Legislation News
 Sex abuse groups welcome proposed legislation changes (The New Zealand Herald) Sex abuse help groups are welcoming plans to improve justice around sexual offending. The Ministry of Justice has issued a public discussion document, Improvements to Sexual Violence Legislation in New Zealand, on proposed changes to the Crimes and Evidence Acts.
Trinidad to amend legislation to deal with death penalty (The Jamaica Observer) PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) - The Trinidad and Tobago government says it will seek to amend existing legislation to make it easier to carry out the death penalty, following the recent High Court ruling that commuted the death sentence of 52 convicted murderers to life imprisonment.
Jesse White, MADD create new DUI legislation (Daily Vidette) Secretary of State Jesse White and Mothers Against Drunk Driving teamed up last week to back legislation requiring DUI offenders to have breathalyzers installed in their vehicles. The law, effective January 1, 2009, aims to prevent those convicted of a DUI from making the same mistake twice.
Legislation proposed in 12 states that would require employers to provide paid sick days (Chicago Tribune) HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) _ For school bus driver Jamille Aine, a cold is more than an inconvenience. His employer does not offer paid sick days, so if he can't shake the bug, he may not be able to pay his bills.
States push laws to require paid sick days (USA Today) About 46 million U.S. workers lack paid sick days, but lawmakers in 12 states including California, Connecticut, Minnesota and West Virginia have proposed legislation in the past year that would require businesses to provide them.
Legislation proposed in 12 states that would require employers to provide paid sick days (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune) When the government decides how many days a year you ought to be sick, this new benefit will have a cost that will be born by employees. … read more Why not have a state or federal requirement for vacation too? Pretty soon we can be just like Europe.
Abortion foes attack Obama over State Senate vote (International Herald Tribune) The Democrat defends his opposition to Illinois legislation regarding the status of fetuses that survive abortion procedures.
German law to target non-EU bids (BBC News) Germany prepares legislation aimed at blocking sovereign wealth funds from taking big stakes in local firms.
Biosimilars 2008 to discuss legislation for biotech medicines (PharmaBiz) Biosimilars 2008, a two day conference conducted exclusively to air the issues associated with biosimilars, would be held at George Washington University, Washington DC, from September 22 to 23. Organised under the aegis of Scherago International, this year Biosimilars conference would air issues associated with the proposed legislation for biotech medicines currently under consideration with ...
12 States Push Laws to Require Paid Sick Time (Fox News) While 46 million workers in the U.S. have no paid sick days, 12 states have proposed legislation over the last year to force businesses to provide them.
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