In O Centro Espirita Beneficiente Uniao Do Vegetal v. Duke, (D NM, Dec. 15, 2017), a New Mexico federal district court concluded that immigration rules which deny religious worker visas to uncompensated clergy likely place a substantial burden in violation of RFRA on the UDV sect because its...
Month: December 2017
Final Tax Bill Extends 529 Plans To Elementary and Secondary School Tuition
The final version of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act as it emerged from the Conference Committee (full text) extends Section 529 Qualified Tuition Programs so that they will now be able to be used to fund not just higher education expenses, but also up to $10,000 per student per year of tuition at...
Court Issues Nationwide Injunction Against Expanded ACA Contraceptive Mandate Exemptions
In Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Trump, (ED PA, Dec. 15, 2017), a Pennsylvania federal district court granted a nationwide preliminary injunction against enforcement of the Interim Final Rules issued by the Trump Administration in October (see prior posting) expanding exemptions from the ACA...
Watch for These 7 U.S. Science Regulations/Deregulations in 2018
These changes could have serious consequences for health, food and safety -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com Source: http://lslink.info/?c=2bHn
Personal Health: How to ‘Winterize’ Your Dog
Dogs can face special hazards in the colder months, ranging from cracked paws and dry skin to electrocution or immersion in a frozen pond. Source: http://lslink.info/?c=2bvq
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