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UCLA Health: Joosun Shin Receives Early Career Award From the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer
LOS ANGELES, California, Aug. 8 -- The UCLA Health issued the following news release:
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Joosun Shin receives early career award from the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer
UCLA Joe C. Wen School of Nursing Assistant Professor Joosun Shin, PhD, RN, AGACNP, is being recognized by the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC) for her work improving outcomes of patients impacted by the disease.
Dr. Shin has been selected to receive the Early Career Education Award for Nurses, designed to provide researchers with access to educational sessions, networking, ... Show Full Article LOS ANGELES, California, Aug. 8 -- The UCLA Health issued the following news release: * * * Joosun Shin receives early career award from the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer UCLA Joe C. Wen School of Nursing Assistant Professor Joosun Shin, PhD, RN, AGACNP, is being recognized by the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC) for her work improving outcomes of patients impacted by the disease. Dr. Shin has been selected to receive the Early Career Education Award for Nurses, designed to provide researchers with access to educational sessions, networking,and professional development opportunities with colleagues from around the world. The award is given to individuals who are in the first three years of their faculty appointment and have shown significant promise in their research activity. Dr. Shin joined the faculty at UCLA Nursing in 2025.
Her research focuses on improving patient outcomes in lung cancer, with an emphasis on dyspnea (shortness of breath), which is one of the most common, debilitating, and poorly understood symptoms following cancer treatment. Despite its profound impact on recovery, quality of life, and long-term survivorship, dyspnea is difficult to predict and is not adequately captured by current clinical risk models. Her goal is to develop predictive models that identify high-risk patients before curative-intent therapy to guide targeted interventions during recovery.
"Despite its impact on recovery, quality of life, and survivorship, dyspnea remains difficult to predict," said Dr. Shin, who is also a member of the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center. "I am incredibly grateful to IASLC for its support of my research, and I look forward to contributing to the organization's community as a nurse scientist and advocate for patient-centered research."
Dr. Shin will formally receive the award at the IASLC 2026 World Conference on Lung Cancer, taking place this September in Seoul, Republic of Korea.
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Original text here: https://www.uclahealth.org/news/release/joosun-shin-receives-early-career-award-international
[Category: Medical]
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Joosun Shin receives early career award from the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer
UCLA Joe C. Wen School of Nursing Assistant Professor Joosun Shin, PhD, RN, AGACNP, is being recognized by the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC) for her work improving outcomes of patients impacted by the disease.
Dr. Shin has been selected to receive the Early Career Education Award for Nurses, designed to provide researchers with access to educational sessions, networking, ... Show Full Article LOS ANGELES, California, Aug. 8 -- The UCLA Health issued the following news release: * * * Joosun Shin receives early career award from the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer UCLA Joe C. Wen School of Nursing Assistant Professor Joosun Shin, PhD, RN, AGACNP, is being recognized by the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC) for her work improving outcomes of patients impacted by the disease. Dr. Shin has been selected to receive the Early Career Education Award for Nurses, designed to provide researchers with access to educational sessions, networking,and professional development opportunities with colleagues from around the world. The award is given to individuals who are in the first three years of their faculty appointment and have shown significant promise in their research activity. Dr. Shin joined the faculty at UCLA Nursing in 2025.
Her research focuses on improving patient outcomes in lung cancer, with an emphasis on dyspnea (shortness of breath), which is one of the most common, debilitating, and poorly understood symptoms following cancer treatment. Despite its profound impact on recovery, quality of life, and long-term survivorship, dyspnea is difficult to predict and is not adequately captured by current clinical risk models. Her goal is to develop predictive models that identify high-risk patients before curative-intent therapy to guide targeted interventions during recovery.
"Despite its impact on recovery, quality of life, and survivorship, dyspnea remains difficult to predict," said Dr. Shin, who is also a member of the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center. "I am incredibly grateful to IASLC for its support of my research, and I look forward to contributing to the organization's community as a nurse scientist and advocate for patient-centered research."
Dr. Shin will formally receive the award at the IASLC 2026 World Conference on Lung Cancer, taking place this September in Seoul, Republic of Korea.
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Original text here: https://www.uclahealth.org/news/release/joosun-shin-receives-early-career-award-international
[Category: Medical]
Sanford Burnham Prebys: Stripping Away What Conceals Cancer Cells From Our Immune System
LA JOLLA, California, Aug. 8 (TNSjou) -- Sanford Burnham Prebys issued the following news release:
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Stripping away what conceals cancer cells from our immune system
Study finds nearby conditions and nutrients govern how cancer cells avoid immune cells, and how to stop this protection
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Like spies evading detection through being masters of disguise, many cancer cells are adorned with a copious coat of sugar-derived molecules that throws the proverbial hounds of our immune systems off the scent.
Scientists at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute and collaborators across North ... Show Full Article LA JOLLA, California, Aug. 8 (TNSjou) -- Sanford Burnham Prebys issued the following news release: * * * Stripping away what conceals cancer cells from our immune system Study finds nearby conditions and nutrients govern how cancer cells avoid immune cells, and how to stop this protection - Like spies evading detection through being masters of disguise, many cancer cells are adorned with a copious coat of sugar-derived molecules that throws the proverbial hounds of our immune systems off the scent. Scientists at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute and collaborators across NorthAmerica published findings August 7, 2026, in Science Advances showing that cancer cells' cloaking costumes can be a result of changes in the nearby neighborhood of immune cells, connective tissue, blood vessels, proteins and carbohydrates called the tumor microenvironment. The researchers also found a way to thin this sugary shroud, enabling cancer cells to be recognized and eliminated by the immune system.
Lead and corresponding author Kevin Tharp, PhD, knew that cells squeezed by their surroundings change their mitochondrial function in surprising ways. He realized that a key place where cells would experience this kind of physical pressure was in the tumor microenvironment.
"Primary tumors are typically stiffer than their surrounding tissue," said Tharp, assistant professor in the Cancer Metabolism and Microenvironment Program at the Sanford Burnham Prebys NCI-Designated Cancer Center. "This led me to hypothesize that the biophysical properties of cells influence the altered metabolic programs that everyone observes in tumors."
One such metabolic alteration considered a hallmark feature of tumors is a drop in the oxidative metabolism of glucose. Prior research has shown that this can be caused by the availability of nearby nutrients and is not necessarily an intrinsic quality of tumor cells.
Tharp and his team compared how cells responded to an abundance of glucose when grown in different environments. Some experienced stiff conditions mimicking what cancer cells face near primary tumors. Others were grown in softer situations similar to normal tissue. Each group was further subdivided to compare two culture media: a conventional laboratory medium and a newer formulation designed to reflect the nutrient composition of the human body. Both media were tested with and without elevated glucose levels to mimic the impact of hyperglycemia.
The scientists found these different conditions altered the proteins produced by cells, the metabolite levels within them and the thickness of their coatings of sugar-derived molecules, known as glycocalyxes. Notably, the depth of this protective barrier was only increased by excess glucose, or hyperglycemia, in cells cultured in the physiological medium.
"We observed that changing the physiological media composition and changing the available metabolites for those tumor cells reveals distinct biology for normal and tumor cell metabolism," said Tharp.
To see how cell culture characteristics were thickening or thinning cancer cell shells, the scientists looked at how metabolic changes altered the building blocks of the glycocalyx. The glycocalyx is made of carbohydrates conjoined with either proteins or lipids in what are called glycoconjugates. Glucose often provides raw materials for glycoconjugate construction, so the scientists suspected that this assembly process would be affected by changing glucose metabolism or hyperglycemia.
"We found stark separation between the glycoconjugates of cells cultured in conventional medium versus those cultured in a medium that better reflects the nutrient composition of the human body," said Tharp. Hyperglycemia also affected the makeup of glycoconjugates in cells.
Kevin Tharp, PhD profile photo
Kevin Tharp, PhD, is an assistant professor in the NCI-designated Cancer Center's Cancer Metabolism and Microenvironment Program at Sanford Burnham Prebys. Image credit: Sanford Burnham Prebys.
To further explore the link between an overabundance of glucose and glycocalyx thickness, the research team examined which proteins become more abundant in response to hyperglycemia. These experiments pointed to a protein known as heat shock factor 1 (HSF1) for its role in protecting cells from high temperatures and other stresses. HSF1 also has been linked to breast cancer progression and metastasis.
