Tag: Courts
US appeals court says some NCAA athletes may qualify as employees under federal wage-and-hour laws
PHILADELPHIA -- College athletes whose efforts primarily benefit their schools may qualify as employees deserving of pay under federal wage-and-hour laws, a U.S....
Papua New Guinea lawmaker pleads not guilty in Sydney court to assaulting woman
SYDNEY -- Papua New Guinea's sidelined Petroleum Minister Jimmy Maladina pleaded not guilty in a Sydney court Thursday to a charge of assaulting...
The threat of litigation looms as Purdue Pharma returns to settlement talks
OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma is trying to chart the course for a new mass settlement of thousands of lawsuits over the toll of...
'This is break glass in case of emergency stuff': Analysts alarmed by threats to US data gathering
Inadequate funding and controversial measures in a budget bill could threaten what Americans know about themselves through federal data gathering, statisticians and demographers...
Papua New Guinea minister facing domestic assault charge steps down. Opposition demands resignation
WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Papua New Guinea’s opposition leader urged the country’s premier Tuesday to fire the petroleum...
Kansas businessman pleads guilty in case over illegal export of aviation technology to Russia
TOPEKA, Kan. -- A Kansas businessman has pleaded guilty to illegally exporting sensitive aviation technology to Russian companies in violation of U.S. sanctions....