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Report: Men aren’t taking parental leave, even when states offer it

Fast Company Tech

Despite those legislative wins, however, a new report by the nonprofit Moms First and McKinsey indicates that many eligible workers in states with mandatory paid leave are not taking advantage of their access to the benefit. In some cases, they may not meet the wage or time worked criteria mandated by state law. had paid leave.

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One tweet tried to identify a cop — then five people were charged with felony harassment

The Verge

A New Jersey police department is pursuing cyber harassment charges against five people in connection with a protest photo uploaded to Twitter in June. It’s an unprecedented use of anti-harassment laws, coming amid a nationwide law enforcement backlash against anti-police brutality activism.

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Please Join VisionLink In Welcoming Aaron Titus To Our Proud Family!

VisionLink

As the new Disaster Product Manager for VisionLink, Aaron comes from an extensive and distinguished background. As a former member of the New Jersey Voluntary Organizations Active in Disasters (NJ VOAD), Aaron coordinated Hurricane Sandy and Irene response efforts for Mormon Helping Hands. Aaron Titus received his J.D.

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Schools across US cancel classes over unconfirmed TikTok threats

The Verge

A number of districts and law enforcement divisions say they’ve looked into it and don’t view the threats as credible or even real. Law enforcement agencies have investigated this threat and determined that it originated in Arizona and is not credible,” Baltimore County Public Schools wrote on Twitter.

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NPOs Win While Losing In Daniel’s Law Data Cases

The NonProfit Times

Most of the arguments to relieve data firms of litigation under Daniels Law in New Jersey were rejected by a Pennsylvania federal judge who was sitting in United States District Court for the District of New Jersey because all of the judges on that circuit recused themselves from the cases.

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Court Date Pending For Daniel’s Law Data Suits

The NonProfit Times

New Jersey’s Daniel’s Law, which penalizes the dissemination of names and residential addresses of judicial, law enforcement, child protection investigators and other covered individuals, is having a significant damping effect on marketing efforts – including nonprofit solicitations – aimed at Garden State residents.

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Lawsuit over denying access to a student with learning disabilities

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

The legal framework for Bookshare is the Section 121 copyright exception in federal copyright law: all Bookshare users must have a disability that qualifies under that section. The most typical means of accessibility is to use software that reads the digital text aloud in a computer-synthesized voice. More than half of U.S.

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