After demonstrating that the presence or absence of HSF1 modified glycoconjugate composition in cells, the scientists tested the connection between hyperglycemia, HSF1, the tumor microenvironment and immune system effectiveness. Their results showed that hyperglycemia boosted cancer cells' ability to evade the immune system only when HSF1 was present in cells cultured in conditions mimicking the tumor microenvironment. This means that developing drugs to target HSF1 may thin the glycocalyx and prevent cancer cells from avoiding detection by the immune system.
"Our findings indicate that changes in mitochondrial function lead to the synthesis of cell surface sugar-derived molecules that make it difficult for the immune system to recognize and kill cancer cells," said Tharp. "Now that we know this, this creates an enormous drug discovery opportunity to take away the surface coating that protects them from immune surveillance.
"And we think this will be a really effective strategy to attack metastatic disease and improve immunotherapy responses."
Tharp also notes that with the rising incidences of metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes, hyperglycemia is becoming a bigger risk factor for cancer patients. While there is substantial research linking high blood sugar to an increased risk of developing cancer and worse clinical outcomes following cancer treatment, relatively few studies have examined the biological mechanisms that drive this connection.
"What we found is a plausible mechanism by which hyperglycemia directly contributes to immune evasion," said Tharp.
"And potentially a way to take away a pro-tumor advantage from hyperglycemia caused by metabolic syndrome and modern diets."
Additional authors include:
* Valerie M. Weaver, PhD, professor and director of the Center for Bioengineering and Tissue Regeneration at the University of California San Francisco
* Kyle Alvarez, Allen Lee, Joseph A. Rhodenhiser and Sanju Sinha at Sanford Burnham Prebys
* Sangwoo Park at Cornell University
* Greg A. Timblin, Alicia L. Richards, Erica Stevenson, Kimberly Tsui, Nadia Ayad, Andrew Dillin, Nevan. J. Krogan and Danielle L. Swaney at the University of California San Francisco
* Jordan A. Berg at the University of Utah
* Nicholas M. Twells and Lara K. Mahal at the University of Alberta
* Nicholas M. Riley, Egan L. Peltan, D. Judy Shon and Carolyn R. Bertozzi at Stanford University
* Francesco Palomba and Michelle Digman at the University of California Irvine
* Austin E. Y. T. Lefebvre at Calico Life Sciences
* Ross W. Soens and Jason R. Cantor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
* Jaya L. Thangaraj and Dan S. Kaufman at the University of California San Diego
* Johanna ten Hoeve at the University of California Los Angeles
* Kevin Healy at the University of California Berkeley
* Matthew J. Paszek at the University of California Davis
The study was supported by the National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute, National Foundation for Cancer Research, Canada Excellence Research Chair in Glycomics and Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance.
The study's DOI is 10.1126/sciadv.aeb1136.
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Original text here: https://sbpdiscovery.org/press/stripping-away-what-conceals-cancer-cells-from-our-immune-system/
[Category: BizHospital]
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Stripping away what conceals cancer cells from our immune system
Study finds nearby conditions and nutrients govern how cancer cells avoid immune cells, and how to stop this protection
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Like spies evading detection through being masters of disguise, many cancer cells are adorned with a copious coat of sugar-derived molecules that throws the proverbial hounds of our immune systems off the scent.
Scientists at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute and collaborators across North ... Show Full Article LA JOLLA, California, Aug. 8 (TNSjou) -- Sanford Burnham Prebys issued the following news release: * * * Stripping away what conceals cancer cells from our immune system Study finds nearby conditions and nutrients govern how cancer cells avoid immune cells, and how to stop this protection - Like spies evading detection through being masters of disguise, many cancer cells are adorned with a copious coat of sugar-derived molecules that throws the proverbial hounds of our immune systems off the scent. Scientists at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute and collaborators across NorthAmerica published findings August 7, 2026, in Science Advances showing that cancer cells' cloaking costumes can be a result of changes in the nearby neighborhood of immune cells, connective tissue, blood vessels, proteins and carbohydrates called the tumor microenvironment. The researchers also found a way to thin this sugary shroud, enabling cancer cells to be recognized and eliminated by the immune system.
Lead and corresponding author Kevin Tharp, PhD, knew that cells squeezed by their surroundings change their mitochondrial function in surprising ways. He realized that a key place where cells would experience this kind of physical pressure was in the tumor microenvironment.
"Primary tumors are typically stiffer than their surrounding tissue," said Tharp, assistant professor in the Cancer Metabolism and Microenvironment Program at the Sanford Burnham Prebys NCI-Designated Cancer Center. "This led me to hypothesize that the biophysical properties of cells influence the altered metabolic programs that everyone observes in tumors."
One such metabolic alteration considered a hallmark feature of tumors is a drop in the oxidative metabolism of glucose. Prior research has shown that this can be caused by the availability of nearby nutrients and is not necessarily an intrinsic quality of tumor cells.
Tharp and his team compared how cells responded to an abundance of glucose when grown in different environments. Some experienced stiff conditions mimicking what cancer cells face near primary tumors. Others were grown in softer situations similar to normal tissue. Each group was further subdivided to compare two culture media: a conventional laboratory medium and a newer formulation designed to reflect the nutrient composition of the human body. Both media were tested with and without elevated glucose levels to mimic the impact of hyperglycemia.
The scientists found these different conditions altered the proteins produced by cells, the metabolite levels within them and the thickness of their coatings of sugar-derived molecules, known as glycocalyxes. Notably, the depth of this protective barrier was only increased by excess glucose, or hyperglycemia, in cells cultured in the physiological medium.
"We observed that changing the physiological media composition and changing the available metabolites for those tumor cells reveals distinct biology for normal and tumor cell metabolism," said Tharp.
To see how cell culture characteristics were thickening or thinning cancer cell shells, the scientists looked at how metabolic changes altered the building blocks of the glycocalyx. The glycocalyx is made of carbohydrates conjoined with either proteins or lipids in what are called glycoconjugates. Glucose often provides raw materials for glycoconjugate construction, so the scientists suspected that this assembly process would be affected by changing glucose metabolism or hyperglycemia.
"We found stark separation between the glycoconjugates of cells cultured in conventional medium versus those cultured in a medium that better reflects the nutrient composition of the human body," said Tharp. Hyperglycemia also affected the makeup of glycoconjugates in cells.
Kevin Tharp, PhD profile photo
Kevin Tharp, PhD, is an assistant professor in the NCI-designated Cancer Center's Cancer Metabolism and Microenvironment Program at Sanford Burnham Prebys. Image credit: Sanford Burnham Prebys.
To further explore the link between an overabundance of glucose and glycocalyx thickness, the research team examined which proteins become more abundant in response to hyperglycemia. These experiments pointed to a protein known as heat shock factor 1 (HSF1) for its role in protecting cells from high temperatures and other stresses. HSF1 also has been linked to breast cancer progression and metastasis.
After demonstrating that the presence or absence of HSF1 modified glycoconjugate composition in cells, the scientists tested the connection between hyperglycemia, HSF1, the tumor microenvironment and immune system effectiveness. Their results showed that hyperglycemia boosted cancer cells' ability to evade the immune system only when HSF1 was present in cells cultured in conditions mimicking the tumor microenvironment. This means that developing drugs to target HSF1 may thin the glycocalyx and prevent cancer cells from avoiding detection by the immune system.
"Our findings indicate that changes in mitochondrial function lead to the synthesis of cell surface sugar-derived molecules that make it difficult for the immune system to recognize and kill cancer cells," said Tharp. "Now that we know this, this creates an enormous drug discovery opportunity to take away the surface coating that protects them from immune surveillance.
"And we think this will be a really effective strategy to attack metastatic disease and improve immunotherapy responses."
Tharp also notes that with the rising incidences of metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes, hyperglycemia is becoming a bigger risk factor for cancer patients. While there is substantial research linking high blood sugar to an increased risk of developing cancer and worse clinical outcomes following cancer treatment, relatively few studies have examined the biological mechanisms that drive this connection.
"What we found is a plausible mechanism by which hyperglycemia directly contributes to immune evasion," said Tharp.
"And potentially a way to take away a pro-tumor advantage from hyperglycemia caused by metabolic syndrome and modern diets."
