Highlights new information and resources available on the DOJ’s website OAKLAND – California Attorney General Rob Bonta today issued four separate letters to remind local officials across the state of key legal protections under California law meant to uphold the civil rights of people with disabilities. In the letters, the […]
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Assistant Attorney General for National Security Matthew G. Olsen Delivers Remarks at the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defense Center of Excellence | OPA
Good afternoon. I’m Matt Olsen and I am the Assistant Attorney General for National Security at the United States Department of Justice. I’m very pleased to be here at CyCon. Thank you to Lucas for moderating this panel, to my esteemed fellow panelists, and to the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defense […]
A general introduction to immigration law and policy in Uruguay
All questions Introduction to the immigration framework Law No. 18.250 dated 17 January 2008, and its implementing regulations in Decree No. 394/09 dated August 2009, clearly establish that: The Uruguayan state acknowledges as an inalienable right of migrating people and their relatives, without prejudice to their migration status, the right […]
A general introduction to immigration law and policy in Canada
All questions Introduction to the immigration framework i Legislation and policy Canada’s immigration policies are grounded in federal legislation, specifically the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA). Its associated Regulations, the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (IRPR), outline how to apply the provisions of the IRPA. The IRPA was introduced […]
United Airlines Flight Attendants Use Private Attorney General Law To Enforce Wage Violations
United Airlines announced plans to furlough over 16,000 workers including pilots, flight attendants … [+] and technicians. Getty Images When it comes to problems at work, wage and hour violations are sometimes the most insidious. This is because it’s not always obvious when there’s wage theft. For example, what a […]
A general introduction to immigration law and policy in USA
All questions Introduction to the immigration framework i Legislation and policy US immigration policy has multiple goals. First, it reunites families by admitting immigrants whose relatives are already in the United States.2 Second, it admits foreign workers to perform labour, generally taking into consideration the availability and working conditions of […]
Amazon.com wins dismissal of NY attorney general lawsuit over worker safety
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NEW YORK, May 10 (Reuters) – A New York state appeals court on Tuesday dismissed state Attorney General Letitia James’ lawsuit accusing Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) of failing to adequately protect thousands of workers at two New York City facilities against COVID-19. The Appellate Division in Manhattan said federal law preempted […]
State law allows police to consume marijuana when off duty, attorney general says
With legal sales of recreational marijuana beginning potentially next week, acting Attorney General Matt Platkin has issued a memo to law enforcement leaders reminding them New Jersey law allows cops to light up when they’re off duty. The memo makes clear police officers can consume marijuana legally purchased within the […]
Zakay Law Group, APLC and JCL Law Firm, APC File Wage and Hour Labor Lawsuit Against General Motors LLC and General Motors Company Alleging Failure to Pay Wages
The lawsuit alleges General Motors LLC and General Motors Company violated the California Labor Code by failing to pay employees for all of their time worked. LOS ANGELES, March 25, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — The Los Angeles labor law attorneys, at Zakay Law Group, APLC and JCL Law Firm, APC, filed […]
DOJ & Attorney General Garland focus on Corporate Crime
Related Practices & Jurisdictions On March 3, Attorney General Merrick B. Garland delivered remarks to the ABA’s National Institute on White Collar Crime. In his speech, Attorney General Garland made it clear one of the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) top priorities is the prosecution of corporate crime. In particular, Attorney […]