According to the most recent bicycle accident fact sheet published by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), 677 cyclists died after being hit by motor vehicles in 2011 and cycling accidents resulted in approximately 38,000...
Just about everyone would agree that declaring bankruptcy is a difficult decision. That is why many people struggling with debt continue to hold out even after all their other alternatives have been exhausted. Facing wage garnishment for unpaid bills...
As promised in his recent State of the Union Address on February 12, 2014, President Obama signed an executive order to increase to $10.10 the hourly minimum wage paid to federal contractors and subcontractors. The Executive Order should not affect...
Asset protection trusts promise their settlors the best of many worlds. They allow a grantor to give away assets to a trust and remove them (and any future appreciation in the trust assets) from their taxable estate. However, the grantor can remain...
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced recently that it has come to the attention of its Service Center Operations (SCOPS) that certain optional practical training (OPT) science, technology, engineering and math (STEM)...
As previously noted on this blog, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued an interim final rule in June 2012 to implement the Equal Access to Justice Act. At the time, the CFPB requested public comment on the interim final rule....
New York is set to revisit the debate regarding the private ownership of hospitals. On January 21, 2014, Governor Andrew Cuomo released his Executive Budget, which again calls for the implementation of a pilot program ("Pilot Program") to allow...
The Commission prevailed after a two week jury trial in an insider trading case this week, ending a string of losses. The agency also filed two settled actions, one based on insider trading claims and another involving overbilling by an assistant to...
The steps you take after you experience sexual harassment in the workplace can affect your legal claim. Protect yourself from further discrimination and preserve your rights by...... By: Derek T. Smith Law Group, P.C.
Court Also Holds Failure to Closed-Caption Online Videos is Not Intentional Discrimination Under State Unruh Civil Rights Act, and that Website Decisions Whether to Caption Occur in Furtherance of First Amendment Rights Under Anti-SLAPP Law - The...
