Tougher immigration enforcement at the U.S.-Mexico border over the past 50 years has made human smuggling more profitable and resulted in an ever-increasing number of desperate people employing smugglers to reach America. To end human smuggling, U.S. laws and policies must provide significantly greater avenues for individuals to live and […]
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Texas Human Resources Code Financial Elderly Abuse Law
The Texas Legislature recently enacted a new law that criminalizes the financial abuse of the elderly. This is in response to the increasing financial attacks on the elderly. Effective September 1, 2021, the Texas Legislature added a penal statute entitled “Financial Abuse of Elderly Individual.” Tex. Pen. Code §32.55. It […]
Human rights panel calls for abolition of death penalty
An international panel of human rights experts on Friday called on Taiwan to end the “cruel and degrading” practice of capital punishment. In its Concluding Observations and Recommendations report, the nine-member group said it was “extremely disappointed” at the failure of the government to address the issue, despite persistent calls […]
Illinois Human Trafficking Act Expands to Restaurants and Truck Stops
Since 2019, the Illinois Lodging Services Human Trafficking Recognition Training Act (820 ILCS 95/, “the Act”) has required Illinois lodging establishments (such as hotels, motels, and casino hotels) to provide employees with training on how to recognize human trafficking and protocols for reporting suspected human trafficking to authorities. Recent amendments, which […]
LEX Reception Pledges People, Not Bots to keep legal reception human.
Feb 02, 2022 1:30 AM ET Legal Newswire POWERED BY LAW.COM Law is a people-centric profession built on trust – we want to keep it that way. LEX Reception, the virtual legal reception provider, Pledges People, Not Bots, to keep the client experience free from bots. By making this Pledge, LEX […]