Increasingly, people are using their cars for work – not only to get to and from the workplace, but as a source of income. Uber claims that it has two million drivers around the world with three-quarters of a million of those in the U.S. But, it is ... [Read more...]
Reporting and Recovering from Consumer Fraud
In 2017, the Federal Trade Commission’s Consumer Sentinel Network received over 2.5 million reports of fraud, identity theft and other consumer scams. While reports of fraud decreased slightly from 2016, the overall amount of money lost increased, up ... [Read more...]
Non-compete Agreements for Non-managerial Employees
Non-compete agreements have become increasingly common in the past few years. Their appeal to employers is obvious: these agreements mean that when a business loses a valuable employee, they don’t lose a vital competitive advantage as well. However, ... [Read more...]
Statutes of Limitations for Childhood Sexual Abuse
In the wake of a grand jury report of clergy sexual abuse in Pennsylvania, a legislator introduced a bill to eliminate the statute of limitations on prosecuting such cases. Currently, Pennsylvania allows criminal charges to be filed in childhood ... [Read more...]
What Is Probate?
About halfway through the live action/animation classic Who Framed Roger Rabbit, hard-boiled detective Eddie Valiant is searching for ways to clear the titular cartoon star from the suspicion of murdering a wealthy property owner. Valiant directs his ... [Read more...]
Parental Rights for Same-Sex Couples
In June 2015, the Supreme Court held that same-sex couples have the right to marry. That decision established that states could not define marriage in a way that excluded same-sex couples, but it did not clarify how to secure some of the rights of ... [Read more...]
Repairs, Responsibility and Rentals: What to Do When Your Landlord Won’t Maintain Your Property
Let’s say you’ve moved into a new apartment. You enjoy the new appliances; you like the open floor plan. But then the weather changes. Rain begins to roll in and you notice a dark patch on your ceiling and a puddle on your living room floor. You call ... [Read more...]
The Immigration Court Backlog
Last spring, Syracuse University’s TRAC immigration project reported that the backlog of cases before the U.S. Immigration Court had reached a new high of 714,067. This figure represents a 32 percent jump in the court’s backlog from January 2017. ... [Read more...]
Which Debts Cannot Be Discharged in Bankruptcy?
The thought of filing for bankruptcy is likely to prompt two contradictory reactions: some people dread bankruptcy as a permanent stain on their financial record, while others may think of it as a get-out-of-debt-free card. The fact is, bankruptcy is ... [Read more...]
Older People and Voter IDs
A 2017 report by Democratic Senators Bob Casey of Pennsylvania and Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota identified a number of barriers to voting for older Americans, including closure of voting locations, hard-to-reach polling places, and limits on ... [Read more...]