Agreeing with earlier decisions by the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, the Illinois Supreme Court recently held in Walton v. Roosevelt University1 that federal labor law preempts employee claims for violations of the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA)2 when the employee is covered by a […]

Country: Sudan Source: Save the Children Cold chain storage facilities for lifesaving vaccines, as well as the national stock of insulin and several antibiotics, have been destroyed, putting millions of children at risk of disease.

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) today announced the launch of a new $5 million project supported by the FAO-China South-South Cooperation (SSC) Programme  to assist Small Island Developing States (SIDS) strengthen their capacities and tackle common development challenges. The project, announced at the Fourth SIDS Solutions […]

Country: Mongolia Source: Save the Children Around 213,000 people need humanitarian aid as 13 of Mongolia’s 21 provinces are experiencing a dzud, which has killed livestock and affected the livelihoods of nearly 200,000 households.

A better understanding of changing gender dynamics in agriculture and beyond.

What You Need to Know in a Minute or Less While session replay class-actions are not new, a recent change in law has triggered a surge of lawsuits in Pennsylvania. The claims raise significant questions about the scope of wiretapping statutes, consent, and jurisdiction.  In a minute or less, here […]