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Law and Daily Life Calif. Sales Tax Cut 1 Percent on July 1

Calif. Sales Tax Cut 1 Percent on July 1

By Cynthia Hsu, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

The California sales tax rate will be slashed 1% across the state on July 1st. That is, unless the legislators pass another new sales tax law that will extend...

Law and Daily Life Airport Skycaps Lose Appeal Over Tips

Airport Skycaps Lose Appeal Over Tips

By Cynthia Hsu, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

Federal preemption has caused a group of American Airlines skycaps to lose their case on lost tips. The decision was made when the 1st Circuit found that the...

Law and Daily Life Paid Vacation Laws: No Legal Right to Time Off

Paid Vacation Laws: No Legal Right to Time Off

By Cynthia Hsu, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

Compared to the rest of the world, Americans generally receive a pitifully low amount of paid vacation. Americans seem to want to live a life of work, based on...

Law and Daily Life Government Restaurant Loans Are Now Less Risky

Government Restaurant Loans Are Now Less Risky

By Robin Enos | Last updated on March 21, 2019

You always heard restaurants carried a really high risk of failure, right? So why would restaurant loans have such a low default rate? Why would...

Law and Daily Life How Do Right To Work Laws Work?

How Do Right To Work Laws Work?

By Stephanie Rabiner, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

As of this moment, 22 states and the District of Columbia have in place right to work statutes--a subset of union law that preserves the choice of workers to...

Law and Daily Life Senate Kills Federal Innovation Research Program