The Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ or CJEU) ruled Thursday that an Austrian court was not required to hear the divorce proceedings of an Italian man and German woman who had been living in Austria for a little over six months. The couple’s divorce application was initially dismissed due to lack of jurisdiction. [...]

The Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ or CJEU) ruled Thursday that companies need to make accommodations for employees who become disabled, even if those employees are in temporary training programs. A press release from the court explains that the case originated with a worker dispute in Belgium. In 2016, Belgium railway HR [...]

Arizona Senate committee members voted Thursday to advance two election reform bills which would prohibit the use of drop boxes and add a precinct tally requirement prior to county tallying. Arizona Senate Bill 1058, reference title “drive-up voting; prohibition,” amends a portion of the Arizona Revised Statutes relating to elections and electors. The new section, [...]

Following a three-year investigation, California’s Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) sued Tesla Motors and fifty representatives Thursday, alleging its work environment violated the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) and other laws with regard to Black employees. In a complaint filed at the Alameda County Superior Court, the DFEH alleged “unchecked racism” in [...]

The US Senate on Thursday approved an historic bill prohibiting forced arbitration agreements for victims of sexual assault and harassment in the workplace. Titled “Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act,” Senators Kirstin Gillibrand and Lindsey Graham introduced the bill five years ago. The House voted 335-97 on Monday with overwhelming bipartisan [...]

A US district court on Thursday restored federal protections for the gray wolf, reversing a 2020 policy decision that had dissolved their favored status under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). In so holding, Senior District Judge Jeffrey S. White of the US District Court for the Northern District of California in Oakland awarded summary judgment [...]

The Beijing Olympics figure skating team competition medal ceremony was delayed due to “legal issues,” according to International Olympic Committee (IOC) spokesperson Mark Adams during a press conference Wednesday. The ceremony was planned to take place Tuesday but was postponed with no new date announced. On Thursday, Adams refused to comment on the matter, calling [...]

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) published a FinTech Note on central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) this Wednesday. Analogous to a digital form of paper money, a CBDC is a digital liability of a central bank that is available to the general public. The IMF paper details the experiences of the six central banks at the [...]

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled Wednesday Uganda must pay $325 million in reparations to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) for its involvement in the Ituri conflict two decades ago. In 2005, the ICJ ruled Uganda violated international law by engaging in military activities in the DRC after occupying the latter’s northeastern Ituri [...]

The Department of Justice Tuesday announced that two individuals in Manhattan were arrested for an alleged conspiracy to launder $4.5 billion in stolen cryptocurrency. The cryptocurrency was stolen during the 2016 hack of Bitfinex, a virtual currency exchange. Ilya Lichtenstein and his wife, Heather Morgan, allegedly conspired to launder the proceeds of 119,754 bitcoin that were stolen [...]