BRUSSELS, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Europe's biotechnology industry has warned the European Commission that agricultural imports vital to EU food security are increasingly being put at risk, due to the slow pace of the bloc's approval system for genetically modified (GM) crops. See the original post: Biotech firms warn EU over pace of GM crop approvals
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California Gov. Jerry Brown had until midnight October 9, 2011, to sign or veto bills before him. He used every last minute, signing bills... Read more here: Flurry of Employment Bills Signed Over the Weekend
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As an employer, jury duty can be a hassle. It can make you miss work if you get called to serve. Not to mention it could make a key employee absent from their post if the government chooses them to sit for jury duty. What are the legal ramifications if an employee gets called away on jury duty?...
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%excerpt% See the original post: NWTF Oklahoma to Invest $184,000 in State Projects in 2012
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Polar Bear Trophy Import Bill Passes Committee Read more: Polar Bear Trophy Import Bill Passes Committee
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The Sacramento Bee – By Kevin Yamamura - Saturday, October 08, 2011 Counties and law enforcement groups plan to file their own initiative this month to ensure the state continues paying them billions of dollars annually for assuming duties such as housing inmates. The proposal outlined by local leaders would not include tax increases despite…[Full story at: http://www.sacbee.com/2011/10/08/3968698/county-public-safety-officials.html ]...
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Ethics & Technology page is a collection of resources addressing attorney professional responsibility issues that arise in connection with the use of Internet websites, email, chat rooms and other technologies. The resources include advisory ethics opinions, articles and MCLE programs. Most of the links to these resources are internal links to other State Bar pages. Some are external...
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The California Public Defenders Association presents…Defending Sex Crimes Seminar – Saturday, December 3, 2011 At The Palm Springs Doral Desert Princess Resort 67967 Vista Chino, Cathedral City, California 92234 For Lodging Call 1-888-386-4677 or 1-760-322-7000 Coordinators: Kathleen Cannon, Deputy Public Defender, San Diego County Juliana Humphrey, Deputy Public Defender, San Diego County Join us this year in beautiful...
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Sunday Hunting in Virginia: The Time Has Come Continued here: Sunday Hunting in Virginia: The Time Has Come
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Cook County judges are ordering more suspects charged in non-violent crimes to await trial at home on electronic monitoring, rather than behind bars, according to new statistics released Wednesday. In the last year alone, the number of suspects on electronic monitoring has more than doubled, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle’s office announced. In 2010, a daily average...
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