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The Lantern

On Tuesday, licensed Ohio dispensaries began legally selling non-medical marijuana to consumers; however, the drug’s possession, growth and/or usage are still prohibited on Ohio State’s campus. Credit: Jefferee Woo/Tampa Bay Times/TNS [Original caption: Four citizen-led petitions with proposals to update Dallas’ charter hit the 20,000 valid signature threshold to make it on the Nov. 5 election ballot, including one that would ban police officers from arresting or citing people carrying less than four ounces of marijuana.] As of Tuesday, students 21 and older can now legally purchase marijuana in Ohio.

Dispensary sales of recreational marijuana began Tuesday; possession and usage still prohibited on Ohio State’s campus

Two men are arrested on suspicion of supplying a controlled drug following the discovery.

Drugs arrests after woman found dead

Nadeem Hussain, from Wakefield, abused two girls over a lengthy period of time, police say.

Rapist who groomed teenagers jailed for 21 years

Colorado State

David Heitz

A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

The Hill

As organizations navigate the shifting dynamics of the post-pandemic workplace, some have controversially used return-to-office mandates as a strategy to induce voluntary turnover. Recent surveys reveal that this approach has led to unintended and significant consequences, including higher-than-expected attrition rates and a disproportionate loss of women and underrepresented employees. Bamboo...

Employers used return-to-office to make workers quit. Then this happened.

A court hears Paul and Dean Mathews made £136,000 through their illegal refunds scheme.

Father and son jailed for steam iron returns scam

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are visiting Colombia following an invitation from the vice-president.

'We are no longer debating facts', says Harry in Colombia

Business Insider

FairComp CEO Nolan Church says employees taking "quiet vacations" is a sign of bad managers and shares what to do if you catch someone.

What to do if you catch your employee on a quiet vacation, according to an HR exec

TechRadar

Amazon is reportedly intensifying pressure on workers to attend the office on mandated days after employees reportedly found new ways to circumnavigate the requirementsA report by Business Insiderclaims some Amazon workers have been signing in to their offices simply to make use of the on-site coffee machines to show themselves as present on the register.However, Amazon has now adapted to workers’ evasion tactics, and the company is believed to be tracking hours spent in the office rather than whether an employee has tapped in and tapped out.
Amazon tracking worker office hours
So-called ‘coffee badgers’ have so far been relatively successful in...

Amazon is reportedly now tracking individual hours employees spend at the office in latest worker crackdown

Matthew Brogan was arrested after a member of the public identified him among images of suspects released to the media.

Man played 'organisational role' in disorder

Unlike other tactics of avoiding a return to the office, with "hushed hybrid," workers need managers' help to keep working from home.

The 'hushed hybrid' work schedule is the latest way employees are getting around a return to the office

Texas State

Pennsylvania State

NEW YORK (AP) — The federal government wants to make it easier for employees to quit a job and work for a competitor. But some companies say a new rule created by the Federal Trade Commission will make it hard to protect trade secrets and investments they make in their employees.

FTC ban on noncompete agreements comes under legal attack

Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville Today

A historic marker could be erected to honor the victims of the racist mass shooting at the Dollar General store in Jacksonville’s New Town neighborhood nearly a year ago. If approved by the Jacksonville City Council, a marker would be installed at Kings Road and Canal Street on Aug. 25, a day before the first anniversary of the shooting, when a white gunman took the lives of three Black people.

Memorial considered to honor Dollar General victims

The pork sausage was a sign that this was going to be different. Or at least, that it was meant to be. Like a grocery store employee in front of a concession stand, Donald Trump stood framed by the everyday items of an American shopping basket. Breakfast oats. Bread. Butter....

A different kind of Trump goes on display

Vladimir Kara-Murza, a Russian writer and activist, was one of 24 prisoners released on 1 August.

Freed prisoner details time in 'harshest' Russian jail

Each practice should learn from the result of this HIPAA case. A recent jury verdict serves as a reminder that criminal HIPAA penalties are alive and well. At issue in this criminal case was the Defendant’s obtaining then-Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg’s electronic health records by “remotely access[ing] … and t[aking] a screenshot of [her] protected health information” and subsequently “destroying evidence in a federal investigation.” The indictment was filed in the Eastern District of Virginia on December 13, 2023 (Case No. 1:23-cr-00195) and on July 31, 2024, a jury returned a verdict finding the Defendant, Trent James Russell “guilty” on Count 1 (Destruction and Alteration of Records, 18 U.S.C. § 1519) and Count 2 (Obtaining Individually Identifiable Health Information, 42 U.S.C. § 1320d-6(a)(2) and (b)(1)) and “not guilty” on Count 3 (Disclosing Individually Identifiable Health Information [IIHI], 42 U.S.C. § 1320d-6(a)(3) and (b)(1)).

Lessons from a criminal HIPAA verdict

FinanceBuzz

From welding to construction, we unveil the top 14 blue-collar jobs for women, where ambition knows no gender.

14 Excellent Blue-Collar Job Opportunities for Women

The Greater Manchester detective was stabbed at the prison in County Durham last month, police say.

Man charged with stabbing police officer at prison

A federal judge has determined the competing claims that Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Colorado and its union have lodged against each other will proceed to trial, with the parties both alleging a breach of staffing responsibilities in their collective bargaining agreement. In a pair of orders, U.S. District Court...

Federal judge allows competing staffing claims by Kaiser, union to proceed to trial

Insurance giant Allstate will sell off its employer voluntary benefits arm to StanCorp Financial Group, also known as the Standard, in a deal valued at $2 billion. The company said in an announcement the deal is the initial step in a strategic plan to push Allstate's three health and wellness segments to "realize their full growth potential by combining them with companies that have additional capabilities."

Allstate sells off employer voluntary benefits unit in $2B deal

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Feedback wanted on proposed employment law reforms

Seven consultations on a raft of proposed changes to current Manx employment laws are...

Feedback wanted on proposed employment law reforms

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