In 2017, Washington’s Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) program was enacted to provide partial wage replacement to employees on leave for specified family and medical reasons. The state-administered PFML fund provides qualified employees with the following maximum leave amounts per calendar year: (a) up to 12 weeks of paid […]

K&L Gates, including counsel Lorenzo Fratantoni, recently assisted manufacturing non-profit organization Cooperativa Alice in its corporate restructuring process, leading the organization to successfully avoid a forced liquidation imposed by the Ministry of Economic Development due to significant losses. For 30 years, Cooperativa Alice has been facilitating the social reintegration of hundreds of incarcerated women […]

Filipinos to feel brunt of food crisis toward end-2022 (Asia News Network)  Jun 13, 2022 Jun 9, 2022 pfowlkes Mon, 06/13/2022 – 14:28 Filipinos to feel brunt of food crisis toward end-2022 (Asia News Network)  Filipinos to feel brunt of food crisis toward end-2022 (Asia News Network)  Ukraine Russian Federation […]

Photo: Pixabay/sergeitokmakov  Trillions upon trillions of pieces of plastic, large and small, pollute our oceans, posing a grave threat to marine ecosystems. Worse still, up to 13 million metric tons of plastic waste continues to end up in the oceans each year: anything from large floating debris to microplastics. Some […]

Russia-Ukraine conflict renders food supply precarious in Africa (Eco-Finance Agency)  Jun 12, 2022 May 31, 2022 pfowlkes Sun, 06/12/2022 – 14:40 Russia-Ukraine conflict renders food supply precarious in Africa (Eco-Finance Agency)  Russia-Ukraine conflict renders food supply precarious in Africa (Eco-Finance Agency)  Global In the News Markets Eco-Finance Agency published an […]

Country: Ethiopia Source: Médecins Sans Frontières MSF teams are witnessing shockingly high levels of mortality among malnourished children admitted to Dupti Hospital, with many children dying within 48 hours of arrival.

Will sanctions against Russia leads to a global food disaster? (LA Progressive)  Jun 11, 2022 May 28, 2022 pfowlkes Sat, 06/11/2022 – 10:33 Will sanctions against Russia leads to a global food disaster? (LA Progressive)  Will sanctions against Russia leads to a global food disaster? (LA Progressive)  Global Russian Federation […]

Thailand on Thursday became the first country in Asia to decriminalize cannabis — but tough penalties will still apply to those who use the drug to get high, according to the minister who spearheaded the change.

On 17 May 2022 the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) made an appeal for people to report to it regarding firms on the Financial Services Register or other FCA registers, or companies with UK listed securities that have been evading sanctions or have poor sanction controls. What to report The […]