Minors' abortion records off limits, court says

In a split decision released Wednesday, July 1, the Ohio Supreme Court said the parents of a Cincinnati teen who had an abortion at a Planned Parenthood clinic do not have the right to other minors' medical records.

Key Senate Democrats trim cost of health care bill

Determined to advance President Barack Obama's health care agenda, key Senate Democrats are calling for a government-run insurance option to compete with private plans, as well as a $750-per-worker annual fee on larger companies that do not offer coverage to employees.

Nurse's assistant sentenced

JACKSON, Miss. - Authorities say a nurse's assistant has been sentenced to probation, a fine and anger management for hitting a vulnerable adult in her care.

Cert granted in ERISA case

The US Supreme Court has granted certiorari in an ERISA case that raises issues on the extent to which a district court must defer to the views of an ERISA plan administrator and the appropriate scope of appellate review.

Jobless rate rises while wages drop

Americans lucky enough to still have a job are noticing something unpleasant in their paychecks.

CBIZ Acquires Employee Benefits Firm

CBIZ has acquired EAO Consultants, an employee benefits firm also known as Egan, Amato & O'Connor, expanding the accounting provider's benefits-consulting expertise in the Northeast.

NAM Says EPA's Waiver for California Auto Emission Standards May Create Regulatory Uncertainty

WASHINGTON, D.C., June 30, 2009 - " The National Association of Manufacturers Vice President for Energy and Resources Policy Keith McCoy issued the following statement in response to today's decision by the Environmental Protection Agency to grant California's waiver to move forward with more stringent tailpipe emissions: The EPA's action allows ...

California to Regulate Tailpipe Greenhouse Gas

If there was any doubt that tomorrow's cars will be a lot cleaner and greener than today's, it was erased yesterday when the Environmental Protection Agency granted California the right to enforce tough greenhouse gas standards for tailpipes .

New Unc-CHa s Institute for Environment lands $5.7M federal contract

The Institute for the Environment at UNC-Chapel Hill will expand its Community Modeling and Analysis System thanks to a new $5.7 million contract with the Environmental Protection Agency.

Can SEC prevent new Madoff?

Last week brought some closure to Bernard Madoff's victims, who were swindled out of $65 billion in the largest recorded financial fraud -- a scheme that was exposed in part because the plummeting stock market led investors to demand repayment of money that was long gone.

Fight over Stanford assets in UK

R. Allen Stanford's liquidators from Antigua were awarded control of 120 million pounds in UK assets seized in a fraud probe in a London court battle with US receivers.

BOLTs, Flashes and Market Structure

In his latest opinion piece, Matthew Samelson of Woodbine Associates, explores the ongoing debate raging around flash order types or more broadly, the relationship between displayed and non-displayed liquidity.