Articles for Legal Risks

Newsom vetoes 2nd bill to help undocumented immigrants, this one about hiring UC, CSU students
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Newsom vetoes 2nd bill to help undocumented immigrants, this one about hiring UC, CSU students

LA Times  

Students and supporters rally in May at UCLA to support the hiring of undocumented students at the University of California. Despite California’s “proud history” of expanding educational opportunities for undocumented students, Newsom said he was vetoing Assembly Bill 2586 because of legal risks to state employees who could be deemed in violation of federal laws against hiring undocumented people. Jeffry …

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UC, CSU wary over legislation allowing them to hire undocumented students. Newsom to decide
4 months ago

UC, CSU wary over legislation allowing them to hire undocumented students. Newsom to decide

LA Times  

Jeffry Umaña Muñoz, a Cal State L.A. graduate student, is at the precipice of a life-changing moment: the potential ability to get a campus job at one of California’s public higher education systems, even though he was brought to the country illegally from El Salvador at age 2 and has no legal work permit. But the passage last week of …

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Australia's biggest sports could be hammered in court for failing to tackle climate change - with one major footy code slammed for its lack of green action in bombshell report
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Australia's biggest sports could be hammered in court for failing to tackle climate change - with one major footy code slammed for its lack of green action in bombshell report

Daily Mail  

Some governing bodies are under fire following report Sporting organisations could open themselves up to legal risks by failing to tackle climate change, as some of the nation's favourite codes came under fire for their poor response to the issue. Play suspended or cancelled due to extreme weather could be considered breach of contract, it found, while directors could also …

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IMF urges El Salvador to strip Bitcoin’s legal tender status
2 years, 11 months ago

IMF urges El Salvador to strip Bitcoin’s legal tender status

Al Jazeera  

El Salvador last year sought a $1.3bn loan from the International Monetary Fund, but talks have been stymied by the lender’s Bitcoin concerns. The International Monetary Fund’s board urged El Salvador to strip Bitcoin of its status as legal currency due to its large risks, highlighting a major obstacle for the nation’s efforts to get a loan from the institution. …

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'We're confident': Russia to share legal risks of Covid-19 vaccine
4 years, 3 months ago

'We're confident': Russia to share legal risks of Covid-19 vaccine

India Today  

Russia is so confident in its Covid-19 vaccine that it will shoulder some of the legal liability should anything go wrong, rather than requiring buyers to take on the full risk, the head of the state fund bankrolling the project told Reuters. "Russia is so confident in its vaccine that it has not asked for full indemnity and this is …

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Some States With Legal Weed Embrace Vaping Bans, Warn Of Black Market Risks
5 years, 2 months ago

Some States With Legal Weed Embrace Vaping Bans, Warn Of Black Market Risks

NPR  

Some States With Legal Weed Embrace Vaping Bans, Warn Of Black Market Risks Enlarge this image toggle caption Jovelle Tamayo/Bloomberg/Getty Images Jovelle Tamayo/Bloomberg/Getty Images Around Washington state, cannabis shops are being required to hang signs warning customers of "severe lung injuries" and "deaths" associated with vaping. "I could barely breathe" Charles Wilcoxen, a police officer for the Puyallup Tribe in …

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