spend nearly two decades behind bars for attempting to destroy multiple majority-Black areas of the city of Baltimore, a judge determined on Wednesday. In May, Sarah Beth Clendaniel, 36, pleaded guilty to one count each of conspiring to…
The Thai Royal Gazette announced on Tuesday that Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn had endorsed the Marriage Equality Bill, recognizing same-sex marriage. The bill revises several sections of the Civil and Commercial Code. Amendments to the law employ gender-neutral language and grant LGBTQ+ couples marriage, child adoption, inheritance and healthcare consent rights. The law will enter…
On September 19, USTelecom — The Broadband Association (USTelecom), a major telecommunications trade organization, sent a letter to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) expressing its concerns about the proposed enhancements to anti-robocall regulations. USTelecom’s primary contention is that the proposed rules, which aim to extend the do-not-originate (DNO) requirement, could inadvertently block legitimate calls, including…
Introduction When your restaurant, bar, nightclub, sports bar, barber shop, gym, country club, cigar bar other similar establishment decides to air the latest and great UFC fight or other sports match in your venue, you need to understand that, as the song goes, “somebody’s watching me.” There are several major distributors that seek…
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Brooklyn Michelle Barrett (Obituary and GoFundMe). A young woman in Utah has accepted legal responsibility for shooting and killing her friend in an abortive suicide pact earlier this year. On Tuesday, Heavenly Faith Garfield, 22, pleaded guilty to one count of manslaughter, under a provision that criminalizes aiding another person’s intentional suicide, Utah County court…
The University of Pennsylvania Carey School of Law suspended tenured law professor Amy Wax on Tuesday for “flagrant unprofessional conduct.” The school’s board recommended several sanctions including a one-year suspension, half pay and requiring Wax to disclaim any public statement as her own and not the view of the University. Students and staff accused Wax…
At the end of July Health Canada announced a proposed guidance document on the labeling of plant-based egg alternatives with comments due by October 28, 2024. The guidance is not highly prescriptive and instead applies a flexible approach which evaluates the product labeling as a whole to determine whether the product avoids creating a false…
