Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump gestures at the Bitcoin 2024 event in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., July 27, 2024. Kevin Wurm | Reuters With the levers of power in Washington, D.C., about to change hands, a raft of pro-crypto legislation is expected from Congress and the Trump administration. To date, there’s been … Read more
The UK government is considering a groundbreaking proposal aimed at offering domestic abuse survivors paid leave to rebuild their lives. The Domestic Abuse (Safe Leave) Bill, introduced by Labour MP Alex McIntyre, seeks to provide victims with up to 10 days of paid leave, allowing them time to secure safety and address urgent needs. A … Read more
Zhengzhou, in central China, has banned the use of mobile phones in primary and secondary schools – the first legislature in the country to do so. The city’s lawmakers on Friday passed a decision to strengthen restrictions on cellphone use by students, with the move taking immediate effect. Schools are required to tightly restrict students … Read more
President Isaac Herzog said on Sunday that he was “very worried” about the “emergence of dramatic legislation in the Knesset affecting the foundations of democracy, including the judiciary, law enforcement, civil rights, media independence, and academia.” The comments, made at a memorial service for deceased Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion, came at the beginning of … Read more
This week, city officials in Ann Arbor, Michigan, approved a law that will allow workers to sit rather than standing while on the job. The law will apply to a broad swath of positions across industries including hospitality and retail, as long as a worker being seated doesn’t interfere with their ability to do the … Read more
Over 122,000 US veterans who received one-time special separation benefits (SSB) in the past three decades for willingly abandoning their service when the US was reducing its active-duty personnel count were stripped of their disability benefits from the US Department of Veteran Affairs (VA). In recent years, veterans applying for disability benefits through the VA … Read more
Australia’s right-to-disconnect law has come into effect — giving employees the right to refuse contact if their employers reach out to them by phone or email after hours, a type of law that has popped up around the world. “What we’re simply saying is that someone who is not being paid 24 hours a day shouldn’t … Read more
By Jeanne Kuang | CalMatters California touted a victory for working people in 2016 when it enacted a sweeping series of minimum hikes, making sure the lowest-wage workers would earn at least $15 an hour by 2022. Then-Gov. Jerry Brown, while signing the law, spoke of “giving people their due;” then-Senate leader Kevin de León … Read more
California lawmakers are considering a bill that would limit homebuyer-agent contracts required under the national Realtor settlement to three months. If the bill passes, California would become one of at least 20 states with mandatory buyer-broker contract laws. “Without legal protection, buyers and brokers are susceptible to potential disputes over compensation, legal uncertainties and conflicts … Read more
The Nova Scotia Supreme Court has approved Postmedia’s $1-million bid to acquire Atlantic Canada’s largest newspaper chain. Justice John Keith ruled Thursday afternoon that the proposal is “reasonable and fair,” clearing the way for the Toronto-based media company to buy the insolvent SaltWire Network Inc. and the Halifax Herald Ltd. Earlier in the day, a lawyer representing the … Read more
