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Sentencing Law and Policy
Crime paying pretty well for doctors in California’s prison system
Main July 6, 2011Crime paying pretty well for doctors in California's prison systemAs detailed in this AP article, headlined "Data show prison doctors at top of state pay scale," it…
Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
NYTimes Reports on NY Judicial Salary Freeze
By Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
The New York Times has an article on the judicial salary freeze in New York, reporting that many judges are leaving the bench in favor of private practice.RJE
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
North Carolina Hears from Forced Sterlization Victims and Considers Compensation
NPR: N.C. Considers Paying Forced Sterilization Victims, by Julie Rose:Barely 40 years ago, it wasn't uncommon for a single mother on welfare, or a patient in a mental hospital in…
International Law Prof Blog
UN Compensation Commission Awards $880 Million to Nine Claimants
The United Nations Compensation Commission (UNCC), which settles the damage claims of those who suffered losses due to Iraq’s 1990 invasion of Kuwait, today made $880 million available to nine…
Securities Law Prof Blog
SEC Proposes Rules Requiring Listing Standards for Compensation Committees and Compensation Consultants
The SEC today voted unanimously to propose rules directing the national securities exchanges to adopt certain listing standards related to the compensation committee of a company’s board of directors as well…
Securities Law Prof Blog
SEC Agenda: More Dodd-Frank Implementation
The SEC announced an Open Meeting on March 30, 2011.The subject matters of the Open Meeting will be:Item 1: The Commission will consider whether to propose joint rules with other Agencies…
Nonprofit Law Prof Blog
Compensation by Nonprofit Blues Draws Scrutiny
A recent editorial in the Boston Globe, No wonder health costs are so high, is critical of the compensation paid by Blue Cross Blue Shield Nonprofits around the country. Notable…
Pension Risk Matters
Help With Form 5500 Reporting
For those in need of help, click to access the "Troubleshooter's Guide to Filing the ERISA Annual Report" (U.S. Department of Labor, October 2010). This 70-page publication includes a handy reference chart…
The Faculty Lounge
Former Maryland Law Dean Karen Rothenberg Returns $300,000 Bonus
Earlier this year I blogged a bit about Karen Rothenberg, the former dean of the University of Maryland School of Law. As part of a retention package, she was paid…
CAFA Law Blog
Casino Worker Hits Jackpot and Keeps Case in Federal District Court.
Daprizio v. Harrah’s Las Vegas, Inc., No. 2:10-CV-00604-GMN, 2010 WL 3259920 (D. Nev. Aug 17, 2010). This case is probably not a case of what happens in Vegas, stays in…