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Legal Report: Legislation
08/10/2007 - A bill (S. 201) introduced by Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY) would establish grants of $1.9 million to provide medical and mental health monitoring, tracking, and treatment to individuals whose health has been directly impacted as a result of the 9-11 attacks.
Legal Report: Legislation
08/10/2007 - A bill (H.R. 257) introduced by Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee (D-TX) would require that all hospitals that receive reimbursements under Medicare implement security procedures to reduce infant abduction.
Legal Report: Contingency Planning \ Disaster Management
08/10/2007 - A bill (H.R. 143) introduced by Rep. Gene Green (D-TX) would allow the government to provide direct assistance to the private sector in an emergency.
Legal Report: Travel Security
08/10/2007 - A bill (S. 184) introduced by Sen. Daniel Inouye (D-HI) would increase security requirements for freight and passenger rail systems has been approved by the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee. The measure is now pending in the Senate.
Legal Report: Hiring \ Employment Issues
08/10/2007 - The House Education and Labor Committee’s Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions held a hearing on H.R. 493, a bill that would outlaw genetic discrimination.
Legal Report: Surveillance
08/10/2007 - A new Wyoming law makes it a felony to intentionally and surreptitiously record images of people in an enclosed area where they have an expectation of privacy such as a bathroom, shower, or dressing room.
Legal Report: Legal Issues
08/10/2007 - New laws in Virginia and Florida regarding landlord/tenant relations and alarm monitoring companies.
Legal Report: Legal Issues
08/09/2007 - A wrap-up of court decisions on background screening, identity theft, nuclear facility security, airport security, and antiterror legislation.
Legal Report: Crime
08/09/2007 - Several states passed laws to make it illegal for information brokers to obtain information by pretending to be the consumer or someone else with legal access to the data—a practice known as pretexting.
Legal Report: ID issues \ Identity Theft
08/09/2007 - In numerous states, lawmakers have addressed identity theft. In most cases, they are amending earlier laws, refining the state’s role in curbing identity theft, or enhancing criminal penalties for those convicted of committing such crimes.
Legal Report: Legislation
08/09/2007 - New state laws regarding vaccination programs, endangering the food or water suply, and the interoperability of the public-safety communications network.
Legal Report: Hiring \ Employment Issues
08/09/2007 - New laws regarding discrimination, captive audience presentations regarding unions, and employees failing drug tests.
Legal Report: Legal Issues
08/09/2007 - Two states, New Jersey and Michigan, approved almost identical laws requiring that health clubs purchase and install automated external defibrillators. The measures also require that at least one person be on duty at all times who is trained to use the device. The laws provide for fines of $500 to $1,000 for those health clubs that fail to comply.
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