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United States: DOL Proposes Revisions To The FMLA Regulations

Am 11. Februar 2008, dem US Department of Labor (DOL) veröffentlicht vorgeschlagenen Änderungen der Familie Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Vorschriften. Dies ist das erste Mal, wurden vorgeschlagen Änderungen, die seit der Regelungen Verabschiedung des Gesetzes im Jahr 1993. Der FMLA erfordert unter Arbeitgebern, die bis zu zwölf Wochen unbezahlten Urlaub in einem Zeitraum von zwölf Monaten zu teilnahmeberechtigten die Mitarbeiter für die Platzierung oder die Kindes Geburt eines oder für die Annahme Pflegetätigkeit, wenn der Arbeitnehmer oder nicht in der Lage ist zu arbeiten, weil der Arbeitnehmer "Mit der eigenen schweren gesundheitlichen Zustand, oder die Notwendigkeit der Pflege eines Ehegatten,

Pataki Proposes Tough Measure to Crack Down on Domestic Violence

Gov. George E. Pataki pressed ahead today with his effort to stiffen New York's laws against domestic violence, proposing lifetime orders of protection, tougher bail requirements for accused batterers and increased penalties for several offenses. The Governor said his legislation would strengthen protections for victims by insuring that judges, prosecutors and the police have more tools to fight domestic violence, which elected officials of both major parties have increasingly championed. Mr. Pataki pushed through laws in his first term that made defying an order of protection a felony and that require Family Court judges to consider domestic violence in child

Kenya: Bill On Dowry, Polygamy And ’Come-We-Stay’

The way Kenyans view marriages, dowry, divorce and come-we-stay relationships will change significantly if a proposed new law is enacted. The place of dowry in society could be weakened considerably, as the Marriage Bill 2007 proposes that it should not affect the validity of marriage in any way, unlike in the present set up where dowry is seen as a binding factor. And the Bill - which seeks to consolidate into one all the nine Kenyan laws regarding marriage - would bring a smile to the faces of those in 'come-we-stay' relationships: It would empower provincial administrators to register as man and

Gay rights opponents file initiative to repeal rights

Opponents of the national production of Oregon voters want partnerships repealing a law passed in 2007 establishing rights for lesbians and gay couples. State Rep. Sal Esquivel, R-Medford, state Senator Gary George, R-McMinnville, and former Senator Marilyn Shannon Brooks initiative of the petition filed by 146 on Monday, Oregon Secretary of State Bill Bradbury. It aims at the elimination House Bill 2007, the Equity Act family, and rightly so, January 1st The petition seeks 82,769 signatures to qualify for the Nov. 4 ballot. The Secretary of State is the adoption, if the process input on the initiative of constitutional errors,

Domestic Violence Is Target Of Bill

For nearly a half million women, the holiday season is a time not of joy but of violence and tragedy, says Senator Joseph R. Biden Jr., who has proposed the first Federal legislation dealing with domestic violence. "During this holiday season, in the six weeks between Thanksgiving and New Year's, about 450,000 women will be violently abused in their homes," said Mr. Biden, a Delaware Democrat and chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee. "And most tragically, every week between now and Christmas, about 30 women will be killed by their spouses." Almost all legislation dealing with violence between intimate adult