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Daniel M. Kowalski
3 months ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
Better Digital Tools Could Help Immigrants Access Benefits
Cornell Chronicle, Dec. 15, 2022 "A multitude of digital resources provides information to asylum seekers and other immigrants, but content is often outdated, and potential users worry they may be vulnerable to online tracking. “If I am...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 4 years ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
New Study Finds Immigrants Pay More in Private Insurance Premiums Than They Receive In Benefits
Leah Zallman, M.D., MPH., Oct. 31, 2018 - "Published in the October edition of Health Affairs , findings from our study using nationally representative data show that immigrants heavily subsidize private insurance of US-born enrollees and boost profits...
Roger Rabb
over 7 years ago
Workers' Compensation
Recent Cases, News, Trends & Developments
Occupational Safety Research: The Potentials and Hurdles of Using Workers’ Comp Data
By Roger Rabb, J.D., Special Correspondent for the LexisNexis Workers’ Compensation eNewsletter Last December at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Workers’ Compensation Leaders Research Colloquium in Washington...
Keller and Heckman LLP
over 7 years ago
Public Policy
Public Policy Law Blog
China Passes Sweeping Amendment to Food Safety Law: The Most Stringent To Date
On April 25, 2015, after two rounds of comment solicitation and revision in 2013 and 2014, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress of China passed the amended Food Safety Law (“Law”).[1] The Law, which will enter into...
State Net
over 8 years ago
Tax Law
State & Local Taxation
State Net Capitol Journal – New Hampshire Supreme Court Okays Pension Reform Law
Budget & Taxes NH SUPREME COURT OKAYS PENSION REFORM LAW: In 2013 the Superior Court in Merrimack County, New Hampshire invalidated a 2011 state law increasing the amount public employees — even those who've been on the job over 10 years...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 6 years ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
USCIS Policy Alert - Definition of Certain Classes of Medical Conditions and Other Updates Relating to Health-Related Grounds of Inadmissibility
USCIS, Nov. 2, 2016 - "U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is updating guidance regarding health-related grounds of inadmissibility in accordance with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) rulemaking updating Title...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 9 years ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
Guidance for Health-Related Grounds of Inadmissibility and Waivers: USCIS Policy Manual, Vol. 8
"USCIS is issuing guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual on the health-related grounds of inadmissibility under INA 212(a)(1) and corresponding waivers under INA 212(g). ... USCIS currently provides guidance on medical grounds of inadmissibility in...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 6 years ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
NILC Webinar this Friday (Oct. 14, 2016)
NILC - " Join us for a webinar this Friday, October 14, at 10 a.m. Pacific / 1 p.m. Eastern time to get the latest news and updates on key immigrants’ rights issues and developments , including: • DACA renewal delays, and strategies to...
William A. Ruskin
over 10 years ago
Litigation
Litigation Blog
William A. Ruskin: Resurgent Mold Litigation In Sandy's Wake
By William A. Ruskin There is a significant risk that there will be a resurgence of mold claims and mold litigation in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. Sandy left behind thousands of homes and offices in New York and New Jersey with flood-soaked flooring...
William A. Ruskin
over 9 years ago
Litigation
Litigation Blog
William A. Ruskin: Comcast May Be A Class Action Game-Changer, But Not In Boston
By William A. Ruskin | In Comcast Corp. v Behrend , 133 S.Ct. 1426 (March 27, 2013) [ enhanced opinion available to lexis.com subscribers ], the Supreme Court held that the lower court erred in failing to consider flaws in plaintiffs' damages model...
Lisa Stam
over 10 years ago
Labor and Employment Law
Labor and Employment Law Blog
Mandatory Workplace Postings in Ontario
I doubt there is anything more dry than reading a blog post about mandatory workplace government posters, but it's a mandatory requirement that comes with fines and cranky inspectors if you don't comply with the requirements. And I will try to...
Thomas H. Clarke, Jr.
over 11 years ago
Environmental
Public Health and Safety
Evidence supports association between methylmercury exposure and adverse cardiovascular impacts
Traditionally, when one considers exposure to methylmercury, adverse impacts upon the brain and kidneys are foremost in any risk assessment. See, for example, http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxfaqs/tf.asp?id=113&tid=24 . Given the state of the evidence...
Thomas H. Clarke, Jr.
over 11 years ago
Environmental
Public Health and Safety
Composition of diesel exhaust varies with engine loading, producing differential health impact characteristics from the emissions
As noted in several prior posts, the study of the impact on diesel exhaust has focused on the PM10 and PM 2.5 profiles of the emissions. Recently, researchers argued that this view is too simplistic, and present an interesting study in support of their...
Thomas H. Clarke, Jr.
over 11 years ago
Environmental
Public Health and Safety
When vanity is dangerous -- skin-lightening creams and mercury exposure
It has always amazed me the extent to which individuals are not satisfied with their physical appearance; this dissatisfaction is the foundation of much cosmetic surgery. However, it also has dangerous implications. After decades of warnings, individuals...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 10 years ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
How Will the Health Law Affect Coverage for Immigrants?
"Here are five questions about the health law, immigrants and the medical providers who care for them." - Kaiser Health News, Oct. 12, 2012 .
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