Tuesday, July 31st, 2007

House Passes Ledbetter Bill; Young Supports, Bush Threatens

This Tuesday afternoon, the U. S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 2831, the Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2007, by a vote of 225-199.  Among the two Republicans voting for the bill was Rep. Don Young (R-AK).  The companion bill in the Senate, S. 1843, was introduced July 20th.
Pres. Bush has recently (July 27th) threatened […]

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Tuesday, July 31st, 2007

Deptula v. Simpson: Waiver of Statutory Rights

In last Friday’s opinion, Deptula v. Simpson, 2007 WL 2143018 (Alaska July 27, 2007), the Alaska Supreme Court offered some clues about how it will resolve the waiver issues raised, but left open in Hammond v. State, DOTPF, 107 P.3d 871 (Alaska 2005), and Barnica v. Kenai Penin. Bor. Sch. Dist., 46 P.3d 974 (Alaska 2002).  Justice […]

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Filed under AWHA, Arbitration, Title 18, Waiver