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Environment: Alert - November 18, 2009

Environmental justice – a mix of environmental and civil rights law and policy – is receiving in­creased attention in the Obama Administration, bringing with it challenges and opportunities for municipalities, facilities and others operating in low-income and minority communities. This alert discusses various aspects of environmental justice and the implications for the Obama Administration. Federal agencies, including the DOJ and EPA, have concluded that low-income and minority communities bear a greater environmental risk than the general population. Now is the right time to take stock of your environmental justice situation and take any prudent proactive steps.

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Labor, Employment and Benefits: Alert - November 10, 2009

On October 28, 2009, President Obama signed into law a Defense Department Fiscal Year 2010 authorization bill that expands the Family and Medical Leave Act’s (FMLA) requirements with respect to “qualifying exigency leave” for family of military members and “military caregiver leave.” Specifically, qualifying exigency leave now applies to employees who have family members on active duty military service in a for­eign country, and military caregiver leave applies to family members of veterans, not just active duty service members. Although the law does not specify an effective date, it ap­pears to take effect immediately.

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In The Headlines

Pushing for a Vote
 

American Journalism Review

March 1, 2008
 
Charles D. "Chuck" Tobin- Washington

Charles D. Tobin was quoted in an American Journalism Review article regarding Senate action on a federal shield law, protecting reporters and journalists from identifying confidential sources in their stories. "Journalists aren't able to look to the courts to help them. It's essential that Congress step in and fill the void." He said in the article. Responding to concerns regarding the bill's language on who would be protected, Tobin added, "People are going to need to make choices. Do we want to forgo protection for the New York Times and Washington Post so that the pajama bloggers can do their thing as well? I think it's a difficult decision because everyone should have the same free speech rights, but as a practical matter we're going to need to do some line drawing to get this legislation passed."

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