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NYC politics
fromHoodline
20 hours ago

NY Delays Reparations Study To 2029

New York delayed the reparations commission’s final report deadline to around January 2039, extending the timeline to 54 months after its first meeting.
#transgender-healthcare
Healthcare
fromAdvocate.com
1 week ago

New Jersey races to block red state attacks on reproductive & gender-affirming care providers

New Jersey advanced a shield law to protect providers and patients of gender-affirming and reproductive care from prosecution and legal retaliation for care legal in the state.
SF LGBT
fromAdvocate.com
1 week ago

New Jersey lawmakers are trying to shield trans health care from out-of-state threats

New Jersey advanced a bill to protect transgender and reproductive health care patients and providers from prosecution for legally protected care activities.
Healthcare
fromAdvocate.com
1 week ago

New Jersey races to block red state attacks on reproductive & gender-affirming care providers

New Jersey advanced a shield law to protect providers and patients of gender-affirming and reproductive care from prosecution and legal retaliation for care legal in the state.
SF LGBT
fromAdvocate.com
1 week ago

New Jersey lawmakers are trying to shield trans health care from out-of-state threats

New Jersey advanced a bill to protect transgender and reproductive health care patients and providers from prosecution for legally protected care activities.
NYC LGBT
fromgaycitynews.com
1 week ago

New Yorkers rally in Manhattan after feds demand trans youth records from NYU Langone

LGBTQ advocates and officials demand stronger protections for gender-affirming care after NYU Langone received a federal subpoena seeking minors’ records.
US politics
fromFortune
3 weeks ago

Supreme Court weighs Trump administration push to end protections for migrants from Haiti and Syria | Fortune

The Supreme Court is considering the Trump administration's attempt to end legal protections for migrants under temporary protected status.
NYC parents
fromwww.amny.com
1 month ago

NY's highest court questions whether state's proposed host homes program would be a shadow foster care' system | amNewYork

The Host Homes program faces skepticism due to lack of legal protections for parents and children, raising concerns about oversight and liability.
#transgender-rights
LGBT
fromAdvocate.com
1 month ago

Entertainer Ts Madison calls out Republicans' anti-trans politics of fear

Visibility as a transgender person is an act of defiance and essential for advocacy.
fromSan Francisco Bay Times
1 month ago
Higher education

Ann Rostow: Profiles in Courage - San Francisco Bay Times

California State University System sued the Trump administration for demanding changes to transgender athlete records, asserting legal protections under Title IX.
LGBT
fromAdvocate.com
1 month ago

Entertainer Ts Madison calls out Republicans' anti-trans politics of fear

Visibility as a transgender person is an act of defiance and essential for advocacy.
Higher education
fromSan Francisco Bay Times
1 month ago

Ann Rostow: Profiles in Courage - San Francisco Bay Times

California State University System sued the Trump administration for demanding changes to transgender athlete records, asserting legal protections under Title IX.
Privacy professionals
fromNextgov.com
1 month ago

Lawmakers question VPN impact on Americans' FISA surveillance protections

VPN use may complicate Americans' legal protections against warrantless surveillance due to obscured user locations.
fromDaily Mom magazine
2 months ago

How To Tell Your Boss You're Pregnant: A Guide For Work Pregnancy Announcements

The Pregnancy Discrimination Act protects pregnant employees from workplace discrimination based on your pregnancy. Additionally, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act requires your employer to provide reasonable accommodations for pregnancy-related conditions. For maternity leave, the Family and Medical Leave Act (federal law) entitles eligible employees with up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave following childbirth if you've worked at your company for at least a year.
Careers
UK news
fromwww.bbc.com
2 months ago

SEND reforms to 'strip away' children's legal protections, charity says

Government SEND reforms risk weakening legal protections for children with disabilities by replacing enforceable EHCPs with less robust Individual Support Plans tied to funding bands rather than individual needs.
LGBT
fromLGBTQ Nation
2 months ago

The Supreme Court could legalize conversion therapy soon. The stakes could not be higher. - LGBTQ Nation

Conversion therapy bans for minors fail to protect adults and unlicensed religious programs, leaving survivors like Garrard Conley without legal recourse despite documented psychological harm.
fromInside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs
2 months ago

If ICE Won't Show a Warrant, What Can Campuses Do?

Five Department of Homeland Security agents gained access to a campus residential building by pretending to be searching for a missing child, Claire Shipman, acting president of Columbia, said in a statement Thursday night. A university security camera captured footage of the agents showing photos of the alleged missing child in the hallway. They then detained Ellie Aghayeva, a student from Azerbaijan, in her apartment.
US politics
LGBT
fromLGBTQ Nation
4 months ago

LGBTQ+ Rights in Venezuela: Poverty, Politics, and Protection - LGBTQ Nation

Same-sex relations are legal in Venezuela, but same-sex marriage is constitutionally prohibited and LGBTQ+ people face limited legal protections and persecution under vague ordinances.
fromFuturism
4 months ago

Matthew McConaughey Is Using a Clever Legal Trick to Bludgeon AI Companies

For years now, actors have rung the alarm bells over the AI industry planning to sell their likeness and voices - either with or without their consent - and hence threatening to put them out of work. Beyond a major 2023 strike by Hollywood actors fueled by these concerns, we've already seen actors take matters into their own hands, like when Scarlett Johansson threatened to sue OpenAI over a ChatGPT update that she claims imitated her voice.
Film
Information security
fromNextgov.com
7 months ago

Attorneys scramble to advise clients after lapse of key cyber info-sharing law

Expiration of the 2015 Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act reduces legal protections for threat data sharing, discouraging exchanges and forcing contractual workarounds that slow cyberdefense coordination.
Venture
fromBusiness Insider
9 months ago

Andreessen Horowitz fled Delaware and moved to Nevada. It's more about vibes than substance.

Andreessen Horowitz has moved entities to Nevada to signal a shift away from Delaware for startup formations.
Education
fromwww.bbc.com
10 months ago

Government urged to keep education plans for children with special needs

Calls have intensified to maintain education, health and care plans for children with special educational needs amidst government discussions on potential cuts.
fromwww.amny.com
10 months ago

Op-Ed | New York must strengthen shield laws to defend abortion and trans care | amNewYork

The recent Supreme Court ruling allowing Tennessee's law banning gender-affirming hormone therapy is a significant setback for transgender youth and healthcare access.
NYC LGBT
US news
fromeuronews
11 months ago

US court lets Trump end protections for nearly 1 million immigrants

Supreme Court allows Trump administration to revoke protections for nearly 1 million immigrants, intensifying the risk of deportation.
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