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Title 42 of the United States Code is the United States Code dealing with public health, social welfare, and civil rights. Parts of Title 42 which formerly related to the US space program have been transferred to Title 51. Chapters. 42 U.S.C. ch. 1—The Public Health Service; 42 U.S.C. ch. 1A—The Public Health Service, Supplemental Provisions
42 U.S.C. § 652 (k) 42 U.S.C. § 652 (k) is a United States law which sometimes requires the denial or revocation of passports for individuals who fail to pay child support. The law was enacted as part of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act in 1996.
Sexual harassment in the workplace in US labor law has been considered a form of discrimination on the basis of sex in the United States since the mid-1970s. There are two forms of sexual harassment recognized by United States law: quid pro quo sexual harassment (requiring an employee to tolerate sexual harassment to keep their job, receive a tangible benefit, or avoid punishment) and behavior ...
The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a case concerning Title 42 as moot, days after the policy ended along with other pandemic emergency measures. The judicial death knell of the controversial ...
The General Duty Clause of the United States Occupational Safety and Health Act (Federal OSHA) states: [1] 29 U.S.C. § 654, 5 (a)1: Each employer shall furnish to each of his employees employment and a place of employment which are free from recognized hazards that are causing or are likely to cause death or serious physical harm to his ...
A Title 42 expulsion is the removal by the U.S. government of a person who had recently been in a country where a communicable disease was present. The extent of authority for contagion-related expulsions is set out by law in 42 U.S.C. § 265. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under the Trump ...
The Civil Rights Attorney's Fees Award Act of 1976 is a law of the United States codified in 42 U.S.C. § 1988 (b). It is often referred to as " Section 1988. " It allows a Federal court to award reasonable attorney's fees to a prevailing party in certain civil rights cases. The Act was designed to create an enforcement mechanism for the nation ...
Able v. United States, 88 F.3d 1280 (2nd Cir. 1996) (" Able I "), 155 F.3d 628 (2nd Cir. 1998) (" Able II "), is a case from the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit that upheld the Don't ask, don't tell (10 USC 654) law against various constitutional challenges. Both Able I and Able II overruled district court decisions ...