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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Rafael Medina, 202,869,0390 WASHINGTON - Tuesday, March 2 at 12 p.m. ET, Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) And civil rights activists, law enforcement and Conservative leaders will hold a press conference…

In case you failed, a group of civil rights organizations - including the North Carolina Justice Center (parent organization of NC Policy Watch) - filed a complaint with the federal government yesterday because the North Carolina Department…

Cheri Berry's stain on the NC Department of Labor is still visible, despite a new face in the elevators of the state these days.The former Labor Commissioner retired from her position at the end of 2020; In November, she…

Feb. 4, 2021 - BAKERSFIELD, California - Crescencio Velasco Covarrubias, 45, of Buttonwillow, has been charged with multiple insurance fraud charges after allegedly failing to provide information previous work-related injuries in order…

SACRAMENTO California Attorney General Xavier Becerra announced that he is opening a civil rights investigation into the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD), the largest sheriff's department in the United States.The investigation…

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - California's chief prosecutor on Friday opened an investigation into the scandal-ridden Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, investigating allegations that the agency had embroiled in a long pattern of excessive…

The Massachusetts Department of Family and Medical Vacation releases new forms and FAQs covering the lexology of upcoming family vacation and medical vacation

Effective January 1, 2021, the Massachusetts Department of Family and Sick Leave ("DFML") has released important updates to the start of vacation benefits under the Massachusetts Paid Family and Sick Leave Act ("PFML"). As we reported…

As we've blogged before here, here, and here, Oregon lawmakers passed a Paid Family and Sick Leave (PFML) Bill in 2019 that gives Oregon employees up to 12 weeks of paid vacation for a specified purpose, payroll tax; Oregon employers…

Community leaders and civil rights activists are calling for greater accountability from the Hartford Police Department after a detective allegedly sent text messages to other officials suggesting a bet on where the first murder…