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Wal-Mart Bribery Allegations: What Legal Problems, Penalties Could it Face?
JUDY WOODRUFF: Now, explain the difference between a payment in order to get business or in order to get a permit or a license, a payment that's legal and one that's considered a bribe. How is that defined in the law? JOSEPH HOFFMANN: Well, basically,
Updated: 04/25/2012 09:05P
New federal guidelines could make it tougher to weed out job-seekers with
Not necessarily, the government said Wednesday in new guidelines on how employers can avoid running afoul of laws prohibiting job discrimination. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's updated policy on criminal background checks is part of an
Updated: 04/25/2012 08:49P
Ariz. Sheriff Dever: New Wave of Illegal Immigration if Court Strikes Down Law
Arizona Sheriff Larry Dever, attending a Supreme Court hearing on the constitutionality of his state's controversial immigration control law — SB 1070 — predicted in an exclusive interview with Newsmax.TV that the state will face a new wave of illegal
Updated: 04/25/2012 08:48P
Maryland law enforcement agencies still collecting DNA
Opponents of the practice said the decision to continue taking samples shows disregard for the Court of Appeals and the laws the police are sworn to uphold. Baltimore-based criminal defense lawyer Ivan Bates said he believes any DNA collected following
Updated: 04/25/2012 08:45P
Equal Opportunity Panel Updates Hiring Policy
The commission said that while employers may legally consider criminal records in hiring decisions, a policy that excludes all applicants with a conviction could violate employment discrimination laws because it could have a disparate impact on racial
Updated: 04/25/2012 08:44P
Ottawa wants to appeal ruling on bawdy houses
“This represents a fundamental shift in criminal law and social policy in respect of provisions that have been in force, in some fashion, since prior to Confederation,” the application states. It also has an impact on police and prosecutions,
Updated: 04/25/2012 07:53P
Ottawa wants to appeal ruling on bawdy houses
“This represents a fundamental shift in criminal law and social policy in respect of provisions that have been in force, in some fashion, since prior to Confederation,” the application states. It also has an impact on police and prosecutions,
Updated: 04/25/2012 07:53P
All Eyes on EEOC's Enforcement Guidance
In a letter to the EEOC prior to the vote, the Conference, joined by 54 other organizations, said that “due in part to racial profiling and discriminatory sentencing schemes, racial and ethnic disparities persist at all stages of the criminal justice
Updated: 04/25/2012 07:42P
Appealing prostitution ruling shows disregard for sex workers' safety
On March 27, the Ontario Court of Appeal declared Canada's bawdy house provisions were unconstitutional and amended the pimping provisions of the Criminal Code so only those exploiting prostitutes will be prosecuted. Their decision cleared the way for
Updated: 04/25/2012 07:37P
Minister urges EU to target assets of crime gangs
CONFISCATIONS: MINISTER FOR Justice Alan Shatter is pressing his European colleagues to introduce new laws that would make it easier to confiscate the overseas assets of crime gangs. Mr Shatter wants EU member states to introduce mechanisms for seizing
Updated: 04/25/2012 07:13P
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