Additional authors include:
* Valerie M. Weaver, PhD, professor and director of the Center for Bioengineering and Tissue Regeneration at the University of California San Francisco
* Kyle Alvarez, Allen Lee, Joseph A. Rhodenhiser and Sanju Sinha at Sanford Burnham Prebys
* Sangwoo Park at Cornell University
* Greg A. Timblin, Alicia L. Richards, Erica Stevenson, Kimberly Tsui, Nadia Ayad, Andrew Dillin, Nevan. J. Krogan and Danielle L. Swaney at the University of California San Francisco
* Jordan A. Berg at the University of Utah
* Nicholas M. Twells and Lara K. Mahal at the University of Alberta
* Nicholas M. Riley, Egan L. Peltan, D. Judy Shon and Carolyn R. Bertozzi at Stanford University
* Francesco Palomba and Michelle Digman at the University of California Irvine
* Austin E. Y. T. Lefebvre at Calico Life Sciences
* Ross W. Soens and Jason R. Cantor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
* Jaya L. Thangaraj and Dan S. Kaufman at the University of California San Diego
* Johanna ten Hoeve at the University of California Los Angeles
* Kevin Healy at the University of California Berkeley
* Matthew J. Paszek at the University of California Davis
The study was supported by the National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute, National Foundation for Cancer Research, Canada Excellence Research Chair in Glycomics and Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance.
The study's DOI is 10.1126/sciadv.aeb1136.
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Original text here: https://sbpdiscovery.org/press/stripping-away-what-conceals-cancer-cells-from-our-immune-system/
[Category: BizHospital]
Littler Issues Commentary: San Francisco Lowers Tenure Requirement for Supplemental Compensation Under Paid Parental Leave Ordinance
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 8 -- Littler, a law firm, issued the following commentary on Aug. 7, 2026, by Knowledge Management counsel Sebastian Chilco and shareholder Michelle Barrett Falconer:
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San Francisco Lowers Tenure Requirement for Supplemental Compensation Under Paid Parental Leave Ordinance
On August 7, 2026, the mayor of San Francisco, California signed File # 260451 (Ordinance 162-26), which will lower the amount of time an individual must be employed with their employer before they are potentially entitled to receive supplemental compensation under the Paid Parental Leave ... Show Full Article SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 8 -- Littler, a law firm, issued the following commentary on Aug. 7, 2026, by Knowledge Management counsel Sebastian Chilco and shareholder Michelle Barrett Falconer: * * * San Francisco Lowers Tenure Requirement for Supplemental Compensation Under Paid Parental Leave Ordinance On August 7, 2026, the mayor of San Francisco, California signed File # 260451 (Ordinance 162-26), which will lower the amount of time an individual must be employed with their employer before they are potentially entitled to receive supplemental compensation under the Paid Parental LeaveOrdinance (SF PPLO).
Under the SF PPLO, if a covered employee is receiving California paid family leave insurance (CA PFL) benefits for new child bonding - bonding with a minor child during the first year after birth or placement through foster care or adoption - employers with 20 or more employees (anywhere) must pay up to eight weeks of "supplemental compensation." "Supplemental compensation" is the employer's "top-up" payment that makes up the monetary difference between an employee's normal weekly wages (calculated using the formula required by the Ordinance) and the amount the employee receives from the state in CA PFL benefits. The SF PPLO limits the total combined amount an employee may receive from CA PFL benefits and employer-paid supplemental compensation. For claims filed in 2026, that maximum combined weekly benefit amount is $2,522.
To be a "covered employee," an individual must satisfy four criteria. The amendments change the first criterion, lowering the time an employee must be employed from 180 to 90 days (to align with the waiting period under San Francisco's Paid Sick Leave Ordinance). The remaining criteria, however, have not changed: 2) the employee must perform at least eight hours of work per week in San Francisco; 3) at least 40% of the employee's total weekly hours worked must be in San Francisco; and 4) the employee must be eligible to receive CA PFL benefits for new child bonding.
The amendments take effect in stages based on employer size. Employers with 100 or more employees must comply with the new 90-day employment requirement beginning January 1, 2027. Employers with 20 to 99 employees will have an additional year to comply, with the change taking effect on January 1, 2028. As under the current law, the SF PPLO does not apply to employers with 19 or fewer employees.
Covered employers should monitor the San Francisco Office of Labor Standards Enforcement's Paid Parental Leave Ordinance webpage for updated guidance, posters, and forms. They should also review their paid parental leave policies and procedures to ensure they will comply with the revised SF PPLO.
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Authors
Sebastian Chilco
Knowledge Management Counsel
San Francisco
schilco@littler.com
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Michelle Barrett Falconer
Shareholder
San Francisco
mfalconer@littler.com
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Original text here: https://www.littler.com/news-analysis/asap/san-francisco-lowers-tenure-requirement-supplemental-compensation-under-paid
[Category: BizLaw/Legal]
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San Francisco Lowers Tenure Requirement for Supplemental Compensation Under Paid Parental Leave Ordinance
On August 7, 2026, the mayor of San Francisco, California signed File # 260451 (Ordinance 162-26), which will lower the amount of time an individual must be employed with their employer before they are potentially entitled to receive supplemental compensation under the Paid Parental Leave ... Show Full Article SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 8 -- Littler, a law firm, issued the following commentary on Aug. 7, 2026, by Knowledge Management counsel Sebastian Chilco and shareholder Michelle Barrett Falconer: * * * San Francisco Lowers Tenure Requirement for Supplemental Compensation Under Paid Parental Leave Ordinance On August 7, 2026, the mayor of San Francisco, California signed File # 260451 (Ordinance 162-26), which will lower the amount of time an individual must be employed with their employer before they are potentially entitled to receive supplemental compensation under the Paid Parental LeaveOrdinance (SF PPLO).
Under the SF PPLO, if a covered employee is receiving California paid family leave insurance (CA PFL) benefits for new child bonding - bonding with a minor child during the first year after birth or placement through foster care or adoption - employers with 20 or more employees (anywhere) must pay up to eight weeks of "supplemental compensation." "Supplemental compensation" is the employer's "top-up" payment that makes up the monetary difference between an employee's normal weekly wages (calculated using the formula required by the Ordinance) and the amount the employee receives from the state in CA PFL benefits. The SF PPLO limits the total combined amount an employee may receive from CA PFL benefits and employer-paid supplemental compensation. For claims filed in 2026, that maximum combined weekly benefit amount is $2,522.
To be a "covered employee," an individual must satisfy four criteria. The amendments change the first criterion, lowering the time an employee must be employed from 180 to 90 days (to align with the waiting period under San Francisco's Paid Sick Leave Ordinance). The remaining criteria, however, have not changed: 2) the employee must perform at least eight hours of work per week in San Francisco; 3) at least 40% of the employee's total weekly hours worked must be in San Francisco; and 4) the employee must be eligible to receive CA PFL benefits for new child bonding.
The amendments take effect in stages based on employer size. Employers with 100 or more employees must comply with the new 90-day employment requirement beginning January 1, 2027. Employers with 20 to 99 employees will have an additional year to comply, with the change taking effect on January 1, 2028. As under the current law, the SF PPLO does not apply to employers with 19 or fewer employees.
Covered employers should monitor the San Francisco Office of Labor Standards Enforcement's Paid Parental Leave Ordinance webpage for updated guidance, posters, and forms. They should also review their paid parental leave policies and procedures to ensure they will comply with the revised SF PPLO.
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Authors
Sebastian Chilco
Knowledge Management Counsel
San Francisco
schilco@littler.com
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Michelle Barrett Falconer
Shareholder
San Francisco
mfalconer@littler.com
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Original text here: https://www.littler.com/news-analysis/asap/san-francisco-lowers-tenure-requirement-supplemental-compensation-under-paid
[Category: BizLaw/Legal]
JCP&L Rate Proposal Delays Bill Impact for Residential Customers Until 2028 While Supporting Reliability Investments
AKRON, Ohio, Aug. 8 -- Jersey Central Power & Light, a subsidiary of FirstEnergy, issued the following news release:
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JCP&L Rate Proposal Delays Bill Impact for Residential Customers Until 2028 While Supporting Reliability Investments
Plan gives customers time to prepare while continuing investments to strengthen electric system
HOLMDEL, New Jersey - Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L) has filed a rate proposal with the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU).
