(ABC) A state appellate court has denied Gov. Schwarzenegger's appeal to overturn a lower court's ruling blocking his executive order mandating furloughs for some 150,000 state workers. The...
Labor & Employment
EEOC Cracking Down on Job Denials based on Credit and Criminal Backgrounds
(WSJ) Can employers disqualify job applicants for having a criminal past? You’d think the answer might be a flat “yes,” but it turns out the answer may...
Obama Signs $26-billion aid package for states into Law
(LA Times) Congress on Tuesday gave final approval to a $26.1-billion aid package for cash-strapped states that will keep 161,000 teachers and thousands of police,...
Chicago Teachers File Federal Lawsuit over Layoffs
(UPI) CHICAGO -- The battle between the Chicago Teachers Union and the school district over layoffs has moved into the courts, school officials say. The CTU...
Guilty Verdict in Brocade Trial
Brocade ex-CEO Gregory Reyes guilty on 9 of 10 counts in 2nd backdating trial Former Brocade Communications CEO Gregory Reyes was found guilty of securities fraud...
On This Day in History…
..in 1867 The British Parliament passed the North America Act to create the Dominion of Canada. ...in 1882 The Knights of Columbus was chartered in Connecticut. ...in...
Obama Administration Divided over Terror Powers
Several reports, including one from the Washington Post, have described the Obama administration lawyers as having deep divisions over the administration's terror power. The ABA...
Judge Blocks Closure of 19 NY Schools
On Friday, March 26, 2010, a judge issued an order that blocked the City of New York's plan to close 19 underperforming schools in that...