Demand for cannabidiol (CBD) products continues to climb, and the market has risen to the occasion. There is now a robust array of foods, oils, lotions, capsules and cosmetics containing CBD for consumer use. But with this wide selection also comes the concern that not all of the products in the market are of comparable…
Listen to this post On April 10, 2024, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”), under the Safe Drinking Water Act (“SDWA”), issued the final National Primary Drinking Water Regulation (“NPDWR”) that sets enforceable limits in drinking water for six per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”). See 88 Fed. Reg. 18638. Then, on April 19, 2024, EPA finalized…
Japan has maintained its top position with 119 universities, while Mainland China takes five of top 10 positions, including first and second. Other countries the ranking compiler has highlighted are Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand, which THE says excelled in the 12th edition of the ranking. Additionally, two Indonesia universities have “jumped up a band”, Turkey has 75 universities ranked…
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On April 22, 2024, the Department of Labor (DOL) released the final version of a new rule to raise the minimum salary threshold for most employees covered by the so-called white-collar exemptions under the Fair Labor Standard Act (FLSA) and adopt an automatic mechanism that will update the earnings thresholds every three years (the 2024…
Overview Greenwashing remains at the top of enforcement agendas in 2024. Marketing products and services as “green” and “sustainable” is a common practice and seen as an important way to attract the attention of environmentally conscious customers. In 2023, the European Commission reported that 53% of sustainability claims were misleading or vague, and 40% were …
To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. In the Turkish Commercial Code, company types are regulated under two main headings: ordinary companies and commercial companies. Trade companies, on the other hand, are divided into capital companies and sole proprietorships. In capital companies, partners are only responsible…
Wendy Alexander, VP of international at the University of Dundee, warned delegates at the International Higher Education Forum in London that they were in for an uncomfortable month as key dates approach. “Some time between May 14 and May 23, you will see a pretty hostile announcement from the government,” she predicted, as leaders discussed…
Mishandling client money is among the top client complaints about attorneys. When we think of mishandling, we often think first of misappropriation—taking client funds to spend on oneself. But such actions, however sensational, represent a distinct minority of trust account problems. More commonly, problems with law firm trust accounts, also known as IOLTA (“interest on…
Even before the explosion of generative AI, technology had already found its way into traditional face-to-face and distance learning classrooms. No longer are we bound only to text, but we can now bring in software and media such as videos, audio, and images to enhance learning. No longer must distance learning be asynchronous, we can…