Expanded Definition News Today

Now that the legislative session is underway—and the 2024 election is fast approaching—organizations that work to influence public policy or elections should focus on the significant...

Sean Tipton, ASRM's Chief Advocacy and Policy Officer, emphasized that the broadened definition addresses the genuine medical needs of individuals, irrespective of their relationship status or sexual orientation.

Long gone are the days when a bank or finance company relies simply on a traditional credit score or report to decide whether to make a loan. For some time now, banks and consumer...

May was a big month for State Mini-TCPA statutes. Florida passed an amendment to the Florida Telephone Solicitation Act, Fla. Stat. § 501.059 (“FTSA”), New Jersey amended its...

“This is like the best Wednesday ever,” Sheryl Crow says over the phone on the morning the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame announced she was one of seven performers…

The lack of progress in reducing child poverty since 1965 can be explained in part by the erosion of marriage and the growth of poverty-prone single-parent families.

On February 15, 2023, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) issued a proposed rule (the “Proposal”) under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the “Advisers Act”), which...

A new year brings new employment laws for California employers. California employers will want to begin revising employee policies and handbooks now, so that they are prepared to...

California legislature amended Government Code section 12945.2 and Labor Code section 245.5 to expand definition of designated person for purposes of employee medical leave. AB 1949 adds section 12945.7 to Government Code to provide employees with protected leave bereavement.

On September 14, the NRC staff publicly released its preliminary White Paper on “Licensing and Regulating Fusion Energy Systems” to support upcoming meetings with the Advisory Committee...