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Comparing the Labour legislation Maternity Benefits Act, 1961 (India) VS. Family and Medical Leave Act of the USA

IP and Legal Filings

The Maternity Benefits Act, 1961 (India) An important piece of legislation that addresses the rights and benefits of female employees during pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period is India’s Maternity Benefit Act of 1961. The FMLA does not require paid leave, in contrast to the Maternity Benefit Act of India.

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Guest Post: Jillian Grennan, Charting New Paths in Innovation: Reflections from Harvard’s Innovation Economics Conference

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(Editor’s note: (This post is part of a series by the Diversity Pilots Initiative , which advances inclusive innovation through rigorous research. Britta Glennon , a researcher exploring the interaction between diversity and corporate strategy, shed new light on the well-documented fact that women publish and patent less than men.

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The Legal And Ethical Implications Of Gender discrimination And Sexual Harassment In Sports, With Focus On India’s Sports Industry

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It is crucial to understand that all forms of harassment and abuse violate human rights and may even be considered criminal offenses. This is especially true of contact sports because of how physically demanding they are and how the athlete’s body is treated as essential “equipment.” It was better than the jumper.” [17]

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Catching Up on Government Officials’ Censorship of Constituents on Social Media

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

The court adds wistfully: Twitter, in theory, could have been just the place for such courageous men and women, confident in their free and fearless reasoning, to put this democratic paradigm to the test. This cannot be the right outcome. Rather, it is just what it claims to be—a politician’s private campaign page.

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The Interplay between Religious Sensitiveness and Trademark Law in India

IP and Legal Filings

This was taken in order to protect both the dominant class’s and the minority’s religious sensitivities. ” A sizable portion of the relevant group is the criterion for determining if a mark offends a religious group, not the group’s majority view. In Parul Food Specialities Pvt.

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Will California Eliminate Anonymous Web Browsing? (Comments on CA AB 2273, The Age-Appropriate Design Code Act)

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

Today’s example is AB 2273, the Age-Appropriate Design Code Act (AADC), Before we get overwhelmed by the bill’s details, I’ll highlight three crucial concerns: First, the bill pretextually claims to protect children, but it will change the Internet for EVERYONE. That’s because this bill is based on the U.K.

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Sunday Surprises

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The event is designed to encourage interactive discussions among participants through panel debates, with each of them covering 4 or 5 key topics related to each specific sector. The programme will include panel sessions, UPC Boot Camp, AIPPI Cafés, Women in AIPPI Social Event, Young Members Forum, 3 social events (incl.