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HHS proposes tougher child care safety measures

Kimberly Atkins — Fri, 17 May 2013 14:29:57 +0000

WASHINGTON – New proposed regulations would impose stricter safety requirements on child care providers who receive federal funding.

Under the proposed Department of Health and Human Services rules, child care providers who accept Child Care and Development Fund funding — about 500,000 providers serving an estimated 1.6 million children —
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NLRB advice on confidential investigations has lawyers reading tea leaves

Kimberly Atkins — Wed, 08 May 2013 17:16:39 +0000

WASHINGTON – The employment bar was roiled last year when the National Labor Relations Board ruled that a company policy requiring employees to keep interviews related to internal investigations confidential violated federal labor law.

But since then, the agency has been informally placing limits on that holding by issuing advice
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Court takes up ‘Chevron’ jurisdictional issue

Kimberly Atkins — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 23:31:12 +0000

WASHINGTON – While courts have long given deference to federal agencies’ reasonable interpretations of statutes under Chevron USA v. NRDC, the justices of the U.S. Supreme Court wrestled with the open question of whether Chevron deference extends to an agency’s determination of its own statutory jurisdiction.

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Bill to unify agency privilege standard awaits signing

Kimberly Atkins — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 21:01:41 +0000

WASHINGTON – Legislation that would impose a single standard on how privileged information submitted to any federal agency is treated has passed both houses in Congress and is expected to be signed by President Barack Obama.

The measure, H.R. 4014, which received the support of the American Bar
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Justices to decide agency deference standard

Kimberly Atkins — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 19:29:48 +0000

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether a court should give Chevron deference to an agency’s interpretation of its own jurisdiction.

The case involves a provision of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 that governs the authority of state and local governments regarding the placement and construction of wireless
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Federal employers cut time for processing complaints

Pat Murphy — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 11:43:51 +0000

Federal employers have reduced the time they take to process job discrimination complaints, according to a new study by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

Between 2010 and 2011, federal agencies cut 14 days from the average amount of time it takes
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Proposed White House budget outlines legal priorities

Kimberly Atkins — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 15:41:07 +0000

WASHINGTON – The proposed fiscal 2013 budget released by the White House in February outlines a number of the administration’s priorities related to lawyers, from an increase in enforcement of federal employment and labor laws to more focused attention on food
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Federal agencies launch radon reduction program

Kimberly Atkins — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 12:58:45 +0000

WASHINGTON – Citing radon as a leading cause of non-smoking-related lung cancer, which leads to about 21,000 deaths each year, more than a half dozen federal agencies have joined in an effort to reduce exposure to the radioactive element.

The Federal Radon Action Plan is designed to provide outreach
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Headaches for lawyers averted with budget deal

Kimberly Atkins — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 11:28:43 +0000

WASHINGTON – Just hours before the U.S. government was set to shut down due to a lack of funding, Washington lawmakers agreed to a short-term budget plan Friday night, ensuring that courtrooms and agencies crucial to lawyers will remain open for
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Government shutdown would halt systems critical to lawyers

Kimberly Atkins — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 20:36:43 +0000

The budget impasse and resulting government shutdown would have widespread effects on systems critical to attorneys, slowing some courtroom and agency operations while bringing others to a screeching halt.

Federal courts

According to the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts in Washington, federal courts have enough non-appropriated fees to keep
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