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Announcement Illinois Lawyer Now (ISBA)IL

How To Press Criminal Charges For Failure To Pay Child Support and/or Maintenance In Illinois

Some things are illegal but everyone seems to get away with them: littering, jay walking, and not paying child support or maintenance. There are laws against the failure to pay support but they are rarely enforced in criminal courts. Therefore, the support-receiver must exhaust all efforts in divorce court before invoking the State or Federal... Continue Reading

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Illinois Changes How Nursing Homes Will Be Penalized for Staffing Shortfalls

Illinois is changing how it penalizes nursing homes that fail to meet minimum staffing requirements. Beginning with the July 1 through September 30, 2026, reporting quarter, the Illinois Department of Public Health will calculate staffing compliance quarterly and impose escalating financial penalties on facilities that fall below required staffing levels. The changes also create a... Continue Reading

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Proposed rule Federal Register: CPSC

Safety Standard for Lithium-Ion Batteries Used in Micromobility Products and Electrical Systems of Micromobility Products Containing Such Batteries

The Consumer Product Safety Commission (Commission or CPSC) is providing an opportunity for interested parties to present oral comments on the notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) the Commission issued for a safety standard for lithium-ion batteries. Oral presentations must be limited to matters within the scope of the NPRM. Any oral comments will become part of the rulemaking record.

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Federal Register notice Federal Register: FAA

Airworthiness Directives; DG Aviation GmbH (Type Certificate Previously Held by DG Flugzeugbau GmbH) Gliders

The FAA proposes to supersede Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2025-13-08, which applies to all DG Aviation GmbH Model DG-1000T gliders. AD 2025-13-08 requires revising the glider flight manual and installing "Motor INOP" placards to prohibit operation with the powerplant. Since issuance of AD 2025-13-08, a design improvement to the propeller adapter ring has been developed that is considered terminating action for the operational prohibition of AD 2025-13-08. This proposed AD would retain the requirement to revise the flight manual, would provide an optional terminating action for the retained…

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Federal Register notice Federal Register: FAA

AC 187-1V: Schedule of Charges Outside the United States

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is announcing the availability of Advisory Circular (AC) 187-1V which transmits an updated schedule of charges for services of FAA Flight Standards Aviation Safety Inspectors outside the United States. The advisory circular has been updated in accordance with the procedures listed in 14 CFR part 187, Appendix A.

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Final rule Federal Register: FMCSA

Clarification to the Applicability of Emergency Exemptions; Response to Petitions for Reconsideration

FMCSA amends its emergency declaration regulations to revise from 14 days to 30 days the length of the relief automatically triggered subsequent to a regional declaration of emergency by a Governor of a State, the Governor's authorized representative, or FMCSA. This action is in response to several petitions for reconsideration received after publication of a final rule in October 2023.

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Announcement Illinois Lawyer Now (ISBA)IL

Can I Sue for Food Poisoning From a Catered Work Event?

Food poisoning from a catered work event can result in more than one type of legal claim. Who is liable depends on who made the food unsafe and whether you were at the event as part of your job. You may have a workers’ compensation claim against your employer, a separate lawsuit against the caterer... Continue Reading

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Recall U.S. Food and Drug Administration (Recalls)

EAK Distribution LLC Recalls HOME GROWN Green Sprouting Calabrese Broccoli Seeds, 8 oz, Heirloom Because of Possible Health Risk

October 2nd, 2026 - EAK Distribution of Casper, WY is recalling HOME GROWN Green Sprouting Calabrese Broccoli Seeds, 8 oz, Heirloom, because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly

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Recall U.S. Food and Drug Administration (Recalls)

Frutas y Hortalizas del Sur S.A. Expands Recalls to Include Additional Lots of Great Value Frozen Organic Triple Berry Blend 10 OZ, Great Value Frozen Organic Blueberries 10 OZ and One Lot of Trader Joe’s Frozen Organic Mixed Berry Blend 12 OZ Because of Potential Contamination with E. coli O145

October 02, 2026. Frutas y Hortalizas del Sur S.A., San Carlos, Chile expands its previously initiated recalls on July 3, 2026 and September 3,2026 recall of frozen organic IQF blueberries and berry blends to include additional lots of Great Value frozen Organic Triple Berry Blend 10 OZ, Great Value

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