Candidates released their fundraising numbers for 2013. On the DFL side, incumbent Governor Mark Dayton raised just over $1 million in 2013 with $470,000 of that in the last quarter. Not surprising anyone, businessman Scott Honour ranked first among...
With attention turned towards the renewal of the African Growth & Opportunity Act (AGOA), some have called for South Africa to be graduated from the duty preference program because of its well-developed infrastructure and labor force. Some have also...
A gym teacher has sued Trinity School in Manhattan alleging that the school violated anti-discrimination laws by firing him because he is a straight married man with children, and that his lesbian boss gave preferential treatment to younger, single...
A closely followed Yelp lawsuit in the suburbs of Washington, D.C., didn't end with a clear winner. A jury found that a homeowner had indeed defamed a contractor by writing scathing reviews on Yelp and Angie's List.
Federal Agency Says the Former Trinity Medical Center Subjected Female Employees to Sexual Harassment and Fired One Employee When She Complained - ROCK ISLAND, Ill. - UnityPoint Health Trinity (formerly known as Trinity Medical Center) will pay...
In American States Insurance Company v. Travelers Property Casualty Company of America, 2014 Cal. App. LEXIS 74 (January 27, 2014), California’s Second Appellate District had occasion to consider whether a food truck constituted mobile equipment...
As the compliance profession continues to ascend, I hate to divert attention to what may appear to be a trivial issue. We all know that too much time is spent on issues such as size of offices specific titles given to various positions, and other...
This past July, a woman was killed in Six Flags Over Texas when she fell off a roller coaster during a sudden maneuver. According to a witness at the scene, before the ride started the woman expressed concern to a park employee that she was not...
On January 28, 2014, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) issued a Risk Alert entitled: Investment Adviser Due Diligence Processes for Selecting Alternative Investments and their...
In May 2013, the Minnesota Legislature passed legislation that, among other things, set a solar standard, directed Xcel Energy to develop a community solar garden program, and provided for the development of an alternative tariff mechanism to net...
