New York Times graphic: Jobs Lost and Gained During the Recession – Percent employment change, December 2007 – June 2009. Data is from Bureau of Labor Statistics, and the anchor article is here.
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Daily Archives: July 19, 2009
New on LLRX – Seeking Bypass: What Will Ultimately End Confidence in the Necessity of Parental Involvement Laws?
Seeking Bypass: What Will Ultimately End Confidence in the Necessity of Parental Involvement Laws? – Public interest law advocate Diana Philip’s commentary focuses specifically on the multifaceted, complex and challenging issues that encompass the dichotomy between reproductive health care and rights available to adult pregnant women and pregnant minors. Diana’s position includes references to seminal… Continue Reading
LLRX Book Review – The Little Red Book of Wine Law: A Case of Legal Issues
LLRX Book Review by Heather A. Phillips: The Little Red Book of Wine Law: A Case of Legal Issues – Heather A. Phillips recommends this slim volume as it provides an engaging and accessible introduction to American wine law and history that will broaden the reader’s appreciation of the wine industry. Though short and non-technical,… Continue Reading
New on LLRX – Green Files: Green Resources and Sites on the Internet
Green Files: Green Resources and Sites on the Internet – Marcus P. Zillman provides a comprehensive, wide ranging listing of web based green resources and sites, inclusive of home and business related information. Continue Reading
Regional and State Employment and Unemployment Summary
News release: “Regional and state unemployment rates were generally higher in June. Thirty-eight states and the District of Columbia recorded over-the-month unemployment rate increases, 5 states registered rate decreases, and 7 states had no rate change, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported on July 17, 2009. Over the year,… Continue Reading
Public Interest Groups Investigate How Congress Is Failing on Homeland Security Oversight
“This story marks the beginning of a collaborative effort between the Center for Public Integrity and the Center for Investigative Reporting in Berkeley, CA. Over the next few months, the two organizations will be working together to produce a series of investigative reports examining the effectiveness of Americas homeland security efforts.” This article includes a… Continue Reading
Board issues interim final rule amending credit card provisions of Truth in Lending
News release: “The Federal Reserve Board on July 15, 2009 approved an interim final rule amending Regulation Z (Truth in Lending) to require creditors to increase the amount of notice consumers receive before the rate on a credit card account is increased or a significant change is made to the account’s terms. The amendments also… Continue Reading
AARP Bulletin Survey on Consumer Debt and Loans
AARP Bulletin Survey on Consumer Debt and Loans: Executive Summary, July 2009 AARP commissioned a nationwide survey looking at the amount and type of debt or loans that consumers carry. The survey examined whether adults had credit card debt, loans and other forms of outstanding financial obligations. It also asked respondents whether or not they… Continue Reading
FTC Testifies on Importance of Competition and Antitrust Enforcement to Lower-Cost, Higher-Quality Health Care
News release: “The Federal Trade Commission [testified to] the Senate Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Insurance of the Committee on Commerce, Science & Transportation that competition and the agencys antitrust enforcement improves health care in the United States in two ways first, by preventing or stopping anticompetitive agreements to raise prices and… Continue Reading
Reevaluating REAL ID Act
PASS ID Act Addresses Major Privacy Concerns in REAL ID: “CDT testified [July 15, 2009] before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs hearing on reevaluating the REAL ID Act. CDT testified in support of the PASS ID Act, noting that it mitigates or corrects critical privacy and security flaws introduced by REAL… Continue Reading
