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Attorney writing on consumer-facing legal issues.
New York is technically an at-will state, but federal anti-discrimination law plus the New York State Human Rights Law and the even broader New Yor…
Texas has the largest state SSDI claim volume in the country and one of the more difficult disability-determination environments. This guide walks…
Illinois workers' comp is governed by 820 ILCS 305 and administered by the Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission (IWCC). The system is no-fault…
A neutral biographical look at Kwame Raoul, the 42nd Attorney General of Illinois. Born in Chicago to Haitian immigrants, Raoul was a Cook County p…
Minnesota is one of about a dozen no-fault auto insurance states. Your own PIP coverage pays medical bills and lost wages first, and your right to…
A neutral biographical look at Keith Ellison, the 30th Attorney General of Minnesota, the first African American elected to statewide office in Min…
Restraining orders are civil proceedings with a preponderance-of-the-evidence standard — meaningfully easier than the criminal beyond-a-reasonable-…
The eggshell plaintiff rule says a defendant takes the plaintiff as they find them — including any pre-existing physical or psychological condition…
The federal estate and gift tax exemption is scheduled to drop by roughly half on January 1, 2026 — from $13.99 million per individual to approxima…
The 72 hours between receiving an offer letter or severance agreement and signing it is the highest-leverage moment in most professionals' careers.…
Connecticut workers' comp is governed by Chapter 568 of the Connecticut General Statutes and administered by the Workers' Compensation Commission.…
A neutral biographical look at William Tong, the 25th Attorney General of Connecticut, the first Asian American elected to any statewide office in…
California is one of the most plaintiff-friendly states in the country on car-accident liability with its pure comparative negligence rule, but Cal…
A neutral biographical look at Rob Bonta, the 34th Attorney General of California and the first Filipino American to hold the office. Covers his pa…
Maryland tax problems live at three levels: the IRS at the federal level, the Comptroller of Maryland at the state level, and county tax offices fo…
A neutral biographical look at Anthony Brown, the 47th Attorney General of Maryland and the first Black person to hold the office. A retired Army R…
Arizona is an at-will employment state with a uniquely protective wage-payment statute (A.R.S. § 23-355) that provides triple damages for unpaid wa…
A neutral biographical look at Kris Mayes, the 27th Attorney General of Arizona, who won her 2022 election by 280 votes after a mandatory recount.…
Social Security Disability Insurance is a federal program but how it actually plays out for Nevada applicants depends on Nevada Disability Determin…
A neutral biographical look at Aaron Ford, the 34th Attorney General of Nevada and the state's first African American statewide constitutional offi…
