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Sunday, February 23, 2025

Michigan Overhauls Paid Sick Leave and Minimum Wage Laws - The National Law Review

On February 21, 2025, Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed into law two bills amending the state’s Wage Act and Earned Sick Time Act (ESTA). As we previously explained, absent those amendments, February 21 would have been the effective date for those laws as ordered by the Michigan Supreme Court. Below, we share highlights of the new bills as preliminary guidance. Changes to the Wage Act Steeper M...

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Famed whistleblower Chelsea Manning turns up to support Luigi Mangione in court, ‘Exercising my Sixth Amendment right’ - Hindustan Times

Renowned whistleblower Chelsea Manning was reportedly present at a Manhattan courtroom on Friday, February 21, to support UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson’s alleged killer Luigi Mangione, who is facing murder and terror charges in his New York state case. Manning was one of over 100 people who filled the courtroom, including several female admirers. ‘I am here exercising my Sixth Amendment r...

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