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Existing city law, known as the Fair Work Week ordinance, requires certain retail businesses to give workers their schedule at least two weeks in advance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
Macron has tried to do the same in France but the country's top court struck down the proposed law on freedom of expression grounds in August.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
Caterpillar and John Deere, for example, now may have to violate either U.S. or U.K. law because Israeli companies buy their construction equipment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
The 12-member panel appeared to nearly reach a consensus, except for a single holdout who, Reddington said, "would not apply the law of reasonable doubt" as instructed by the judge.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
“And the law is going to say that you own this land and you can do pretty much what you want with it.”
From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan
City Council’s economic development and jobs committee late last month approved the ordinance, which also would establish a mandatory six-hour paid training to educate workers on minimum wage laws and other labor protections.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
The Tung era reached low points in July 2003 when 500,000 people protested against restrictive anti-subversion laws proposed by China, and again a year later when about the same number rallied for democracy.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
My initial thought is that, unless local planning laws allow you to subdivide the property, your son will be building a house on land that you own — not on property that your son owns.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
Since taking charge in May, Mundhe has overseen thousands of inspections and says food safety laws must be enforced regardless of a business's size, influence or reputation.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
The exceptions were New York and New Jersey, which, not incidentally, remained the only northern states to resist the passage of gradual emancipation laws.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
Vocabulary lists containing law
American Naturalization Test, List 1
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The Scientific Method
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Scientific Inquiry - Introductory
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