Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave Program: December 2023 End-of-Year Update

Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave Program: December 2023 End-of-Year Update

Quick Hits The Massachusetts Department of Family and Medical Leave has issued its 2024 poster, individual notices, and rate sheets. The minimum earnings requirement for 2024 has increased to $6,300. A covered... Read more »
Ontario man found guilty of first degree and attempted murder in attack on Muslim Family – JURIST

Ontario man found guilty of first degree and attempted murder in attack on Muslim Family – JURIST

An Ontario, Canada jury found Nathaniel Veltman guilty of the first-degree murders of Yumnah Afzaal, her parents Madiha and Salman Afzaal, and grandmother Talat Afzaal in a hate-motivated attack. A nine-year-old boy... Read more »
Michigan Bill Poised To Bring State Out Of Dark Ages On Surrogacy And Family Protection

Michigan Bill Poised To Bring State Out Of Dark Ages On Surrogacy And Family Protection

(Image via Getty) Every year, I write about how Michigan’s surrogacy and parentage laws are out of step with the rest of the country, as well as the advocacy efforts for change.... Read more »

Gambino Crime Family Soldiers, Associates Indicted on Federal Racketeering Charges

Authorities have filed a federal racketeering indictment against ten people connected to the Gambino crime family, charging them with using violence, threats and fraud in a bid to control New York’s carting... Read more »
US government to settle class-action lawsuit against Trump-era family separation policy – JURIST

US government to settle class-action lawsuit against Trump-era family separation policy – JURIST

The US government announced on Monday that it will settle a 2018 class-action lawsuit that challenged the Trump administration’s family separation practice at the US-Mexico border. The parties filed a joint petition... Read more »
Critical Updates to the Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave Law

Critical Updates to the Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave Law

Recent amendments to the Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave law (PFML) now allow employees to supplement their weekly PFML benefit amount with accrued paid leave (vacation, sick time, PTO, etc.). PFML contribution... Read more »
DivorceHelp123 Makes It As Easy As … Well … 1-2-3 For Family Lawyers to Intake Clients, Collect their Data, Generate Filings, Plan Scenarios, and More

DivorceHelp123 Makes It As Easy As … Well … 1-2-3 For Family Lawyers to Intake Clients, Collect their Data, Generate Filings, Plan Scenarios, and More

Attorneys practicing divorce and family law have certain basic needs. They need to efficiently manage all their cases. They need to collect case details, documents and financial records from their clients. They... Read more »
Law Mom And The Modern Family Does Kindergarten

Law Mom And The Modern Family Does Kindergarten

Ed. note: This is the latest installment in a series of posts on motherhood in the legal profession, in partnership with our friends at MothersEsquire. Welcome Jamie Szal back to our pages. Click... Read more »
Family of EU diplomat detained in Iran push for his release – JURIST

Family of EU diplomat detained in Iran push for his release – JURIST

The family of EU Diplomat Johan Floderus continue to push for his release as the Swedish citizen turns 33 in Iranian prison. The family of detained the Swedish native  released a statement... Read more »
True Calling: Ameelio platform helps inmates communicate more easily with family and get an education

True Calling: Ameelio platform helps inmates communicate more easily with family and get an education

(Photo of Ameelio founders Uzoma Orchingwa, right, and Gabriel Saruhashi by Elevate Photography/ABA Journal) As Uzoma Orchingwa began studying at Yale Law School in 2017, he kept thinking about the civic dysfunction... Read more »
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