Jury Found Company Violated Federal Law by Shunning Legally Blind Applicant - DENVER - In a disability lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), a federal court in Denver has ordered Beverage Distributors Company...
The State Department released the Visa Bulletin for January 2014. There was forward movement in employer based third-preference categories, as well as other worker visa categories.... By: Cozen O'Connor
Under the federal Bankruptcy Code, it is extremely difficult to discharge student loans in the same way as other types of debt. Credit card debts and medical debts can be discharged during bankruptcy, but not so with overwhelming student loan debt....
In recent weeks, the Australian Coalition Government has continued to take steps to implement its “policy to help problem gamblers.” The Coalition’s proposed Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2013 (Bill) repeals a number of the...
Colorado’s new gun-control law won’t be enforced by some sheriffs and will be a low priority for others. The sheriffs have cited Second Amendment and vagueness concerns regarding the new law, which bans ammunition magazines with more than 15 rounds, the New York Times reports.
As we previously reported, on August 12, 2013, Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto submitted a highly anticipated constitutional reform proposal to the Mexican Congress for purposes of restructuring the Mexican energy sector, including oil, gas,...
The driving force behind mergers and acquisitions typically involves considerations of market share and operational synergy. Parties focus on significant business assets and liabilities, both existing and potential. These are complex commercial...
Attorney-client conversations and other private communications were secretly recorded with surveillance cameras at police headquarters in Edison, N.J., though the police chief had promised that the microphones would be disabled.
A federal judge in Utah has struck down a ban on cohabitation in Utah’s polygamy law in a partial victory for a star of the reality series Sister Wives. U.S.
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to decide what type of proof is needed when employees sue over 401(k) losses in their employer’s own stock. The court accepted a class action against Fifth Third Bancorp, which had a 74 percent decline in its stock during a two-year period.