The filing includes:
* Proposed offsets to prevent residential customers from feeling changes to base delivery rates in 2027;
* ... Show Full Article AKRON, Ohio, Aug. 8 -- Jersey Central Power & Light, a subsidiary of FirstEnergy, issued the following news release: * * * JCP&L Rate Proposal Delays Bill Impact for Residential Customers Until 2028 While Supporting Reliability Investments Plan gives customers time to prepare while continuing investments to strengthen electric system HOLMDEL, New Jersey - Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L) has filed a rate proposal with the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU). The filing includes: * Proposed offsets to prevent residential customers from feeling changes to base delivery rates in 2027; *A proposed $253 million increase in base distribution rates, which would result in a bill increase of approximately 7% when offsets expire in 2028;
* The recovery of $476 million in previously deferred storm costs through a separate dedicated charge that goes into effect in January 2028, spreading recovery over a 10-year period rather than seeking recovery over a shorter timeframe.
If approved, the average JCP&L customer would see a total bill increase of about 8.5%, with residential customers seeing an impact of approximately 8.8%. For the typical residential customer using 767 kilowatt-hours (kWh) of electricity, currently paying $162.30 per month, that's $14.23 a month.
While the new base distribution rates would be effective on May 6, 2027, the company will delay the impacts of new rates until January 2028, giving customers more time to prepare for the changes. If approved, proposed offsets would equal the change in base delivery rates for residential customers - the portion of the bill that pays for poles and wires, storm restoration and other delivery costs - in 2027.
Doug Mokoid, FirstEnergy President of New Jersey: "Customers shouldn't have to choose between affordability and reliability. Our balanced approach puts both front-and-center simultaneously by minimizing the impact on bills today and giving customers time to plan, while continuing to invest in the infrastructure needed to deliver safe, reliable service for generations to come."
Committed to Affordability
JCP&L's approach to affordability combines cost discipline, bill protection and future opportunities for customers to save.
Teresa Reed, JCP&L's Vice President, Rates & Regulatory: "We are listening to our customers and leading with affordability. By keeping our own costs down and taking an innovative approach, JCP&L is a responsible steward of our customers' energy dollars."
Base rate filings allow utilities to recover the cost of upgrading infrastructure and restoring customers after storms. Increasingly frequent severe storms pushed JCP&L's deferred storm costs to $476 million before the July 3-6 storms.
Investing in Reliability
JCP&L's $1.5 billion in capital investments over the past three years have brought measurable reliability improvements. In 2025, reliability improved 15%, compared to 2024. So far this year, reliability has improved 38%.
Patricia Mullin, JCP&L's Vice President, Operations: "While we've made progress over the past two years, we still have more work to do. When we invest, our customers benefit. This means fewer interruptions for families, more time open for businesses and more investment in our communities and economy."
JCP&L's plan supports an additional $2.1 billion in base distribution investments, part of a larger five-year, $6.9 billion capital plan that includes:
* Modernizing the grid through focused investments in highest priority circuits;
* Increasing remote capability and control through EnergizeNJ;
* Upgrading transmission assets with a focus on long-term reliability and capacity planning;
* Continuing energy efficiency commitments to help meet state goals and customer needs.
Tree Trimming & Removal: Addressing a Leading Cause of Outages
Trees remain a leading cause of power outages in JCP&L's 3,200-square-mile service territory.
With additional funding to trim vegetation and remove dead and diseased ash trees, the proposal gives the company more ability to mitigate hazard trees before they can cause service interruptions.
* Ash trees, which have been decimated by the Emerald Ash Borer, have been responsible for 60% of tree-related outages since 2020.
* JCP&L has already removed more than 74,000 dead or diseased ash trees since 2017.
Managing Energy Bills
Comprehensive programs can help customers manage their energy bills:
* Whole home energy solutions, HVAC and appliance rebates, energy saving rewards and more are part of JCP&L's energy efficiency program. Visit https://www.firstenergycorp.com/save_energy.html for more information.
* Payment assistance programs are available for qualifying customers. For more information and special arrangements, visit https://www.firstenergycorp.com/billassist.
* JCP&L has proposed a no-risk time-of-use rate trial that would reward customers who use power during lower cost, off-peak periods.
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JCP&L, a FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) electric company, serves 1.2 million customers in the counties of Burlington, Essex, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Ocean, Passaic, Somerset, Sussex, Union and Warren. Follow JCP&L on X @JCP_L, on Facebook at facebook.com/JCPandL or online at jcp-l.com.
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FirstEnergy is dedicated to integrity, safety, reliability and operational excellence. Its electric distribution companies form one of the nation's largest investor-owned electric systems, serving six million customers in Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, West Virginia, Maryland and New York. The company's transmission subsidiaries operate approximately 24,000 miles of transmission lines that connect the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions. Visit FirstEnergy online at firstenergycorp.com and follow FirstEnergy on X @FirstEnergyCorp.
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Forward Looking Statements:
This press release includes forward-looking statements based on information currently available to management unless the context requires otherwise, references to "we," "us," "our" and "FirstEnergy" refers to FirstEnergy Corp. and its subsidiaries. Such statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties and readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. These statements include declarations regarding management's intents, beliefs and current expectations. These statements typically contain, but are not limited to, the terms "anticipate," "potential," "expect," "forecast," "target," "will," "intend," "believe," "project," "estimate," "plan" and similar words. Forward-looking statements involve estimates, assumptions, known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements, which may include the following: the potential liabilities, increased costs and unanticipated developments resulting from government investigations and agreements, including those associated with compliance with or failure to comply with the Deferred Prosecution Agreement entered into July 21, 2021 and settlements with the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Ohio and the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"); the risks and uncertainties associated with litigation, including the securities class action lawsuit, regulatory proceedings, arbitration, mediation and similar proceedings; changes in national and regional economic conditions affecting us and/or our customers and the vendors with which we do business, including geopolitical conflicts, recession, volatile interest rates, inflationary pressures, supply chain disruptions, higher fuel costs, and workforce impacts; variations in weather, such as mild seasonal weather variations and severe weather conditions (including events caused, or exacerbated, by climate change, such as wildfires, hurricanes, flooding, droughts, high wind events and extreme heat events) and other natural disasters, which may result in increased storm restoration expenses or material liability and negatively affect future operating results; the potential liabilities and increased costs arising from regulatory actions or outcomes in response to severe weather conditions and other natural disasters; legislative and regulatory developments, and executive orders, including, but not limited to, matters related to rates, generation resource adequacy, co-location of generation and large loads, and compliance and enforcement activity; the ability to access the public securities and other capital and credit markets in accordance with our financial plans, the cost of such capital and overall condition of the capital and credit markets, including the loss of FirstEnergy Corp.'s status as a well-known seasoned issuer; the risks associated with physical attacks, such as acts of war, terrorism, sabotage or other acts of violence, and cyber-attacks and other disruptions to our, or our vendors', information technology systems, which may compromise our operations, and data security breaches of sensitive data, intellectual property and proprietary or personally identifiable information; the ability to accomplish or realize anticipated benefits through establishing a culture of continuous improvement and our other strategic and financial goals, including, but not limited to, executing Energize365, our transmission and distribution investment plan, executing on our rate filing strategy, controlling costs, improving credit metrics, maintaining investment grade ratings, strengthening our balance sheet and growing earnings; changing market conditions affecting the measurement of certain liabilities and the value of assets held in our pension trusts may negatively impact our forecasted growth rate, results of operations and may also cause it to make contributions to its pension sooner or in amounts that are larger than currently anticipated; changes in assumptions regarding factors such as economic conditions within our territories, the reliability of our transmission and distribution system, our generation resource planning in West Virginia, or the availability of capital or other resources supporting identified transmission and distribution investment opportunities; human capital management challenges, including among other things, attracting and retaining appropriately trained and qualified employees and labor disruptions by our unionized workforce; changes to environmental laws and regulations, including, but not limited to, federal and state rules related to climate change, coal combustion residuals, and potential changes to such laws and regulations; changes in customers' demand for power, including, but not limited to, economic conditions, development of data centers, the impact of climate change and emerging technology, particularly with respect to electrification, energy storage, co-location of generation and large loads, and distributed sources of generation; future actions taken by credit rating agencies that could negatively affect either our access to or terms of financing or our financial condition and liquidity; the potential of non-compliance with debt covenants in our credit facilities; the ability to comply with applicable reliability standards and energy efficiency and peak demand reduction mandates; changes to significant accounting policies; any changes in tax laws or regulations, including, but not limited to, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act of 2025, as signed into law on July 4, 2025, or adverse tax audit results or rulings and potential changes to such laws and regulations; the ability to meet our publicly-disclosed goals relating to climate-related matters, opportunities, improvements, and efficiencies, including FirstEnergy's greenhouse gas reduction goals; and the risks and other factors discussed from time to time in FirstEnergy Corp.'s SEC filings. Dividends declared from time to time on FirstEnergy Corp.'s common stock during any period may in the aggregate vary from prior periods due to circumstances considered by the FirstEnergy Corp. Board at the time of the actual declarations. A security rating is not a recommendation to buy or hold securities and is subject to revision or withdrawal at any time by the assigning rating agency. Each rating should be evaluated independently of any other rating. These forward-looking statements are also qualified by, and should be read together with, the risk factors included in FirstEnergy Corp.'s Form 10-K, Form 10-Q and in other filings with the SEC. The foregoing review of factors also should not be construed as exhaustive. New factors emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for management to predict all such factors, nor assess the impact of any such factor on FirstEnergy Corp.'s business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements. FirstEnergy Corp. expressly disclaims any obligation to update or revise, except as required by law, any forward-looking statements contained herein or in the information incorporated by reference as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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JCP&L Rate Proposal Delays Bill Impact for Residential Customers Until 2028 While Supporting Reliability Investments
Plan gives customers time to prepare while continuing investments to strengthen electric system
HOLMDEL, New Jersey - Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L) has filed a rate proposal with the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU).
