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
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says he will take all federal dollars out of programs and facilities that use prescribed drug alternatives in perhaps his strongest commitment yet to roll back a Liberal drug program he claims is fuelling “chaos” on the country’s streets. The Tory leader said his government would focus squarely on recovery, adding that there’s … Read more
Groups representing minority communities are warning that a recently introduced law giving Canada’s intelligence agency and the federal government new powers to counter foreign interference is open to abuse. Bill C-70 received royal assent on June 20. The law introduces new criminal provisions against “deceptive or surreptitious acts” done “for the benefit of or in association … Read more
Zheng made the remarks last Friday in Beijing on the sidelines of the Confucius and Aristotle Symposium on Ancient Wisdom for Modern Challenges, which was jointly hosted by the Tsinghua Institute for Advanced studies in Humanities and Social Sciences, the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network, and the Mencius Foundation. China has been drawing up its … Read more
