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After Death What Happens to Your Accounts Online?
By Minara El-Rahman | Last updated on
After a fellow colleague from the University at Buffalo Law School passed away in a tragic plane crash this past summer, I was plagued with a question that is...
Wage Theft? AT&T Lawsuit About Pay for Overtime
By Minara El-Rahman | Last updated on
A lawsuit has been filed against AT&T about pay for overtime being denied to employees because they have been misclassified as managers. The AT&T...
Update: Cobra Subsidy Extension Approved by House
By Tanya Roth, Esq. | Last updated on
As previously discussed in this blog, many unemployed Americans have been assisted in affording healthcare insurance by the federal Cobra subsidies which began...
The DC Same Sex Marriage Bill Is Approved
By Minara El-Rahman | Last updated on
The critical DC same sex marriage bill was approved by members of the the DC City Council on Tuesday. The New York Times reports that the bill which would...
Supreme Court of U.S. to Rule on Text Message Privacy
By Minara El-Rahman | Last updated on
Do you have a right to text message privacy on a work issued electronic device? Apparently some sexually inappropriate police officers in Ontario, California...
Bankruptcy Rate for Consumers and Businesses Rises
By Tanya Roth, Esq. | Last updated on
When you think of bankruptcy, do you think of GM, Chrysler? But it's not just automakers facing bankruptcy this year; it's your co-worker, the guy down the...