Paid family leave policies are expanding, but are new mothers actually taking time off?
Jan 24, 2017 15:37 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy Law
The recent presidential campaign reminded us that the U.S. is one of only a handful of countries that doesnt require companies to provide paid maternity leave. Maternity leave is important. One of the key reasons is...
China Chokes VPN Use, Government Permission Now Needed
Jan 24, 2017 08:23 am UTC| Technology Law
For many internet users in China, the use of virtual private network (VPN) services is the only way to operate online without having to worry about the government breathing down their necks. Now, the Chinese government is...
Apple And Qualcomm Duke It Out, $1B At Stake
Jan 23, 2017 06:15 am UTC| Technology Law
Global mobile processor chip maker Qualcomm recently got hit with a lawsuit by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission for supposedly strong-arming Apple into an unfair deal. Now, Apple is joining in with its own lawsuit and...
What is at stake in the Supreme Court's Brexit ruling
Jan 20, 2017 15:34 pm UTC| Law
The UKs Supreme Court will rule on January 24 on whether the government or parliament has the right to trigger Article 50 and take the UK out of the European Union. For the first time in the courts history, all of its...
Big Pharma Starts Using Cannabis For Making Drugs In Earnest
Jan 20, 2017 10:01 am UTC| Health Law
For decades, cannabis or marijuana as it is more commonly known has been treated as an illegal substance that could land offenders in prison for a long time. After the movement to make marijuana legal gained steam, several...
Ubers $20M Settlement With Drivers For Exaggerating Potential Earnings
Jan 20, 2017 09:58 am UTC| Technology Law
The cab-hailing company Uber is now being ordered by the Federal Trade Commission to pay out $20 million in settlement money for excessively exaggerating how much drivers could make. Uber also lied about how much drivers...
Zuckerberg Sues Hawaiian Landowners To Give Them Money
Jan 20, 2017 03:47 am UTC| Law
News broke recently that Mark Zuckerberg, the billionaire founder of Facebook, is suing Hawaiians who are descendants of natives that were granted land ownership. Contrary to how it sounds, which is basically a story about...
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