Broward County Resident Sentenced to 4 Years in Prison for Possessing at Least 652 Identities Used in Stolen Identity and Tax Fraud SchemesA Broward County resident was sentenced to 48 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, and was ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $12,640.35 for possessing at least 652 identities that were used in stolen identity and tax fraud schemes.Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney... [...]
Labarga: Judges Must Act to Protect the Courts Warding off threats to Florida's justice system requires that the public understands the importance of the courts, Florida Supreme Court Chief Justice Jorge Labarga told 600 judges and lawyers at the Florida Bar Convention's annual judicial luncheon Thursday.That message, he said, isn't getting out there.Labarga noted that the state legislature slashed the state trial court budget by $2.7 million... [...]
Woman accused of smothering children to death in Miramar home to appear in court MIRAMAR, Fla. - A woman accused of smothering her two children to death inside a Miramar home this week is expected to appear Friday in Broward County Court.According to police, Sophia Hines, 40, suffocated her 7-month-old son, St. Leo, and her 3-year-old daughter, Ariel, Wednesday with a bed sheet at a home in the 6100 block of Southwest 38th Street.More Crime... [...]
Workers' Compensation Rates Could Jump After Court RulingAfter a Florida Supreme Court ruling last month that struck down a limit on attorney fees, workers' compensation insurance rates could go up 17.1 percent, according to a proposal submitted to state regulators.The National Council on Compensation Insurance, which submits rate proposals for the workers' compensation insurance industry, said on Friday the hike should take effect Aug. 1. The... [...]
French Legislation Suggests Employees Deserve The Right To DisconnectChecking your work email on a weekend or a holiday? As part of planned labor reforms, new legislation in France would encourage companies to create policies to help their employees disconnect from the office.Buried inside a hotly contested French labor reform bill is an amendment suggesting that companies of 50 or more employees draft formal policies to limit the spillover of... [...]
