A new law went into effect in July 2022 that limits how Colorado jails and prisons can use solitary confinement for people with certain mental and physical health needs. Some advocates saw... Read more »
Depending upon many different factors, a state-wide minimum wage has been established for healthcare workers in California which will be phased in over time. On October 13, 2023, Governor Newsom signed Senate... Read more »
On September 30, 2023, California Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed Senate Bill No. 686, legislation that would have extended California’s existing occupational safety and health laws and regulations to the domestic service industry.... Read more »
Peruvian law students from the Facultad de Derecho y Ciencias Políticas, Universidad Nacional de San Antonio Abad del Cusco are reporting for JURIST on law-related events in and affecting Perú. All of them... Read more »
US District Court Judge Rosemary Marquez affirmed the final consent decree in the case Toomey v. State of Arizona on Tuesday, banning Arizona from excluding gender-affirming care in state health insurance plans.... Read more »
Connecticut is investing millions of dollars into mental health programs for teenagers and young adults in juvenile detention with the hope that they will keep these young people out of the criminal... Read more »
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to Law.com’s Summer Associate Survey, what percentage of respondents said with entering into Biglaw in the near-term, they were... Read more »
On September 21, 2023, the New York Department of Health (DOH) issued guidance addressing the due dates for Medicaid Managed Care Organizations (MMCOs), Certified Home Health Agencies (CHHAs), Licensed Home Care Services... Read more »
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. These revisions to the character and fitness questionnaire encourage bar candidates to take positive steps to treat their mental health and... Read more »
Pitkin County, Colorado, has faced scrutiny for its handling of people with mental health and substance abuse issues, but Interim Detentions Divisions Chief Dan Fellin says Pitkin County law enforcement aims to... Read more »