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USA TODAY Indiana House Passes Right-to-Work Law on Mandatory Union DuesBusinessWeekIndiana would be the first state to endorse such a law since Oklahoma approved a similar measure in 2001. Republican lawmakers view the measure as a cost-cutting, job-creating tool, while Democrats call it union-busting that will lower wages.Indiana Moves Closer To Right-to-Work LawWall Street JournalIndiana [...]

ABC News Missouri Lawmakers Look to Toughen 'Mandatory Reporter' LawOzarksFirst.comThese laws require certain professionals – like teachers and coaches – to contact authorities if they suspect child abuse or neglect. Such laws do not exist in Pennsylvania and neither McQueary nor Paterno were charged with crimes as a result of their …After Penn State Mo. [...]

PBS A legal basis for mandatory S-Comm? Read the federal memo89.3 KPCCA legal basis for mandatory S-Comm? Read the federal memo An October 2, 2010 federal memo made public today shows that immigration officials were long ago bracing itself for legal challenges to their position, recently affirmed, that states' …Administration folds in immigration FOIA fight, [...]

Analysis: Mandatory reporting laws could harm childrenReutersBy Andrew Longstreth NEW YORK (Reuters) – In the wake of child sex-abuse scandals at Penn State University and Syracuse University, states have jumped to toughen laws on who must report child abuse, sparking a debate about the effectiveness of such …and more » View full post on law – [...]

Washington Times Mandatory reporting law might not protect all sex abuse victimsWTVRVirginia's mandatory reporting law requires that most anyone who works with children on a daily basis be legally required to report suspected cases of abuse to child protective services. Teachers, daycare workers, health care providers and first …Mandatory abuse reporting law needed nationwide?CBS NewsState [...]

Mandatory abuse reporting law needed nationwide?CBS NewsDifferent states have different laws on whether people can be charged with a crime for not reporting such abuse. Delaware has a mandatory reporting law. The state's attorney general, Beau Biden, explained on "The Early Show" Monday that hid state's …and more » View full post on law – Google [...]

Black convicted offenders are the racial group least likely to earn relief from mandatory minimum sentences for assisting the government, according to a major study of mandatory minimum penalties by the U.S. Sentencing Commission. View full post on Law.com – Newswire

Houston Chronicle Mandatory E-Verify bill looks headed for House passageHouston Chronicle (blog)The Legal Workforce Act, approved Wednesday by a House panel along strict party lines, has stirred the immigration debate. The legislation's sponsor, Rep. Lamar Smith, R-San Antonio, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, said 23 million Americans …Lawmakers weigh use of worker status verification [...]

Requiring students at a public college to submit to mandatory drug screening is an invasion of privacy, the American Civil Liberties Union asserted in a class action filed on Wednesday of behalf of six students at Linn State Technical College in Missouri. View full post on Law.com – Newswire

A federal judge has blocked a mandatory drug testing program for students at a Missouri technical college after the American Civil Liberties Union went to court challenging the tests’ constitutionality. View full post on Law.com – Newswire