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New law sets 1-week waiting period for unemployment benefitsChicago TribuneMADISON, Wis. (AP) — A new waiting period for unemployment benefits begins this week in Wisconsin. The one-week waiting period before unemployed workers can begin collecting benefits is expected to save the state an estimated $45 million a year. …and more » View full post on law [...]

New law sets waiting period for unemployment benefitsOshkosh NorthwesternA new state budget provision requiring a one-week waiting period before unemployed workers can begin collecting unemployment benefits is set to take effect next week. The new provision will impact the newly unemployed and those already collecting …and more » View full post on law – Google News

TIME The Legal Case You've Been Waiting For? Mark Zuckerberg Vs. Mark ZuckerbergTIMEBy Graeme McMillan | @graemem | December 19, 2011 | + Here's one you probably didn't see coming: Facebook has set its legal hounds on Mark Zuckerberg. The Facebook founder could be forgiven for having a slight identity crisis now that Facebook has [...]

The U.S. House of Representatives has passed the ‘Fairness for High-Skilled Workers Act’ that proposes, among other provisions, a provision to end per-country quota for employment based Green Cards. The bill proposes to eliminate the current provisions under which citizens of a country can be issued no more than 7% of total employment-based Green Cards [...]

WFMY News 2 Judge stops ultrasound viewing rules in NC's new abortion law; 24-hour waiting …Washington PostRALEIGH, NC — A federal judge blocked part of North Carolina's new abortion law Tuesday, ruling providers do not have to place an ultrasound image next to a pregnant woman so she can view it, nor do they have [...]

The wheels of justice are turning slowly in the massive IPO securities litigation spawned by the Internet bubble of the late ’90s, with appeals by class members and lawyers alike stalling any distribution of the $586 million settlement, which includes $170 million in legal fees. View full post on Law.com – Newswire

NorthJersey.com NJ gay couples waiting for same-sex marriage to be legal at homeNorthJersey.comCindy Meneghin and Maureen Kilian will be watching with envy Sunday as hundreds of gay couples tie the knot in New York on the day same-sex marriage becomes legal in that state. While preparing food with their son Josh …and more » View full [...]

New York Times (blog) Amazon, state play waiting gameLos Angeles TimesBut the showdown over the new tax collection law that took effect Friday could still be months away. Companies don't send the taxes to the state until the end of each quarter, which means the California Board of Equalization won't know officially about …California 'Amazon [...]

Kansas City Star Waiting To Hear If The NFL Lockout Is LegalBusiness InsiderThe basic argument was whether or not the league-imposed lockout that began in March is legal. Back on April 25, Minnesota US District Court Judge Susan Nelson ruled the lockout illegal and said the players were subject to irreparable harm as a result [...]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers Waiting On Aqib Talib's Legal Proceedings To Play OutSB NationAs Pro Football Weekly confirms, the Bucs are now willing to wait on the legal process to work itself out regarding Talib's case before proceeding with a verdict of their own. The official felony charge in Texas stemming from March 21st is “aggravated [...]