The filing includes:
* Proposed offsets to prevent residential customers from feeling changes to base delivery rates in 2027;
* ... Show Full Article AKRON, Ohio, Aug. 8 -- Jersey Central Power & Light, a subsidiary of FirstEnergy, issued the following news release: * * * JCP&L Rate Proposal Delays Bill Impact for Residential Customers Until 2028 While Supporting Reliability Investments Plan gives customers time to prepare while continuing investments to strengthen electric system HOLMDEL, New Jersey - Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L) has filed a rate proposal with the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU). The filing includes: * Proposed offsets to prevent residential customers from feeling changes to base delivery rates in 2027; *A proposed $253 million increase in base distribution rates, which would result in a bill increase of approximately 7% when offsets expire in 2028;
* The recovery of $476 million in previously deferred storm costs through a separate dedicated charge that goes into effect in January 2028, spreading recovery over a 10-year period rather than seeking recovery over a shorter timeframe.
If approved, the average JCP&L customer would see a total bill increase of about 8.5%, with residential customers seeing an impact of approximately 8.8%. For the typical residential customer using 767 kilowatt-hours (kWh) of electricity, currently paying $162.30 per month, that's $14.23 a month.
While the new base distribution rates would be effective on May 6, 2027, the company will delay the impacts of new rates until January 2028, giving customers more time to prepare for the changes. If approved, proposed offsets would equal the change in base delivery rates for residential customers - the portion of the bill that pays for poles and wires, storm restoration and other delivery costs - in 2027.
Doug Mokoid, FirstEnergy President of New Jersey: "Customers shouldn't have to choose between affordability and reliability. Our balanced approach puts both front-and-center simultaneously by minimizing the impact on bills today and giving customers time to plan, while continuing to invest in the infrastructure needed to deliver safe, reliable service for generations to come."
Committed to Affordability
JCP&L's approach to affordability combines cost discipline, bill protection and future opportunities for customers to save.
Teresa Reed, JCP&L's Vice President, Rates & Regulatory: "We are listening to our customers and leading with affordability. By keeping our own costs down and taking an innovative approach, JCP&L is a responsible steward of our customers' energy dollars."
Base rate filings allow utilities to recover the cost of upgrading infrastructure and restoring customers after storms. Increasingly frequent severe storms pushed JCP&L's deferred storm costs to $476 million before the July 3-6 storms.
Investing in Reliability
JCP&L's $1.5 billion in capital investments over the past three years have brought measurable reliability improvements. In 2025, reliability improved 15%, compared to 2024. So far this year, reliability has improved 38%.
Patricia Mullin, JCP&L's Vice President, Operations: "While we've made progress over the past two years, we still have more work to do. When we invest, our customers benefit. This means fewer interruptions for families, more time open for businesses and more investment in our communities and economy."
JCP&L's plan supports an additional $2.1 billion in base distribution investments, part of a larger five-year, $6.9 billion capital plan that includes:
* Modernizing the grid through focused investments in highest priority circuits;
* Increasing remote capability and control through EnergizeNJ;
* Upgrading transmission assets with a focus on long-term reliability and capacity planning;
* Continuing energy efficiency commitments to help meet state goals and customer needs.
Tree Trimming & Removal: Addressing a Leading Cause of Outages
Trees remain a leading cause of power outages in JCP&L's 3,200-square-mile service territory.
With additional funding to trim vegetation and remove dead and diseased ash trees, the proposal gives the company more ability to mitigate hazard trees before they can cause service interruptions.
* Ash trees, which have been decimated by the Emerald Ash Borer, have been responsible for 60% of tree-related outages since 2020.
* JCP&L has already removed more than 74,000 dead or diseased ash trees since 2017.
Managing Energy Bills
Comprehensive programs can help customers manage their energy bills:
* Whole home energy solutions, HVAC and appliance rebates, energy saving rewards and more are part of JCP&L's energy efficiency program. Visit https://www.firstenergycorp.com/save_energy.html for more information.
* Payment assistance programs are available for qualifying customers. For more information and special arrangements, visit https://www.firstenergycorp.com/billassist.
* JCP&L has proposed a no-risk time-of-use rate trial that would reward customers who use power during lower cost, off-peak periods.
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JCP&L, a FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) electric company, serves 1.2 million customers in the counties of Burlington, Essex, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Ocean, Passaic, Somerset, Sussex, Union and Warren. Follow JCP&L on X @JCP_L, on Facebook at facebook.com/JCPandL or online at jcp-l.com.
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FirstEnergy is dedicated to integrity, safety, reliability and operational excellence. Its electric distribution companies form one of the nation's largest investor-owned electric systems, serving six million customers in Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, West Virginia, Maryland and New York. The company's transmission subsidiaries operate approximately 24,000 miles of transmission lines that connect the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions. Visit FirstEnergy online at firstenergycorp.com and follow FirstEnergy on X @FirstEnergyCorp.
