ArticleVaccination – A No Brainer Or Another Area Of Parental Discourse?Most people have fairly fixed views about whether or not they want the vaccine, but are they as sure about whether their children should have it?United KingdomCoronavirus (COVID-19)BLM
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ArticleCOVID-19 And The Impact On CarersFear of a "mental health crisis across the health and social care sector" in the UK has been expressed by Dr Talya Greene, the lead author of a Frontline COVID study report recently published in the European Journal of Psychotraumatology. United KingdomFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesBLM
ArticleHardmen And Headers – Football In The NewsDid it make a difference to the spectacle on offer? You would have to ask the 300 or so spectators, but I suspect not.United KingdomMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentBLM
ArticleDoes The Way Forward For E-Scooter Regulation Remain Unclear?That is certainly the superficial conclusion from yesterday's short debate about e-scooters in the Lords. Wrapping it up, Transport Minister Baroness Vere said in terms...United KingdomTransportBLM
ArticleKeep Your Eyes On The (Rules Of) The RoadAccording to a 2021 study by Rooster Insurance, 46.6 per cent of drivers have never refreshed their knowledge of the Highway Code. United KingdomTransportBLM
ArticleWhen Protesting Is Not Protected: NLRB Finds Employees' Off-Duty Participation In Black Lives Matter Protests Not Protected ActivityOn August 21, 2024, the NLRB affirmed an administrative law judge ("ALJ") decision and held in SFR, Inc. d/b/a Parkside Café, 373 N.L.R.B. No. 84, that employees who participated in Black Lives Matter ("BLM")...United StatesEmployment and HRProskauer Rose LLP
ArticleAppellate Court Upholds Employee Termination For Facebook Post Stating BLM Is RacistOn May 20, 2022, the New Jersey Appellate Division affirmed an employer's decision to terminate an employee over her comments on a Facebook post.United StatesEmployment and HRWilentz, Goldman & Spitzer
ArticleDo You Dare To Flare? A North Dakota Field Office Provides A View Into The Federal Regulatory FutureThough segmented in implementation, each of these regulatory measures represents a reaction to a pair of related themes that run throughout the Administration's energy policy.United StatesEnergy and Natural ResourcesBakerHostetler
ArticleNLRB, First Circuit Consider Black Lives Matter Items In The WorkplaceBoth the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and the First U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals weighed in on employees wearing Black Lives Matter items while at work...United StatesEmployment and HRManatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP
ArticleLong COVID: Will Insurers Face More Complex Cases Than Originally Anticipated?On 26 October 2020 I reported on details of a study undertaken by King's College on the condition of 'Long COVID'. United KingdomCoronavirus (COVID-19)BLM
ArticleDOI Exercises Authority Under Novel Emergency Authorities To Approve Uranium MineThe Department of the Interior approved the reactivation of the Velvet-Wood uranium and vanadium mine using new emergency procedures issued pursuant to President Trump's Executive Order 14156...United StatesEnvironmentPerkins Coie LLP
ArticleThis Week's Climate Policy UpdateThe Department of Interior (DOI) released its proposed methane rule to modernize the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) requirements around oil and gas venting, flaring and leaks. United StatesEnvironmentAkin
ArticleUnder Unprecedented Pressure: The Local Government & Social Care Ombudsman's Report On COVID And CareThe Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman (the Ombudsman) has issued a report on the impact of COVID-19 on local authorities and care providers, dealing with the significant increase in pressure...United KingdomCoronavirus (COVID-19)BLM
ArticleAmey Rail Limited Fined £600,000 For Health And Safety Breaches During ReconstructionRail regulator, the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) brought the prosecution against Amey Rail Limited, under the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act.1974 for failure to ensure lifting operations were properly planned...United KingdomEmployment and HRBLM
ArticleThe Impact Of The Staffing Crisis On Dementia Care HomesRecent reports by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) have rated one in five care homes specialising in the care of dementia patients either "inadequate" or "requires improvement". United KingdomFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesBLM
ArticleHip Disarticulation - The FutureFor insurers, a case involving hip disarticulation surgery brings the challenging prospect of an expensive claim which may well go on for many years. Hip disarticulation surgery involves amputation...United KingdomLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationBLM
ArticleJune 1 Will Turn Out To Be A Significant Date For Scots Law, And It's About TimeJune 1 2022 marks a significant date in the development of Scots law with the long-awaited, though still partial, implementation of the Prescription (Scotland) Act 2018.United KingdomLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationBLM
ArticleOnline Harms Get Real? Trump's Social Media Ban And The Future Of Social Media RegulationOn 15 December, the UK Government set out its proposals to regulate social media in the UK. United KingdomMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentBLM
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