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Lawsuit over ban on Michigan domestic-partner benefits
DETROIT (AP) -- The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a lawsuit claiming the constitutional rights of four same-sex couples are being violated by a new Michigan law that bars insurance for some domestic partners. The ban mostly affects local...Tags: Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, American Civil Liberties Union, Labor Legislation
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ACLU Challenges Domestic Partners Benefit Law In Court
FOX 17 Web ProducerThe American Civil Liberties Union has filed a lawsuit against the State of Michigan and Governor Snyder. The lawsuit is part of an effort to overturn a law that bans most public employees from being offered benefits for domestic and same sex partners....Tags: Government, Justice System, Judges, American Civil Liberties Union, Regional Authority
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Michigan child care workers union dues lawsuit dismissed by judge
DETROIT (AP) -- A judge has dismissed a lawsuit aimed at recovering millions of dollars in union dues paid by Michigan child-care providers who work at home. The lawsuit claimed union representation was forced on self-employed people who weren't state...Tags: Government, Justice System, Judges, Trials, Labor Legislation
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Parrott making another petition push
timr@herald-mail.comFor a quick primer on how government-by-petition works out, look to the west. California adopted a form of direct democracy in 1911 and the truly incredible thing is that for the next 67 years, the people used a remarkable degree of restraint. The year...Tags: Illegal Immigrants, Justice System, Annapolis, Citizens Initiative and Recall, Polls
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Rep. MacMaster: Right to Work, Pure Michigan accountability on 2012 agenda
Michigan lawmakers head back to Lansing Wednesday to start the 2012 legislative session.
The News-Review spoke with three area elected officials this week about what they hope to accomplish in the coming year, including Rep. Greg MacMaster,R-Kewadin,...Tags: Government, Health, Justice System, Tourism and Leisure, Business
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Comments flood in for proposed charter
COSTA MESA — The City Council on Tuesday rejected pleas from residents who wanted to delay a vote on a proposed city charter until November and possibly have it redrafted by a citizens commission. And Mayor Pro Tem Jim Righeimer, considered the...Tags: Illegal Immigrants, Crime, Law and Justice, Labor Legislation, Career and Workplace, Labor Legislation
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Public to city: slow down charter process
COSTA MESA — A first draft of a revised city charter was met with a chain of criticism inside the City Council chambers Tuesday night, as hundreds of residents and some organized labor workers called for the city to slow down its latest attempt at...Tags: Labor Legislation, Employees, Employees, Career and Workplace, Labor Legislation
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2 supermarket chains to begin contract talks with union
The union that represents 17,000 workers at the region's two largest supermarket chains is embracing the "occupy" movement as it begins contract talks Wednesday. Anticipating difficult bargaining with Safeway and Giant Foods, the union has launched a...Tags: Walmart, Safeway Inc., Employees, Nottingham, Employees
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Balto. Co. schools budget would preserve teaching positions
After receiving criticism last school year for cutting high school teaching positions while keeping administrators, Baltimore County Superintendent Joe A. Hairston is proposing to do the reverse next year — preserve classroom teachers and...Tags: Teachers, Budgets and Budgeting, Teaching and Learning, Health Insurance, Employees
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Indiana Dems ending boycott, won't promise labor vote
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A divisive labor bill is back in Republican hands after Indiana House Democrats on Monday ended a three-day boycott of the chamber to stall the measure.
Republican House Speaker Brian Bosma said the right-to-work bill will get a...Tags: Government, National Football League Players Association, Mitch Daniels, Punishment, Regional Authority
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Community Commentary: Charter is a bad business contract
So what is so worrisome about the Costa Mesa City Charter that Mayor Pro Tem Jim Righeimer proposed about midnight at the Dec. 6 City Council meeting with few citizens left in attendance to comment? The charter is written by one councilman for the...Tags: Collective Contract, Wage Contract Issues, Collective Contract, Corporate Crime, Labor Legislation
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JPL producer left with 9 children after wife dies on trip
When Sue Savona experienced severe stomach pains while traveling with her husband, Gary, and nine children to visit family in Green Bay, Wis., they stopped at a hospital in Tulsa, Okla. He continued on to Green Bay to drop off the children and then took a...Tags: Health, Hospitals and Clinics, Abdominal Pain, Human Interest, Bank of America Corp.
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