Category: Law and Legislation

When Breaking the Dress Code Depends on Skin Color, and If You’re Skinny

A new City Council law seeks to pressure schools to undo bias in enforcing a dress code across the nation’s largest school system.
Kamala Harris Set to Lay Out Economic Agenda in North Carolina Speech

The vice president is expected to recalibrate President Biden’s policy themes in a bid to turn the Democratic economic agenda into an asset.
I.V.F. Threats in Alabama Drive Clinics to Ship Out Embryos

A court ruling that deemed frozen embryos “children” has motivated some patients and clinics to move embryos out of red states.
Uber, Facing Sexual-Assault Litigation, Pushes Plan That May Curb Suits

Uber has spent millions trying to get a proposal on the Nevada ballot that would restrict the legal fees that bankroll many lawsuits against companies.
Trump Dangles New Tax Cut Proposals With Real Political Appeal

The most recent and costliest of Mr. Trump’s ideas would end income taxes on Social Security benefits.
Delaware Judge Questions Tesla About Vote on Elon Musk’s Tesla Pay

Lawyers for Tesla have asked a Delaware judge to reverse her decision to void a multibillion-dollar pay package for Mr. Musk after shareholders approved it a second time in June.
Opportunity Zones, Lauded by Trump, Don’t Always Help Poor

A tax incentive, with bipartisan roots, aims to foster development in poor areas. It has fueled building, but it hasn’t always aided local residents.
Senate Rejects Bipartisan Tax Deal

The legislation would have restored prized tax breaks for businesses and expanded the child tax credit. It had passed the House with broad bipartisan support.
Michigan Supreme Court Ruling to Raise Minimum Wage in the State

The ruling, raising the minimum wage and phasing out a lower wage for tipped workers, said legislators had acted improperly in dodging a referendum.
U.S. Accuses Norfolk Southern of Delaying Amtrak Trains

A complaint filed in federal court said Norfolk Southern had “regularly” failed to follow federal law requiring that it give preference to Amtrak passenger trains.
Senate Passes Child Online Safety Bill, Sending It to an Uncertain House Fate

The legislation would impose stricter privacy rules and safeguards for children on the internet and social media, but concerns about free speech and fierce industry lobbying pose challenges.
U.S. Accuses Norfolk Southern of Delaying Amtrak Trains

A complaint filed in federal court said Norfolk Southern had “regularly” failed to follow federal law requiring that it give preference to Amtrak passenger trains.