DOJ Commits Nearly $50M to Violence Against Women Grants For Survivors  – The Crime Report

The Department of Justice has announced a new commitment of $49.85 in funding for the Office on Violence Against Women for grants to provide survivors of gender-based violence with access to legal services and improve interactions with the justice system that impact victims and their families. Over $35 million was awarded to 59 grantees through … Read more

MerusCase Launches Native E-Payments Platform

MerusCase, a law practice management software tailored for workers’ compensation, employment and labor, and insurance defense firms, today introduced MerusPay, an e-payments feature built natively in the MerusCase platform. MerusCase says this native online payments capability enables users to now compliantly process payments without the need for additional third-party applications. Read more about MerusCase at … Read more

Synergy Comp names new president

Workers’ compensation insurer Synergy Comp Insurance Company (Synergy Comp) has named Chris Blough its new president after Lew Kachulis stepped down from the role. Blough has over 20 years of executive leadership experience. Over the years, he had served as the president of a commercial finance company, the CEO of a credit union, and most … Read more

GME SUMMIT SPOTLIGHT | Liaison International

GME Summit: Summer 2022  Hosted in partnership with the Association of MBAs (AMBA), BusinessCAS convened the most recent GME Summit in Boston on July 27th.  Leaders from across the full spectrum of GME institutions gathered to discuss the best approaches to managing the complexity of ongoing disruptions.    In a field where novel innovations quickly become … Read more

Quiet Quitting Is Wonderful For Financial Freedom Seekers And Parents

Quiet quitting is taking the younger generation by storm, especially those on TikTok. The idea behind “quiet quitting” is to do no more than what’s asked of you at work and then check out. Once you’re out of the office, there’s no more responding to work e-mails, slack, nada. A quiet quitter does not go … Read more

6 Things You Can Do to Help Your Attorney After an Accident – J&Y Law Firm

A vehicle accident is one of the most shocking and disturbing experiences a person can encounter in their life. Among the consequences of this event are not only physical and emotional recovery (which can take years and have many consequences), but also financial recovery after the incident. For many people, this latest recovery may seem … Read more

No Pseudonymization of Criminal Defendants in Court Opinions in California

In People v. Gregor, decided on Aug. 12 by the California Court of Appeal (Justice Elena Duarte joined by Justices Jonathan Renner and Peter Krause), the defendant, a naturalized citizen, “pleaded guilty to a felony sex offense that was later reduced to a misdemeanor and dismissed after early termination of probation”: In April 2011, pursuant … Read more

Coteaching: A Formula for Learning From and With Colleagues | Faculty Focus

Entering into the coteaching realm in higher education can be a daunting, intimidating, and/or bewildering concept. For the purpose of this article, we use the term coteaching without the hyphen because we are not referring to team teaching primarily seen in special education settings. Murphy and Martin (2015) define coteaching as “two or more teachers … Read more

Smart Money Podcast: Booking a Dream Disney Vacation for Cheap – NerdWallet

Welcome to NerdWallet’s Smart Money podcast, where we usually answer your real-world money questions. This week we’re running an episode from our financial dream series, where we talk with Nerds who have accomplished their financial dreams and interview outside guests about what they want to do with their money in 2022. Check out this episode … Read more