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Better With Age: Response to new Medicaid recovery law eye-opening – Times Herald-Record
On an individual level, it is, of course, important that you ensure that your elder law plan is up to date in view of the new law. But on a more widespread level, the key to defeating this unjust law … Continue reading
Russell Pearce recall may indicate new political climate – AZCentral.com
Political analysts also warn against reading too much into … which the Arizona Legislature passed last year and several other states copied this year. That law, before the courts halted much of it from going into effect, would have required … Continue reading
Your Finances: Tax law is behind required withdrawals – Times Herald-Record
One question I often get this time of year is about required minimum distributions, often referred to as RMDs. Retirement accounts, such as 401(k)s, 403(b)s and IRAs, are great vehicles to save and grow money, tax-deferred, for retirement. The …
Haverstraw town enacts law to override tax cap – LoHud.com
• Under the proposed budget, the owner of a home assessed at the town average would pay $1,739 next year. • Under the 2011 budget, the owner of a home assessed at the town average paid $1,693 this year. • … Continue reading
Military atheists want a voice – Detroit Free Press
Nightly prayers still are broadcast throughout Navy ships at sea. “The military historically has been a politically conservative culture,” said Robert Tuttle, a professor of law and religion at George Washington University. “And in the United …
Supreme Court justices poised to tackle health care – Detroit Free Press
WASHINGTON — Supreme Court justices appear poised to thrust themselves and the Obama administration’s signature health care law smack into the middle of the 2012 election. As early as Monday, following a closed-door session last week …
Laws against lying raise constitutional concerns – Deseret News
Another problematic case is percolating in Ohio, where the government can fine or imprison candidates or other participants in the political process who violate the state’s “false statement” law, which says: No person shall “make a false …
Young elected fellow by College of Labor and Employment Lawyers – Tallahassee Democrat
There are only 31 other Florida lawyers who are members of The College The sixteenth installation of Fellows was held on Nov. 5, coinciding with the American Bar Association’s Labor and Employment Law Section’s Continuing Legal Education Conference.
Florida laws protect whistle-blowers in the workplace – Tallahassee Democrat
With one exception. “The only crime I can think of that a person is required by law to report is child abuse,” said Assistant State Attorney Greg Marcille. “There is a specific statute that clearly says everybody has a legal … Continue reading
Environmental Law Waiver For Border Patrol Faces Northern Skeptics – Huffington Post
HELENA, Mont. — No one can recall the last time an illegal immigrant hiked into the rugged and remote wilderness of Glacier National Park in an attempt to slip into the U.S. But that isn’t stopping some in Congress from … Continue reading
