President Trump declared a national emergency today in a press conference at the White House Rose Garden. Trump did not cite the provision he would use to declare the emergency but did state that under the Stafford Act he had “very strong emergency powers…and if I need to do something, I’ll do it.” If the [...]
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The Right of Publicity Q&A: Arkansas' Publicity Rights Protection Act of 2016
JURIST Guest Columnist Professor Uché Ewelukwa Ofodile of the University of Arkansas School of Law discusses answers to questions about Arkansas' new right of publicity legislation ... The right of publicity is the right to control the commercial use of...
West Virginia governor vetoes legislation clarifying right-to-work law
West Virginia Governor Jim Justice on Tuesday vetoed Senate Bill 330 , an attempt to clarify the right-to-work law passed last year. Justice says the issue is currently before the courts and the process should not...
The Arizona Supreme Court on Tuesday unanimously rejected a challenge to a voter approved minimum wage law. The court had agreed to consider the constitutionality of Proposition 206 last month. The institution of this law raises...
Minnesota House approves bill to prevent cities from implementing labor laws
The Minnesota House approved a bill on Thursday to prevent cities from implementing their own labor laws. HF 600 would ultimately prohibit local governments from regulating minimum wage, paid and unpaid leave, advance notice of work...
Federal judge refuses to enforce $80 million penalty in Wal-Mart minimum wage suit
A judge for the US District Court for the Northern District of California on Wednesday refused to force Wal-Mart to pay $80 million in a lawsuit where multiple former Wal-Mart truck drivers alleged the company owed them millions...
The California Supreme Court ruled Monday that employees who can do their jobs while seated are entitled to a place to sit. The court held in a 7-0 ruling that "if the tasks being...
Supreme Court declines to rule in Wal-Mart class action appeal
The US Supreme Court denied certiorari on Monday in two cases regarding Wal-Mart Stores . The petition raised the issue of whether the Fourteenth Amendment Due Process Clause prohibits a state...
There is an ongoing debate surrounding the minimum wage, and politicians, workers, and economists have differing views on the subject. Proponents of raising the minimum wage argue that it would improve the lives of low-wage workers and boost economic growth...
California approves strictest animal antibiotic use law in US
The Governor of California on Saturday enacted a new chapter of the California Food and Agricultural Code to enhance the regulation of antibiotic use on farm animals in the state. The new policy is more...