Much ink has been spilled about Prop 22, California’s 2020 ballot initiative that made it clear gig workers such as drivers for companies like Uber, Lyft and DoorDash are not employees of the companies they work for. They are now officially independent contractors and therefore not entitled to employee benefits... Read More »
Article II, section 13, of the California State constitution states that: Recall is the power of the electors to remove an elective officer. In 2003, largely due to an electricity crisis that sent utility bills soaring, California recalled its then-governor, Gray Davis. One of two states ever to have used... Read More »
Bayer AG recently proposed a $2 billion compensation cap for future claims against its product Roundup. Plaintiffs have accused Bayer of causing cancer via the popular weedkiller used by farmers and home gardeners. Founded in 1863, the German-based multinational pharmaceutical and life sciences company is one of the world's largest... Read More »
On February 4, 2021, President Biden signed an Executive Order to address two specific categories of the United States Refugee Admission Program (USRAP): individuals applying under the Special Immigrant Visas for Iraqi and Afghan Allies program and future applicants becoming refugees because of climate change. President Biden aims to ensure... Read More »
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH), one of former President Trump’s most avid defenders, may soon need a defender of his own. An investigation by a committee of the Ohio state legislature recently heard damning witness testimony against the former wrestling coach for aiding and abetting the cover-up of sexual abuse in... Read More »
The Arkansas Senate has approved a measure titled the Medical Ethics and Diversity Act. The measure which was introduced by Sen. Kim Hammer passed in a near-sweeping vote of 27-6 by the majority-Republican Senate. If the Medical Ethics and Diversity Act passes the house and is signed by the governor,... Read More »
The two Buffalo police officers who were seen in a viral video pushing an elderly man to the ground during a black lives matter protest in June have been cleared of charges after a grand jury declined to indict them. The two officers, Aaron Torgalski and Robert McCabe, made national... Read More »
Five individuals with associations to the Proud Boys organization have been arrested on conspiracy charges. The charges are the latest from the FBI’s aggressive efforts to identify individuals responsible for the January Six invasion of the Capitol building. The five individuals have been identified as William Chrestman, Louis Enrique Colon,... Read More »
In California, a new ballot initiative, the Fairness for Injured Patients Act (FIPA), could turn the current malpractice lawsuit rules on its head. Since 1975, California has mandated that damages in medical malpractice lawsuits be capped at $250,000. This week, California Secretary of State Shirley Weber officially certified this initiative... Read More »
A New York couple has filed a lawsuit against the city of Buffalo, its police commissioner, and other agencies after they were victims of a home raid carried out by armed bounty hunters. The raid happened last month at a property owned by the victim, Jake Reinhardt. The property is... Read More »
If Nostradamus were alive today, Republicans would be lining up to ask him how their votes on former President Trump’s conviction in the Senate impeachment trial would affect voters. And the expert pundits would likely be right behind them. Every newspaper, magazine and political talk show commentator has opinions, a... Read More »
A New York money manager is facing charges of conspiracy and fraud. Authorities say he was running a 1.8 billion dollar fraud operation in which he defrauded investors in what they have called a Ponzi-like scheme. David Gentile, 54, of New York was the chief executive of GPB Capital Holdings... Read More »
In New Jersey, a restaurant owner pleaded guilty to bankruptcy fraud that dates back to when he filed in February 2017. His name is Victor Osario and he is 53 years old from Cresskill in Bergen County. When filing for bankruptcy three years ago, he did not mention his ownership... Read More »
One of the nation's largest student loan servicers has settled a lawsuit that was filed by Massachusetts' attorney general Maura Healey. The lawsuit was filed in 2017 against Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA). This semi-federal agency services roughly $355 billion in federal student loans. However, the servicer has been... Read More »
The H-1B visa program, used by highly-skilled foreign workers, was the recipient of a temporary ban proposed by the Trump administration last October. On January 8, 2021, the Trump administration finalized a rule that would have eliminated the H-1B visa lottery altogether for the coming season, replacing the lottery with... Read More »
