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New legal restrictions on XL Bully dogs now in force

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New restrictions on the XL Bully dogs are now in force (31 December) making it a legal requirement for all XL Bully dogs to be kept on a lead and muzzled when in public. It is also illegal to breed, sell, advertise, gift, exchange, abandon or let XL Bully dogs stray from today. The decision to ban XL Bully dogs was made following a concerning rise in attacks from these dangerous dogs, with 23 people sadly losing their lives after vicious dog attacks in the last three years. XL Bullies have been involved in many of these tragic deaths. Owners…
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Legal Update: Care – A protected characteristic?

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Ellen Broome, managing director of CoramBAAF, explains how making care a protected characteristic would place a duty on organizations to take the needs of care-experienced people into account. In July, the children’s commissioner for England, Dame Rachel de Souza, opened a consultation on whether care experience should be a “protected characteristic” under the Equality Act 2010. This follows news that 55 local authorities so far have voted to make care experience a protected characteristic. The momentum for change has emerged out of the growing recognition that care leavers face poorer outcomes in physical and mental health, education, employment and…
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Breaking digital competition law may cost up to 10% of global turnover

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NEW DELHI : Digital economy enforces violating provisions of an upcoming competition law to govern them may be penalized up to 10% of their global turnover, a top government panel recommended. The corporate affairs ministry panel led by its secretary Manoj Govil on Tuesday proposed a new set of compliance obligations for influential digital economy firms such as Google, Apple and Meta. The proposed new requirements to ensure fair play in the digital economy will govern systemically significant digital enterprises (SSDEs), which will be identified on the basis of factors such as their India turnover, global turnover, gross merchandise value,…
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Alito extends Supreme Court pause of SB4, Texas immigration law that would allow state to arrest migrants

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Washington — Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito on Tuesday extended an order blocking Texas troopers and police from arresting and jailing migrants suspected of crossing the US southern border without authorization under a strict state immigration law known as SB4. Alito continued an administrative stay of a lower court order that had paved the way for Texas officials to enforce SB4, one of the toughest state immigration laws in US history. The pause was previously going to expire on Wednesday evening. Alito on Tuesday extended it through Monday, March 18. Passed into law by the Texas legislature last year, SB4…
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Fairfax County Hosts “Human Rights: Legal Updates and Emerging Frontiers” Event

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Our Office of Human Rights and Equity Programs played host to a critical multi-jurisdictional event today aimed at addressing the challenges faced by families and individuals in Northern Virginia. “The State of Human Rights: Legal Updates and Emerging Frontiers,” brought together renowned experts on housing and employment in the region for discussions surrounding fair housing and equal employment opportunities, shedding light on the intricacies of combating discrimination. Keynote speakers at the event included: Demetria McCain, the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity at the US Department of Housing and Urban Development. McCain delivered a thought-provoking address…
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US Supreme Court extends pause on SB4, Texas’ immigration bill; new lawsuit challenges law

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The US Supreme Court will keep Texas’ controversial immigration-enforcement law, Senate Bill 4, on hold until next week. The development came the same day a new lawsuit was filed in an attempt to halt the legislation. In an order Tuesday morning, Justice Samuel Alito extended an administrative stay on the law until Monday at 4 pm Central. It was scheduled to expire Wednesday unless the Supreme Court weighed in. The law allows local and state police officers to arrest a person they suspect of being in Texas without authorization and empowering local judges to order a migrant to return to…
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Legal Update: If Pain, Yes Gain – Part 111: California State Legislature Passes Amendments to Statewide Paid Sick Leave Law

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What You Need to Know: In what promises to be a tectonic shift in California’s paid sick leave landscape, on September 13, 2023 the California legislature passed SB 616, which is expected to expand the State’s existing paid sick leave mandate, the Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act of 2014in significant ways. The proposed amendment increases the annual amount of California paid sick leave from three days or 24 hours, to five days or 40 hours for eligible employees. The increase to five days or 40 hours impacts several substantive topics, including the amount of available paid sick leave eligible employees…
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The US is allowing hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans to work legally

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration says it’s granting temporary legal status to hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans who are already in the country — quickly making them eligible to work — as it grapples with growing numbers of people fleeing the South American country and elsewhere to arrive at the US-Mexico border. The move — along with promises to accelerate work permits for many migrants — may appease Democratic leaders who has pressured the White House to do more to aid asylum seekers, while also providing grist for Republicans who say President Joe Biden has been too lax on…
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