Supreme Court adds 5 cases to next year's docket
May 20, 2013
The US Supreme Court on Monday granted certiorari in five cases. In Lawson v. FMR LLC the court will consider whether an employee of a privately-held contractor or
subcontractor of a public company is protected from retaliation by Section 806 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Section 1514A forbids a publi....... [more] 
South Carolina sued over sex assignment surgery performed on child
May 15, 2013
The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) sued the South Carolina Department of Social Services (SCDSS), social workers and doctors on Tuesday on behalf of a couple whose adopted child underwent sex assignment surgery while in the state's custody. The child, M.C., was born with "ambiguous genitals," p....... [more]
New York representatives introduced Equality Act
May 14, 2013
On May 14, 1974, former US Representatives Bella Abzug and Ed Koch of New York introduced the Equality Act in the US House of Representatives. The Equality Act was a proposal to expand the coverage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation. The bill was r....... [more]
Federal appeals court strikes down NLRB mandate to post union rights
May 7, 2013
The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled Tuesday that the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) cannot require businesses to post a notice in the workplace about employees' rights to unionize. In 2011 the NLRB issued a regulation requiring employers to post their employees....... [more]
UN group: social protections key to ending child labor
April 30, 2013
The UN International Labor Organization (ILO) on Monday released a report on child labor advocating social protections as the key to ending the practice. "report contributes to a better understanding of the underlying economic and social vulnerabilities that generate child labour." Globally, the ILO....... [more]
Affirmative Action
April 29, 2013
On June 4, 1965, US President Lyndon B. Johnson delivered a commencement address at Howard University in Washington, DC, that applauded efforts by the federal government to address race discrimination. Despite these efforts, however, the president stressed that the job was far from being complete. T....... [more]
Obama petitions Supreme Court on recess appointments
April 26, 2013
The Obama administration on Thursday petitioned the US Supreme Court to uphold the president's ability to make executive appointments while the Senate is in recess. The recess appointment is a constitutional power that permits the president fill vacancies in the executive branch without the typical....... [more]
Arizona governor signed controversial undocumented immigrant bill into law
April 23, 2013
On April 23, 2010, Arizona Governor Janice Brewer signed into law the Support Our Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborhoods Act of 2010 (SB 1070). SB 1070 granted law enforcement officials the authority to request identification from an individual suspected of being an undocumented immigrant, criminali....... [more]
Supreme Court agrees to hear ERISA case, rejects Boston College IRA research petition
April 16, 2013
The US Supreme Court granted certiorari in two new cases on Monday. In Heimeshoff v. Hartford Life & Accident Insurance Co. the court will hear arguments the deadline for filing a complaint to challenge a denial of disability under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). The US Cou....... [more]
President Lincoln abolished slavery in District of Columbia
April 16, 2013
On April 16, 1862, US President Abraham Lincoln signed "An Act for the Release of certain Persons held to Service or Labor in the District of Columbia" into law. The act abolished slavery in the District of Columbia and created a three-commissioner panel to review petitions for compensation from Uni....... [more]
International Labour Organization was founded
April 11, 2013
On April 11, 1919, the International Labour Organization (ILO) was founded under the Treaty of Versailles as an affiliate of the League of Nations. The organization was founded in response to the industrialization of Europe in the nineteenth century and under the post-war understanding that there wa....... [more]
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