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New DOJ Fraud Chief Position Has Ex-Officials Questioning Motive
1+ hour, 53+ min ago (764+ words) The White House plan to directly operate a new Justice Department fraud division generated widespread confusion over what veteran officials criticized as a duplicative, politicized approach to financial crime. Vice President JD Vance announced plans Thursday for a Senate-confirmed DOJ…...
Utah to Gain More Control Over National Forests Under Agreement
13+ hour, 12+ min ago (121+ words) Utah to Gain More Control Over National Forests Under Agreement'Bloomberg Law News Utah will play a greater role in managing federal forests to increase logging under an agreement struck Thursday between Gov. Spencer Cox (R) and the US Forest Service. Conservation…...
Justice Alito Recuses From Big Oil Case Over Stock Conflict (1)
13+ hour, 41+ min ago (87+ words) Justice Alito Recuses from Big Oil Case Over Stock Conflict'Bloomberg Law News US Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito recused from a case involving the oil industry just ahead of oral arguments due to stock ownership in a company involved in…...
Sullivan & Cromwell Takes Houston Plunge With New Office (1)
16+ hour, 53+ min ago (413+ words) Wall Street's Sullivan & Cromwell is preparing to open an office in Houston, the latest elite corporate law firm to target the city, according to three people familiar with the situation. The firm hired Patrick Lingwall, a junior partner at Kirkland…...
Amazon Last-Mile Drivers in California Exempt From Arbitration
20+ hour, 24+ min ago (98+ words) Amazon Last-Mile Drivers in California Exempt From Arbitration'Bloomberg Law News Amazon delivery drivers who bring packages to customers" doorsteps can pursue labor law claims in open court rather than being pushed into arbitration, a California state appeals panel ruled. Although…...
Musk Potentially Liable in Presidential Election Bounty Suit
20+ hour, 27+ min ago (116+ words) Musk Potentially Liable in Presidential Election Bounty Suit'Bloomberg Law News Elon Musk has failed to escape a claim asserting he's potentially personally liable for not paying voters who signed, or referred others to sign, petitions pledging their support for speech…...
Ex-EEOC, DOL Officials Decry Anti-Harassment Guidance Rollback
20+ hour, 44+ min ago (104+ words) Ex-EEOC, DOL Officials Decry Anti-Harassment Guidance Rollback'Bloomberg Law News A group of former US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and Labor Department officials criticized the agency's recent proposal to rescind its comprehensive anti-harassment guidance without allowing public comment. The commission's Dec....
Texas Staffing Agency Settles EEOC Mental Health Disability Case
21+ hour, 13+ min ago (114+ words) Texas Staffing Agency Settles EEOC Mental Health Disability Case'Bloomberg Law News Peak Performers, an Austin, Texas-based staffing agency, agreed to pay $160,000 to a disabled former employee to end a discrimination lawsuit filed by the EEOC. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission…...
White House Reviews Labor Department Independent Contractor Rule
22+ hour, 14+ min ago (94+ words) White House Reviews Labor Department Independent Contractor Rule'Bloomberg Law News The Department of Labor sent a proposed rule on independent contractor classifications to the White House, taking the first step towards replacing the Biden-era rule. The proposed rule was filed…...
UK Accountants Decry Plan to Shift Anti-Money Laundering Duties
23+ hour, 29+ min ago (53+ words) UK Accountants Decry Plan to Shift Anti-Money Laundering Duties'Bloomberg Law News UK accounting bodies are protesting a government plan to remove their responsibilities for overseeing compliance with anti-money laundering regulations, saying it will hurt accountancy firms and increase economic crime....