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California Emergency Management Agency (CalEMA) – Attached is the VAWA Sexual Assault Forensic Compliance Information Bulletin developed by Cal EMA’s VAWA Forensic Compliance Committee. Senate Bill 534 (Corbett) amended Penal Code Sections 13823.7, 13823.12 and ... Read the original: California – New California law; Senate Bill 534 (Corbett); sexual assault forensic examinations

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Popular retail chain Forever 21 is being sued by some former and current retail employees . The California class action suit claims that workers were not properly compensated for the company's employee bag checks. The named plaintiffs also claim that the store routinely made them work off the clock. Routine bag checks were utilized for many employees ,...

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Consulting an attorney can be costly, but you may be able to recoup some of those costs by deducting legal fees from your small-business taxes. The Internal Revenue Service code does not specifically list legal fees as a deductible item. However, the tax code may allow you to deduct legal fees as an ordinary business expense, depending on...

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St. Louis Today –  The U.S. Supreme Court had a chance last week to address a serious defect in criminal cases, improve the quality of American justice and strengthen people’s faith in the court system. It ... Visit link: Editorial: Supreme Court needs to know seeing is not believing

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Some love a sculpture of legs as the embodiment of a village’s sense of humor, but officials in Sag Harbor have condemned it for not complying with code. Follow this link: Legs Sculpture in Hamptons Village Is to Be Removed

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 Note: You must log in to view this streaming self-study video program. brightcove.createExperiences(); Arguing To The Jury Using All of The Senses Jack Earley, Attorney ... Read the original: Trial Skills – Arguing To The Jury Using All of The Senses – A California MCLE Self-Study Video/Audio Program

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A crashed California Department of Justice (DOJ) website during the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday prevented the shipment of thousands of firearms to retailers in California, and cost legitimate businesses tens of thousands of dollars in delayed or lost sales. California has some of the most restrictive firearm laws in the country. One of those laws creates the...

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This year's landmark Rio+20 conference could help underpin investor confidence in a shift to a more sustainable global economy - if elements in the recently released 'draft outcome' are developed, according to HSBC. Read more: Rio+20 draft offers 'bare bones' of green growth manifesto - HSBC

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Institutional investors should continue to track the progress of international climate talks, despite limited progress since Copenhagen in 2009, according to a leading analyst. See the original post here: Climate talks 'send important signals' to investors - Deutsche Bank

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A nonprofit organization and a Gulf Coast electric company have come up with a way that might raise money to help protect New Orleans and surrounding areas from storms made worse by climate change - by collecting funds from people who feel bad about their carbon dioxide emissions. Read the original post: Calculating the Carbon Value of a...