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VAWA Now Covers LBGTs and Native Americans

by Janet Raasch | Lawyers.com on 4/4/2013

Since passage of the original Violence Against Women Act in 1994, reported incidents of violence against women in the United States have decreased by an impressive two-thirds. Still, violence against women remains a...more

Violence Against Women Act Of 2013 Creates New Clery Act Compliance Obligations

by Hedya Aryani, Michael Baughman, Omar McNeill, Angelo Stio III | Pepper Hamilton LLP on 3/15/2013

On March 7, 2013, President Obama signed into law the reauthorized Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) of 2013. The bill includes several important amendments to the Clery Act, which will require institutions of higher...more

Domestic Violence Victims Emerging As A New Protected Class

by Beth P. Zoller | XpertHR - Partnered with LexisNexis on 3/15/2013

Domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking can impact the health, productivity and performance of victims, resulting in a loss for employers of those victims. To help prevent these issues from negatively affecting the...more

The White House Immigration Action Newsletter

by Cozen O'Connor on 3/12/2013

It has been a busy few weeks here at the White House. Last Friday, the President met with leaders from the faith community to discuss the need to fix the broken immigration system, focusing on the growing consensus building...more

House Passes Violence Against Women Act

by William Flynn | Fowler White Boggs P.A. on 3/7/2013

As reported earlier this year, the 112th Congress failed to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act (“VAWA” or “Act”) by the end of its term. Fortunately, the Senate’s expanded version of the Act was passed by the House on...more

Capital Thinking Update - February 4, 2013

by Amy Davenport, Tanya DeRivi, Eugenia Edwards, Karen Kudelko, Matthew Kulkin, Jessica Monahan, Amy Budner Smith, Scott Thompson, Dana Weekes, Pam Welsh | Patton Boggs LLP on 2/11/2013

In This Issue: General Legislative; Debt Limit; Agriculture & Food; Budget, Appropriations; Cybersecurity; Education; Energy; Financial Services; Health Care; International Defense and Homeland Security; and,...more

Violence Against Women Act Not Reauthorized but Backers Hope to Revive It

by Jennifer Roeper | Fowler White Boggs P.A. on 1/10/2013

On January 2, 2013, the United States 112th Congress officially ran out its term and did not vote the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) for reauthorization. VAWA, drafted by then-Senator Joe Biden and signed into law by...more

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