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Forward Looking Statements:
This press release includes forward-looking statements based on information currently available to management unless the context requires otherwise, references to "we," "us," "our" and "FirstEnergy" refers to FirstEnergy Corp. and its subsidiaries. Such statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties and readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. These statements include declarations regarding management's intents, beliefs and current expectations. These statements typically contain, but are not limited to, the terms "anticipate," "potential," "expect," "forecast," "target," "will," "intend," "believe," "project," "estimate," "plan" and similar words. Forward-looking statements involve estimates, assumptions, known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements, which may include the following: the potential liabilities, increased costs and unanticipated developments resulting from government investigations and agreements, including those associated with compliance with or failure to comply with the Deferred Prosecution Agreement entered into July 21, 2021 and settlements with the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Ohio and the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"); the risks and uncertainties associated with litigation, including the securities class action lawsuit, regulatory proceedings, arbitration, mediation and similar proceedings; changes in national and regional economic conditions affecting us and/or our customers and the vendors with which we do business, including geopolitical conflicts, recession, volatile interest rates, inflationary pressures, supply chain disruptions, higher fuel costs, and workforce impacts; variations in weather, such as mild seasonal weather variations and severe weather conditions (including events caused, or exacerbated, by climate change, such as wildfires, hurricanes, flooding, droughts, high wind events and extreme heat events) and other natural disasters, which may result in increased storm restoration expenses or material liability and negatively affect future operating results; the potential liabilities and increased costs arising from regulatory actions or outcomes in response to severe weather conditions and other natural disasters; legislative and regulatory developments, and executive orders, including, but not limited to, matters related to rates, generation resource adequacy, co-location of generation and large loads, and compliance and enforcement activity; the ability to access the public securities and other capital and credit markets in accordance with our financial plans, the cost of such capital and overall condition of the capital and credit markets, including the loss of FirstEnergy Corp.'s status as a well-known seasoned issuer; the risks associated with physical attacks, such as acts of war, terrorism, sabotage or other acts of violence, and cyber-attacks and other disruptions to our, or our vendors', information technology systems, which may compromise our operations, and data security breaches of sensitive data, intellectual property and proprietary or personally identifiable information; the ability to accomplish or realize anticipated benefits through establishing a culture of continuous improvement and our other strategic and financial goals, including, but not limited to, executing Energize365, our transmission and distribution investment plan, executing on our rate filing strategy, controlling costs, improving credit metrics, maintaining investment grade ratings, strengthening our balance sheet and growing earnings; changing market conditions affecting the measurement of certain liabilities and the value of assets held in our pension trusts may negatively impact our forecasted growth rate, results of operations and may also cause it to make contributions to its pension sooner or in amounts that are larger than currently anticipated; changes in assumptions regarding factors such as economic conditions within our territories, the reliability of our transmission and distribution system, our generation resource planning in West Virginia, or the availability of capital or other resources supporting identified transmission and distribution investment opportunities; human capital management challenges, including among other things, attracting and retaining appropriately trained and qualified employees and labor disruptions by our unionized workforce; changes to environmental laws and regulations, including, but not limited to, federal and state rules related to climate change, coal combustion residuals, and potential changes to such laws and regulations; changes in customers' demand for power, including, but not limited to, economic conditions, development of data centers, the impact of climate change and emerging technology, particularly with respect to electrification, energy storage, co-location of generation and large loads, and distributed sources of generation; future actions taken by credit rating agencies that could negatively affect either our access to or terms of financing or our financial condition and liquidity; the potential of non-compliance with debt covenants in our credit facilities; the ability to comply with applicable reliability standards and energy efficiency and peak demand reduction mandates; changes to significant accounting policies; any changes in tax laws or regulations, including, but not limited to, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act of 2025, as signed into law on July 4, 2025, or adverse tax audit results or rulings and potential changes to such laws and regulations; the ability to meet our publicly-disclosed goals relating to climate-related matters, opportunities, improvements, and efficiencies, including FirstEnergy's greenhouse gas reduction goals; and the risks and other factors discussed from time to time in FirstEnergy Corp.'s SEC filings. Dividends declared from time to time on FirstEnergy Corp.'s common stock during any period may in the aggregate vary from prior periods due to circumstances considered by the FirstEnergy Corp. Board at the time of the actual declarations. A security rating is not a recommendation to buy or hold securities and is subject to revision or withdrawal at any time by the assigning rating agency. Each rating should be evaluated independently of any other rating. These forward-looking statements are also qualified by, and should be read together with, the risk factors included in FirstEnergy Corp.'s Form 10-K, Form 10-Q and in other filings with the SEC. The foregoing review of factors also should not be construed as exhaustive. New factors emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for management to predict all such factors, nor assess the impact of any such factor on FirstEnergy Corp.'s business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements. FirstEnergy Corp. expressly disclaims any obligation to update or revise, except as required by law, any forward-looking statements contained herein or in the information incorporated by reference as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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Geisinger Expands Cancer Services With Opening of New Lewisburg Facility
DANVILLE, Pennsylvania, Aug. 8 -- Geisinger Health posted the following news release on Aug. 7, 2026:
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Geisinger expands cancer services with opening of new Lewisburg facility
State-of-the-art center builds on a strong foundation of care in Union County
LEWISBURG, Pa. - Geisinger officials, employees and community partners gathered Thursday, Aug. 6, to celebrate the opening of the new Geisinger Cancer Center Lewisburg with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Expected to welcome its first patients on Monday, Aug. 10, the new state-of-the-art center will expand cancer services and increase appointment ... Show Full Article DANVILLE, Pennsylvania, Aug. 8 -- Geisinger Health posted the following news release on Aug. 7, 2026: * * * Geisinger expands cancer services with opening of new Lewisburg facility State-of-the-art center builds on a strong foundation of care in Union County LEWISBURG, Pa. - Geisinger officials, employees and community partners gathered Thursday, Aug. 6, to celebrate the opening of the new Geisinger Cancer Center Lewisburg with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Expected to welcome its first patients on Monday, Aug. 10, the new state-of-the-art center will expand cancer services and increase appointmentavailability and is an investment in keeping vital cancer services local in the Lewisburg area.
As the population ages and cancer diagnoses continue to rise, the need for comprehensive cancer care is growing. Over the next five years, the number of patients requiring chemotherapy treatments in the region is expected to rise by nearly 8%, making expanded access to these services crucial. The new Geisinger Cancer Center Lewisburg is designed to meet that growing demand by increasing treatment capacity, enhancing access to specialized services and keeping advanced cancer care local.
"This new facility is an investment in our patients, our families and the health of our community," said Alex Zimmerman, chief administrative officer of Geisinger's central region. "As demand for cancer care continues to grow, we're committed to making sure everyone can find the services they need without having to travel. By expanding cancer services in Lewisburg, we're helping more patients get comprehensive, high-quality care and support in a welcoming environment near the people and places they love."
The 20,000-square-foot cancer center will expand care options and clinical space while building on services already available in Lewisburg. The cancer center will feature 12 exam rooms, 15 infusion stations, external beam radiation and treatment planning. Its outpatient clinic will offer medical oncology, hematology, radiation oncology and Geisinger's first palliative care clinic in Union County.
"Cancer care is continually evolving, and our responsibility is to evolve with it," said Rajiv Panikkar, M.D., chair of the Geisinger Cancer Institute. "This new center strengthens our ability to provide leading-edge, comprehensive care in a setting designed around the patient. By expanding services in Lewisburg, we're giving more patients access to the expertise, treatments and support they need throughout every stage of their cancer journey, all under one roof."
The opening of the facility reinforces Geisinger's promise to offer the best-quality care to everyone it serves and allows for the seamless transition of care when a patient needs more advanced services at nearby Geisinger Medical Center in Danville.
"When Abigail Geisinger envisioned a hospital that would serve her community, her request was 'Make my hospital right; make it the best,'" said Terry Gilliland, M.D., president and CEO of Geisinger. "The expansion of services with the new Geisinger Cancer Center Lewisburg reflects that enduring promise. By growing our services and capacity, we're strengthening access to comprehensive cancer care in the region and helping more patients receive the high-quality treatment and support they need, closer to home."
Geisinger Cancer Center Lewisburg is at 4531 West Branch Highway in East Buffalo Township.
To learn more about cancer care in Union County, visit geisinger.org/cancerinstitute.
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About Geisinger
Geisinger is among the nation's leading providers of value-based care, serving 1.2 million people in rural and urban communities across central and northeastern Pennsylvania. Founded in 1915 by philanthropist Abigail Geisinger, the nonprofit system generates $9 billion in annual revenues across more than 130 care sites -- including 10 hospital campuses -- and Geisinger Health Plan, with 509,000+ enrollees in commercial and government plans. Geisinger College of Health Sciences educates more than 600 medical professionals annually and conducts more than 1,600 clinical research studies. With 28,000 employees, including 1,900 employed physicians and 5,400 registered nurses, Geisinger is among Pennsylvania's largest employers with an estimated economic impact of $18 billion on the state's economy. In 2024, Geisinger joined Risant Health, a nonprofit charitable organization created to expand and accelerate value-based care across the country. Learn more at geisinger.org or connect with us on Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn.
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Geisinger expands cancer services with opening of new Lewisburg facility
State-of-the-art center builds on a strong foundation of care in Union County
LEWISBURG, Pa. - Geisinger officials, employees and community partners gathered Thursday, Aug. 6, to celebrate the opening of the new Geisinger Cancer Center Lewisburg with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Expected to welcome its first patients on Monday, Aug. 10, the new state-of-the-art center will expand cancer services and increase appointment ... Show Full Article DANVILLE, Pennsylvania, Aug. 8 -- Geisinger Health posted the following news release on Aug. 7, 2026: * * * Geisinger expands cancer services with opening of new Lewisburg facility State-of-the-art center builds on a strong foundation of care in Union County LEWISBURG, Pa. - Geisinger officials, employees and community partners gathered Thursday, Aug. 6, to celebrate the opening of the new Geisinger Cancer Center Lewisburg with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Expected to welcome its first patients on Monday, Aug. 10, the new state-of-the-art center will expand cancer services and increase appointmentavailability and is an investment in keeping vital cancer services local in the Lewisburg area.
As the population ages and cancer diagnoses continue to rise, the need for comprehensive cancer care is growing. Over the next five years, the number of patients requiring chemotherapy treatments in the region is expected to rise by nearly 8%, making expanded access to these services crucial. The new Geisinger Cancer Center Lewisburg is designed to meet that growing demand by increasing treatment capacity, enhancing access to specialized services and keeping advanced cancer care local.
