Lawmakers in 11 states seek to weaken child labor restrictions

Lawmakers in 11 states seek to weaken child labor restrictions

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — In the past two years, lawmakers in at least 11 states have sought to loosen child labor laws to help employers fill empty jobs, even as federal officials and news investigations suggest that many minors working in manufacturing, meatpacking and construction jobs are being exploited or hurt. The unemployment rate sits at 3.5% — a level last reached in 1969 — and businesses of all types, from factories to restaurants to retail stores, are struggling to find workers. Some state legislators, mostly Republicans, see teenagers as a partial solution. They also argue that relaxing the rules will…
R (on the application of Pearce and others) v Parole Board for England and Wales [2023] UKSC 13 – UKSC Blog

R (on the application of Pearce and others) v Parole Board for England and Wales [2023] UKSC 13 – UKSC Blog

This appeal is concerned with the following questions: (1) When the Parole Board is deciding whether or not to direct the release of a prisoner on license, can it only take into account allegations if they are proved on the balance of probabilities? (2) Does the Parole Board’s “Guidance on Allegations” (the Guidance) misstate the law on this issue? The Parole Board for England and Wales (“the Board”) is responsible for deciding whether or not to direct the early release of prisoners serving various categories of sentences of imprisonment. When making its decision, the Board must be satisfied that it…
R (on the application of Pearce and others) v Parole Board for England and Wales [2023] UKSC 13 – UKSC Blog

Moulsdale t/a Moulsdale Properties v Commissioners for His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (Scotland) [2023] UKSC 12 – UKSC Blog

On appeal from: [2021] CSHI 29 This appeal concerns whether the appellant (trading as Moulsdale Properties) should have charged value added tax (“VAT”) on the sale price of a property which he sold to a purchaser who had no connection to him in September 2014. Sales of land and buildings are generally exempt from VAT in accordance with Schedule 9 Group 1 to the Value Added Tax Act 1994 (“VATA”). However, paragraph 1 of Schedule 10 to VATA gives a taxable person an option to tax transactions relating to a particular parcel of land. Where the option to tax is…
R (on the application of Pearce and others) v Parole Board for England and Wales [2023] UKSC 13 – UKSC Blog

This Week in the Supreme Court – w/c 13th March 2023 – UKSCBlog

Hearings in the Supreme Court are now shown live on the Court’s website. On monday 13th March and Tuesday 14th march the Court will hear the case of R (on the application of Officer W80) v Director General of the Independent Office for Police Conduct and otherson appeal from [2020] EWCA Civ 1301. The case will consider whether, in the context of police misconduct proceedings, it is open to a reasonable disciplinary panel to make a finding of misconduct if an officer’s honest, but mistaken, belief that his life was threatened was found to be unreasonable. The hearing will begin…
R (on the application of Pearce and others) v Parole Board for England and Wales [2023] UKSC 13 – UKSC Blog

This Week in the Supreme Court – week commencing 9th January 2023 – UKSCBlog

Hearings in the Supreme Court are now shown live on the Court’s website. On Wednesday 11 January the Court will hand-down judgment in McCue (as guardian for Andrew McCue) (AP) v Glasgow City Council (Scotland) [2023] UKSC 1, on appeal from [2020] CSHI 51. The key issue concerns whether the Respondent’s charging policy for community care services is discriminatory. The Respondent, a local authority, has the power to charge for its services, although certain deductions may be applied to reduce the contribution payable. This appeal concerns the Respondent’s decision to allow only certain deductions together with the validity of the…
The Battle of the Supermarkets – Evergreening of Commerce Marks and Potential Dangerous Religion

The Battle of the Supermarkets – Evergreening of Commerce Marks and Potential Dangerous Religion

Two well-known grocery shops, Tesco and Lidl, are concerned in an ongoing commerce mark dispute (Lidl Nice Britain Restricted v Tesco Shops Restricted [2022] EWHC 1434 (Ch)). Whereas the trial is ready to happen in 2023, the latest developments in relation to arguments of dangerous religion are noteworthy, particularly for manufacturers engaged in commerce mark refiling, or ‘evergreening’. The DisputeLidl is a funds grocery store that owns various commerce mark registrations for its brand, together with a figurative mark bearing ‘LIDL’ within the center, and a plain brand mark with no textual content (see beneath). The most important grocery retailer…
Brake and Anor v Chedington Courtroom Property Ltd – UKSCBlog

Brake and Anor v Chedington Courtroom Property Ltd – UKSCBlog

On this submit, Tara McCarthy and James Warshaw, associates within the litigation workforce at CMS, preview the choice awaited from the Supreme Courtroom in Brake and Anor v Chedington Courtroom Property Ltd. Factual Background The respondents within the Supreme Courtroom are a married couple, Mr and Mrs Brake, and their son. Mr and Mrs Brake lived on a farm which they ran as a marriage and occasions venue in partnership with a 3rd celebration. Mr and Mrs Brake contributed the farm as property of the partnership. The partnership later acquired authorized title to the cottage which was transferred to the…
how Texas legal guidelines are altering in 2023

how Texas legal guidelines are altering in 2023

As Texas heads into a brand new legislative session this coming 12 months, legal guidelines handed and signed in 2021 are set to enter impact on New Yr’s Day. The brand new legal guidelines embrace key property tax code revisions, an overhaul of the state’s judicial department and past. The next is a information to among the big-ticket measures and legal guidelines going into impact in Texas beginning in 2023. New property tax code revisions Among the many greatest gadgets Texas will enact within the coming 12 months is a sweeping invoice revising the Texas Training Code, Authorities Code and…