Women out earn men in part time work, or do they?

womens and mens pay scale

Surveys have shown for years that men get paid better than women as a general rule, but those surveys have always been based on a 40 or greater hour work week. However when going through the Labor Department’s latest report on women’s earnings it clearly shows that gap has decreased significantly over the years and [...]

CA ballot measure could cause marijuana prices to plummet

marijuana

SAN FRANCISCO – In a study by the nonpartisan RAND Drug Policy Research Center forecasts some interesting scenarios if the state of California becomes the second state, after Alaska, to legalize pot for recreational use by adults and the first to tax commercial cannabis sales in the upcoming November elections. The study estimates that pot [...]

Federal government sues AZ to protect illegal immigrants

Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer

PHOENIX (AZ) – In an odd twist of fate The Justice Department filed suit Tuesday against Arizona on grounds that the state’s new immigration law illegally intrudes on federal prerogatives and is seeking a preliminary injunction that could stop the legislation from taking effect at the end of July. The Obama Administration proclaims that illegal [...]

Could red light cameras nationwide eventually be shut down from one lawsuit?

red light camera

SIOUX FALLS SD – Red light cameras have increased nationwide as towns and cities look for more ways to increase revenue and fill budget gaps. Of course those city and town officials claim the cameras are there for public safety. At this point in time there’s no evidence either way that red light cameras help [...]

California deficit increases by $52 million per day – could force the use of IOUs

Governor Schwarzenegger

SACRAMENTO – California’s fiscal year started on July 1st with law makes far apart on ideas on how to dissolve the state’s $19 billion dollar deficit. The fiscal crisis will deepen for the state if they can’t come to a consensus soon. The reason being the state will incur an additional $52 million dollars per [...]

BP lawyer-ing up in preparation of lawsuits

british petroleum

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — When the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig disaster in the Gulf of Mexico happened BP publicly touted its quick oil clean-up response, but in a world where lawsuits are the law of the land BP quietly prepared for a legal fight that could soon embroil hundreds of attorneys, span several states and last [...]

The Lanier Law Firm is announcing a trademark infringement lawsuit against Electronic Arts

Lanier Law Firm

The Lanier Law Firm is announcing a trademark infringement lawsuit filed today against video game giant Electronic Arts Inc. (Nasdaq: ERTS) over the popular Mirror’s Edge video game franchise. The first-person, action-adventure game featuring the main character “Faith” has been a worldwide success for EA, which has sold more than one million copies of Mirror’s [...]

ProGuard Security Services bought out by Universal Protection Service

UNIVERSAL PROTECTION SERVICE

Universal Protection Service, a division of Universal Services of America and one of the largest providers of security services in the U.S., is excited to announce that they have acquired ProGuard Security Services, Inc. in Arizona and Texas. With their outstanding reputation in the security guard industry, ProGuard Security Services, Inc. employs close to 500 [...]

Jumpstart helps retain and create 664 Northeast Ohio jobs

JumpStart Inc.

Ohio Third Frontier-backed JumpStart Inc. had an economic impact of $90 million in 2009, bringing its four-year impact on Northeast Ohio to $267 million, according to a report published today by Cleveland State University. The work of the nationally recognized non-profit organization, which is creating economic transformation by  providing entrepreneurial development resources to entrepreneurs leading [...]

Investors pour $20 million into BlackArrow

BlackArrow, a leading worldwide provider of advanced advertising solutions for New Television platforms, today announced it has closed $20 million in Series C financing. The round was led by strategic investor NDS Group — the leading provider of technology solutions for digital pay-TV, and included existing investors Cisco Systems, Comcast Interactive Capital, Intel Capital, Mayfield [...]

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