"This new facility is an investment in our patients, our families and the health of our community," said Alex Zimmerman, chief administrative officer of Geisinger's central region. "As demand for cancer care continues to grow, we're committed to making sure everyone can find the services they need without having to travel. By expanding cancer services in Lewisburg, we're helping more patients get comprehensive, high-quality care and support in a welcoming environment near the people and places they love."
The 20,000-square-foot cancer center will expand care options and clinical space while building on services already available in Lewisburg. The cancer center will feature 12 exam rooms, 15 infusion stations, external beam radiation and treatment planning. Its outpatient clinic will offer medical oncology, hematology, radiation oncology and Geisinger's first palliative care clinic in Union County.
"Cancer care is continually evolving, and our responsibility is to evolve with it," said Rajiv Panikkar, M.D., chair of the Geisinger Cancer Institute. "This new center strengthens our ability to provide leading-edge, comprehensive care in a setting designed around the patient. By expanding services in Lewisburg, we're giving more patients access to the expertise, treatments and support they need throughout every stage of their cancer journey, all under one roof."
The opening of the facility reinforces Geisinger's promise to offer the best-quality care to everyone it serves and allows for the seamless transition of care when a patient needs more advanced services at nearby Geisinger Medical Center in Danville.
"When Abigail Geisinger envisioned a hospital that would serve her community, her request was 'Make my hospital right; make it the best,'" said Terry Gilliland, M.D., president and CEO of Geisinger. "The expansion of services with the new Geisinger Cancer Center Lewisburg reflects that enduring promise. By growing our services and capacity, we're strengthening access to comprehensive cancer care in the region and helping more patients receive the high-quality treatment and support they need, closer to home."
Geisinger Cancer Center Lewisburg is at 4531 West Branch Highway in East Buffalo Township.
To learn more about cancer care in Union County, visit geisinger.org/cancerinstitute.
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About Geisinger
Geisinger is among the nation's leading providers of value-based care, serving 1.2 million people in rural and urban communities across central and northeastern Pennsylvania. Founded in 1915 by philanthropist Abigail Geisinger, the nonprofit system generates $9 billion in annual revenues across more than 130 care sites -- including 10 hospital campuses -- and Geisinger Health Plan, with 509,000+ enrollees in commercial and government plans. Geisinger College of Health Sciences educates more than 600 medical professionals annually and conducts more than 1,600 clinical research studies. With 28,000 employees, including 1,900 employed physicians and 5,400 registered nurses, Geisinger is among Pennsylvania's largest employers with an estimated economic impact of $18 billion on the state's economy. In 2024, Geisinger joined Risant Health, a nonprofit charitable organization created to expand and accelerate value-based care across the country. Learn more at geisinger.org or connect with us on Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn.
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Duke Energy Florida, Sea Turtle Conservancy and Clearwater Marine Aquarium Return to Treasure Island to Mark Progress in Protecting Hatchlings
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Aug. 8 -- Duke Energy issued the following news release on Aug. 7, 2026:
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Duke Energy Florida, Sea Turtle Conservancy and Clearwater Marine Aquarium Return to Treasure Island to Mark Progress in Protecting Hatchlings
* Partners gathered on Sunset Beach where turtle-friendly amber lighting was first piloted in 2021
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Duke Energy Florida, Sea Turtle Conservancy and Clearwater Marine Aquarium returned to Treasure Island last week to review progress in protecting sea turtles during peak nesting season.
Why it matters
Sea turtle hatchlings ... Show Full Article CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Aug. 8 -- Duke Energy issued the following news release on Aug. 7, 2026: * * * Duke Energy Florida, Sea Turtle Conservancy and Clearwater Marine Aquarium Return to Treasure Island to Mark Progress in Protecting Hatchlings * Partners gathered on Sunset Beach where turtle-friendly amber lighting was first piloted in 2021 ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Duke Energy Florida, Sea Turtle Conservancy and Clearwater Marine Aquarium returned to Treasure Island last week to review progress in protecting sea turtles during peak nesting season. Why it matters Sea turtle hatchlingsare born knowing one rule: head toward the brightest horizon, which on a natural beach is moonlight on the water. Streetlights and beachfront lighting can override that instinct, pulling hatchlings inland towards roads and parking lots instead of the sea.
Solving that problem requires an ongoing combination of solutions, one of them being better lighting to protect the natural instinct of the hatchings while keeping pedestrians and drivers safe.
Treasure Island as a success story
Duke Energy Florida's outdoor lighting team initiated the wildlife friendly lighting at Treasure Island. Working alongside Sea Turtle Conservancy, the city, the Florida Department of Transportation and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, the company piloted its narrow band amber LED fixture in 2021.
STC's field guidance shaped the design and CMA's rehabilitation and nesting data has helped partners measure what's working.
Years later, the three organizations used last week's event to show how early collaboration has scaled into a growing wildlife lighting program.
Bringing hatchling disorientations downward
For the past four years, a variety of wildlife friendly practices have helped to reduce sea turtle disorientations. More than 240 amber light conversions have occurred along Treasure Island's Gulf Boulevard and near the beach.
Across Pinellas County, Duke Energy Florida has converted more than 2,000 lights to wildlife friendly fixtures. "We need to work now on our residential areas," said Carly Oakley, manager, sea turtle conservation program, Clearwater Marine Aquarium. "Whether it be hotels, condos or single-family homes, the next step is to work to switch over white outdoor lights to amber lights."
What they're saying
* "Sea turtles see differently than we do," said Emily Wooley, senior lighting project specialist, Sea Turtle Conservancy. "They're less attracted to long wavelength lights. The amber lights allow them to go out to the beach as they would navigate normally under our natural lights from the stars and the moon."
* "Amber outdoor lights are basically invisible to a sea turtle," said Mike Smith, senior products and services manager, Duke Energy Florida. "The amber lights still give plenty of light for pedestrian and traffic safety and help get sea turtles safely to the water."
* "One of the big issues that we have on our beaches is the use of artificial lighting," said Carly Oakley, manager, sea turtle conservation program, Clearwater Marine Aquarium. "We've had turtles negatively impacted by vehicles. So what Duke Energy has done is gone up and down Gulf Boulevard and changed all the street lights to the amber color, which helps reduce disorientation."
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Duke Energy Florida
Duke Energy Florida, a subsidiary of Duke Energy, owns 12,500 megawatts of energy capacity, supplying electricity to 2 million residential, commercial and industrial customers across a 13,000-square-mile service area in Florida.
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Duke Energy
Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK), a Fortune 150 company headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., is one of America's largest energy holding companies. The company's electric utilities serve 8.7 million customers in North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky, and collectively own 55,700 megawatts of energy capacity. Its natural gas utilities serve 1.6 million customers in North Carolina, South Carolina, Ohio and Kentucky.
Duke Energy is executing an energy modernization strategy, keeping customer value at the forefront as it invests in electric grid upgrades and efficient generation resources to strengthen the system and serve growing energy needs.
More information is available at duke-energy.com. Follow Duke Energy on X, LinkedIn, Instagram, TikTok and Facebook for stories about the people and innovations powering its communities.
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Sea Turtle Conservancy
Sea Turtle Conservancy (STC), a Florida-based nonprofit organization, is the oldest sea turtle research and conservation organization in the world. STC conducts robust sea turtle research and monitoring programs at several nesting beaches in Costa Rica and Panama; carries out in-water research programs in Florida and Bermuda; offers innovative educational programs focused on sea turtles and their threats; directly reduces the threat of artificial lighting on Florida's nesting beaches; and engages in advocacy to protect sea turtles and their habitats. STC has an entire program dedicated to mitigating the impacts of artificial lighting on sea turtle nesting beaches. As part of this program, STC has retrofitted more than 365 beachfront properties across Florida since 2010 with wildlife lighting alternatives that utilize long wavelength LEDs, proper shielding, and lower mounting heights that are less disruptive to sea turtles.
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Clearwater Marine Aquarium
Clearwater Marine Aquarium (CMA) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit working marine rescue center dedicated to inspiring the human spirit through leadership in the rescue, rehabilitation, and release of marine life; environmental education; research; and conservation. CMA is home to the rescued dolphins, sea turtles, river otters, stingrays, and other resident animals. The CMA Research Institute conducts critical field programs on manatees, right whales, and habitat protection. For more than 50 years, CMA has been committed to protecting our oceans and preserving marine species for future generations. For more information, visit Clearwater Marine Aquarium.
