States' rights and family obligations; courts split on whether states must grant employee leave under act

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The courts split on whether the states must grant employee leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993. Three federal courts refused in 1998 to apply the acts to state government employers, and key to their holdings was the US Supreme Court's 1996 ruling in Seminole Tribe v. Florida, which eliminated Congress' commerce clause power to erase state sovereign immunity and limited legislators to the 14th Amendment's enforcement provision.

Laws, regulations and rules, Employee benefits, Family leave

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Image conscious; as the earning potential of celebrity skyrockets, athletes and entertainers are seeking to control the use of their own likenesses. But will the First Amendment stand in their way?

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The US Supreme Court has enabled courts to rule both ways when defendants claim the First Amendment in Lanham Act and publicity rights cases. These cases have included one brought by golfer Tiger Woods against a painter who depicted his historic Masters win set against a montage of other golfing legends and one brought by actor Dustin Hoffman for a computer-generated photograph of him.

Cases, Freedom of speech, Publicity (Law), Right of publicity, Trademarks

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When pros turns cons

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Issues regarding the off-field violence by professional athletes, most involving violent crimes against women, are discussed. NFL efforts, notably its one-stop disciplinary procedure for off-field misconduct, might fare better than past efforts in other sports. The influence of labor laws on past attempts to discipline athletes are discussed.

Sports Teams and Clubs, Sports clubs, managers, & promoters, Professional Sports, Investigations, Crime, National Football League

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