Probation Officers Partner with Community to Help ‘People Change Their Lives’

Probation and pretrial services officers collaborate with their community to help people under supervision fully reintegrate themselves into society. Highlighting how probation and pretrial offices and their community partners are stronger together is the goal of this year’s National Pretrial, Probation, and Parole Supervision Week.
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SEEKING TO TREAT A PATIENT OVER THEIR OBJECTIONS

Because of some reason or issue in the parent/child relationship, the patient’s daughter refused to be the decision maker in her mother’s care.

KINGS COUNTY HOSP. v. MR, 2023 NY Slip Op 50647 – NY: Kings Supreme Court 2023:

STEVEN Z. MOSTOFSKY, J.

Kings County Hospital (KCH) filed an application to treat M.R. over her objection under the Family Healthcare Decisions Act, Public Health Law (PHL) § 29-cc. The statute permits the hospital to bring this special proceeding for M.R.’s … Read the rest

Companies now have 10 business days to file changes to their corporate information

On 24 May 2023, the Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition published the Companies Amendment Regulations, 2023 (Amendment Regulations). The Amendment Regulations were drafted in consultation with the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) to align the Companies Regulations with the General Laws (Anti-Money Laundering and Combating Terrorism Financing) Amendment Act, 2022 (General Laws Amendment Act). The General Laws Amendment Act amended four pieces of legislation, including the Companies Act, 2008 (Companies Act), in an effort to avoid or help overcome … Read the rest

Staffing Companies and Their Clients: A Possible Disaster Brewing Because Of Independent Contractor Misclassification

I have many clients that use staffing/temporary agencies for securing personnel.  The danger lurking in these relationships is that the two entities (staffing company and client) may be found to be a joint employer.  Another danger, an offshoot of the joint employer problem, is that if the staffing agencies classify, or rather, misclassify, those workers as “independent contractors” when they send them to the clients, there may well be liability for the client company.  The USDOL is now onto this … Read the rest

Aging Parents’ Fear: Being Put In A Care Home Against Their Will

In our work at AgingParents.com, we often hear from adult children that the elder in their lives absolutely doesn’t want to be “put in a home”. By that they typically mean that they fear giving up their own living situation and being forced to go elsewhere for some form of care. They extract promises from their loved ones that they’ll never do that. There are times when family can’t take care of the aging parent at home and a living … Read the rest

At Jackson’s investiture, the courtroom brims with politicians as the justices find their new seats

At Jackson’s investiture, the courtroom brims with politicians as the justices find their new seats

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A View from the Courtroom is an occasional series offering an inside look at oral arguments and opinion announcements (and other Supreme Court events) unfolding in real time.

In the wake of last term’s controversial decisions, and with the Supreme Court’s public approval ratings at historic lows, some of the justices have recently been taking potshots at each other in the media. But on Friday, the justices appear to put aside their differences, at least for a day, … Read the rest

10 Ways Lawyers Can Broaden Their Client Base

Have you heard the saying don’t put all your eggs in one basket? Well it’s so true for business professionals, especially lawyers.

Diversification of your client base is crucial as is not relying on one or two clients for all of your work, because change happens within organizations and to organizations every day.

People leave companies, needs change, mergers happen. Companies go out of business. You just never know.

It’s so important to also make sure that your building relationships … Read the rest

Judge Ada Brown Encourages People to Embrace Their Diversity

Judge Ada Brown is the first woman of African American heritage to serve as a district judge in the Northern District of Texas, in the over 140-year history of the court. She also is one of just a handful of individuals with Native American ancestry to ever become a federal judge. Inspiration from her mentors, and seeing others with similar backgrounds do great things, encouraged Brown to dream big.  
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