The federal government will for the first time require nursing homes to have minimum staffing levels after the COVID-19 pandemic exposed grim realities in poorly staffed facilities for older and disabled Americans. Vice President Kamala Harris is set to announce the final rules Monday on a trip to La Crosse, Wisconsin, a battleground state where […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Republican Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin vetoed two top Democratic legislative priorities on Thursday: bills that would have allowed the recreational retail sales of marijuana to begin next year and measures mandating a minimum wage increase. The development did not come as a surprise. While Youngkin had not explicitly threatened to veto […]
South Korea Proposes New Legislation Mandating Vetting Process for Crypto Executives South Korea’s Financial Services Commission (FSC) has proposed new legislation to its financial regulations that would give the watchdog more authority over the local crypto sector. The amendments, announced on Monday, aim to address pain points in the current law and strengthen the FSC’s […]
A total of 38 per cent of employers are mandating employee presence in the office in 2024, according to recruitment specialist, Hays Ireland. Meanwhile, 58 per cent of employers expect hybrid working arrangements to stay the same this year. Currently, 44 per cent of employees work fully from the office, while 41 per cent follow […]
A Republican-authored bill that would require websites hosting pornography and other “material harmful to minors” to verify the age of users was unanimously passed by the Indiana Senate’s Judiciary Committee on Wednesday. Senate Bill 17 would mandate that internet users provide proof that they are over 18 before accessing adult content online — for instance, […]