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Anti-Obesity Drugs Linked to Psychiatric Side Effects
Joseph P. McMenamin, July 10, 2008
Acomplia (rimonabant), marketed as an aid to controlling obesity, is thought to block cannabinoid receptors in the brain. Such receptors reportedly stimulate hunger pangs in humans.

Government Requires That All Federal Contractors Use E-Verify
David Z. Izakowitz, Jacquelyn E. Stone, July 10, 2008
By Executive Order, dated June 9, 2008, the President has instructed all federal departments and agencies that enter into contracts to require, as a condition of each contract, that federal contractors use E-Verify for all individuals hired or assigned to perform work within the United States.

Proving Age Discrimination Gets a Little Easier
Rodney A. Satterwhite, Sarah K. Wake, July 10, 2008
On June 19, 2008, the United States Supreme Court held in a 7-1 ruling that an employer bears the burden of production and persuasion in a disparate impact claim under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act ("ADEA") when raising "reasonable factors other than age" as an...