New regulations (76 FR 16999), effective May 24, 2011, pertaining to the Americans with Disabilities Act make a broader interpretation of the definition of disability. The result will probably be more employees requesting accommodations, more ADA litigation and more ADA …
New ADA Regulations Make Proving Disability Easier Read more »
Undercover investigation videos taken in agricultural facilities are frequently used to document unsafe health conditions and animal abuse—and are used as tools for membership recruitment for animal rights organizations. Three states have bills out that would prohibit this practice. Bills …
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The Food and Drug Administration has proposed several recent federal regulations that would implement the obesity-fighting measures in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. One of these proposed regulations [full text from Justia Regulation Tracker] would “require that for …
The TaxProf Blog posts today about Herrington v. Commissioner, T.C. Memo. 2011-73 (Mar. 30, 2011). This U.S. Tax Court ruling holds that a woman can rightfully deduct as theft loss funds withdrawn from her businesses by her abusive boyfriend. The …
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