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Duke Energy Florida, Sea Turtle Conservancy and Clearwater Marine Aquarium Return to Treasure Island to Mark Progress in Protecting Hatchlings
* Partners gathered on Sunset Beach where turtle-friendly amber lighting was first piloted in 2021
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Duke Energy Florida, Sea Turtle Conservancy and Clearwater Marine Aquarium returned to Treasure Island last week to review progress in protecting sea turtles during peak nesting season.
Why it matters
Sea turtle hatchlings ... Show Full Article CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Aug. 8 -- Duke Energy issued the following news release on Aug. 7, 2026: * * * Duke Energy Florida, Sea Turtle Conservancy and Clearwater Marine Aquarium Return to Treasure Island to Mark Progress in Protecting Hatchlings * Partners gathered on Sunset Beach where turtle-friendly amber lighting was first piloted in 2021 ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Duke Energy Florida, Sea Turtle Conservancy and Clearwater Marine Aquarium returned to Treasure Island last week to review progress in protecting sea turtles during peak nesting season. Why it matters Sea turtle hatchlingsare born knowing one rule: head toward the brightest horizon, which on a natural beach is moonlight on the water. Streetlights and beachfront lighting can override that instinct, pulling hatchlings inland towards roads and parking lots instead of the sea.
Solving that problem requires an ongoing combination of solutions, one of them being better lighting to protect the natural instinct of the hatchings while keeping pedestrians and drivers safe.
Treasure Island as a success story
Duke Energy Florida's outdoor lighting team initiated the wildlife friendly lighting at Treasure Island. Working alongside Sea Turtle Conservancy, the city, the Florida Department of Transportation and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, the company piloted its narrow band amber LED fixture in 2021.
STC's field guidance shaped the design and CMA's rehabilitation and nesting data has helped partners measure what's working.
Years later, the three organizations used last week's event to show how early collaboration has scaled into a growing wildlife lighting program.
Bringing hatchling disorientations downward
For the past four years, a variety of wildlife friendly practices have helped to reduce sea turtle disorientations. More than 240 amber light conversions have occurred along Treasure Island's Gulf Boulevard and near the beach.
Across Pinellas County, Duke Energy Florida has converted more than 2,000 lights to wildlife friendly fixtures. "We need to work now on our residential areas," said Carly Oakley, manager, sea turtle conservation program, Clearwater Marine Aquarium. "Whether it be hotels, condos or single-family homes, the next step is to work to switch over white outdoor lights to amber lights."
What they're saying
* "Sea turtles see differently than we do," said Emily Wooley, senior lighting project specialist, Sea Turtle Conservancy. "They're less attracted to long wavelength lights. The amber lights allow them to go out to the beach as they would navigate normally under our natural lights from the stars and the moon."
* "Amber outdoor lights are basically invisible to a sea turtle," said Mike Smith, senior products and services manager, Duke Energy Florida. "The amber lights still give plenty of light for pedestrian and traffic safety and help get sea turtles safely to the water."
* "One of the big issues that we have on our beaches is the use of artificial lighting," said Carly Oakley, manager, sea turtle conservation program, Clearwater Marine Aquarium. "We've had turtles negatively impacted by vehicles. So what Duke Energy has done is gone up and down Gulf Boulevard and changed all the street lights to the amber color, which helps reduce disorientation."
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Duke Energy Florida
Duke Energy Florida, a subsidiary of Duke Energy, owns 12,500 megawatts of energy capacity, supplying electricity to 2 million residential, commercial and industrial customers across a 13,000-square-mile service area in Florida.
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Duke Energy
Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK), a Fortune 150 company headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., is one of America's largest energy holding companies. The company's electric utilities serve 8.7 million customers in North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky, and collectively own 55,700 megawatts of energy capacity. Its natural gas utilities serve 1.6 million customers in North Carolina, South Carolina, Ohio and Kentucky.
Duke Energy is executing an energy modernization strategy, keeping customer value at the forefront as it invests in electric grid upgrades and efficient generation resources to strengthen the system and serve growing energy needs.
More information is available at duke-energy.com. Follow Duke Energy on X, LinkedIn, Instagram, TikTok and Facebook for stories about the people and innovations powering its communities.
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Sea Turtle Conservancy
Sea Turtle Conservancy (STC), a Florida-based nonprofit organization, is the oldest sea turtle research and conservation organization in the world. STC conducts robust sea turtle research and monitoring programs at several nesting beaches in Costa Rica and Panama; carries out in-water research programs in Florida and Bermuda; offers innovative educational programs focused on sea turtles and their threats; directly reduces the threat of artificial lighting on Florida's nesting beaches; and engages in advocacy to protect sea turtles and their habitats. STC has an entire program dedicated to mitigating the impacts of artificial lighting on sea turtle nesting beaches. As part of this program, STC has retrofitted more than 365 beachfront properties across Florida since 2010 with wildlife lighting alternatives that utilize long wavelength LEDs, proper shielding, and lower mounting heights that are less disruptive to sea turtles.
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Clearwater Marine Aquarium
Clearwater Marine Aquarium (CMA) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit working marine rescue center dedicated to inspiring the human spirit through leadership in the rescue, rehabilitation, and release of marine life; environmental education; research; and conservation. CMA is home to the rescued dolphins, sea turtles, river otters, stingrays, and other resident animals. The CMA Research Institute conducts critical field programs on manatees, right whales, and habitat protection. For more than 50 years, CMA has been committed to protecting our oceans and preserving marine species for future generations. For more information, visit Clearwater Marine Aquarium.
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Alston & Bird Tops GlobalData Ranking for Financial Services M&A in First Half of 2026
ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 8 -- Alston and Bird, a law firm, issued the following news release:
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Alston & Bird Tops GlobalData Ranking for Financial Services M&A in First Half of 2026
Alston & Bird ranked first among legal advisers for the number of financial services M&A transactions during the first half of 2026, according to new data from GlobalData.
The firm advised on 23 deals, the highest volume among all legal advisers tracked in the report.
The ranking follows Alston & Bird's #1 position in GlobalData's 2025 financial services M&A league tables, underscoring the firm's continued ... Show Full Article ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 8 -- Alston and Bird, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Alston & Bird Tops GlobalData Ranking for Financial Services M&A in First Half of 2026 Alston & Bird ranked first among legal advisers for the number of financial services M&A transactions during the first half of 2026, according to new data from GlobalData. The firm advised on 23 deals, the highest volume among all legal advisers tracked in the report. The ranking follows Alston & Bird's #1 position in GlobalData's 2025 financial services M&A league tables, underscoring the firm's continuedleadership in the sector.
Covering announced financial services transactions during the first six months of the year, the report highlights Alston & Bird's continued leadership advising banks, investment managers, fintech companies, and specialty finance institutions on complex strategic transactions.
Lawyers in Alston & Bird's Financial Services Group guide clients through a broad range of transactions, leveraging extensive experience across mergers, acquisitions, dispositions, joint ventures, management buyouts, auctions, tender offers, going-private transactions, and spinoffs.
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Original text here: https://www.alston.com/en/insights/news/2026/08/globaldata-financial-services-ma-2026-h1
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Alston & Bird Tops GlobalData Ranking for Financial Services M&A in First Half of 2026
Alston & Bird ranked first among legal advisers for the number of financial services M&A transactions during the first half of 2026, according to new data from GlobalData.
The firm advised on 23 deals, the highest volume among all legal advisers tracked in the report.
The ranking follows Alston & Bird's #1 position in GlobalData's 2025 financial services M&A league tables, underscoring the firm's continued ... Show Full Article ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 8 -- Alston and Bird, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Alston & Bird Tops GlobalData Ranking for Financial Services M&A in First Half of 2026 Alston & Bird ranked first among legal advisers for the number of financial services M&A transactions during the first half of 2026, according to new data from GlobalData. The firm advised on 23 deals, the highest volume among all legal advisers tracked in the report. The ranking follows Alston & Bird's #1 position in GlobalData's 2025 financial services M&A league tables, underscoring the firm's continuedleadership in the sector.
Covering announced financial services transactions during the first six months of the year, the report highlights Alston & Bird's continued leadership advising banks, investment managers, fintech companies, and specialty finance institutions on complex strategic transactions.
Lawyers in Alston & Bird's Financial Services Group guide clients through a broad range of transactions, leveraging extensive experience across mergers, acquisitions, dispositions, joint ventures, management buyouts, auctions, tender offers, going-private transactions, and spinoffs.
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Original text here: https://www.alston.com/en/insights/news/2026/08/globaldata-financial-services-ma-2026-h1
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