When we think of parliaments in non-democratic states, we often think of a room full of raised hands. This compelling image of unanimity conveys a simple idea: that these assemblies are stuffed with loyal servants of the ...
Social Sciences
Oct 2, 2018
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Legislation giving employees the right to request flexible working has failed to increase take-up, new research shows.
Social Sciences
Sep 12, 2018
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When the United States pulled out of the Paris Climate Accord last year, 20 states—including New York and California—resolved to form a new, nonfederal agreement to address climate change and greenhouse gas emissions.
Social Sciences
Aug 7, 2018
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The German government on Wednesday approved a draft law to crack down on VAT fraud in online sales by tightening the rules for e-commerce giants like Amazon and eBay.
Internet
Aug 1, 2018
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When trying to inform their decisions on behavioral health policy, almost three-quarters of state legislators choose not to use universities, where most research is undertaken, as a primary source.
Social Sciences
Jul 11, 2018
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A new study determined the habitat requirements for flying squirrels and compared them to those included in the recently amended Forest Act. The main finding was that the Finnish Nature Conservation Act does not adequately ...
Ecology
Jun 27, 2018
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Companies listed in Britain will be required to reveal the gap between the salaries of their chief executives and employees under draft legislation introduced in parliament on Monday.
Business
Jun 11, 2018
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A Texas appeals court says a state law that punishes those who post intimate images from previous or current relationships online without consent is unconstitutional.
Internet
Apr 20, 2018
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Internet giants Facebook and Google on Thursday warned Singapore against introducing new laws to combat "fake news", saying that existing legislation is adequate to address the problem.
Internet
Mar 22, 2018
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Google parent Alphabet Inc. outspent all other companies on lobbying Washington bureaucrats and politicians in 2017, a year in which it and other tech giants were hauled before legislators probing Russian influence in the ...
Business
Jan 24, 2018
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