A judge in Oklahoma found Johnson & Johnson played a role in the state?s opioid addiction and overdose epidemic, slapping the company with a $572 million fine. While the state of Oklahoma sought $17.1 billion in damages from the prescription …
Can I Homeschool Someone Else’s Child?
Millions of parents are homeschooling their children. If you’re one of them, you might be wondering about whether you can turn homeschooling your own kids into a school in your home for other kids as well. And the answer to …
Can My Boss Make Me Do Volunteer Work?
In a bid to lure and retain high quality employees, many workplaces make it easy to volunteer your time to non-profit organizations. This can be done by allowing paid time off to volunteer during the work day or organizing employee …
Cops Are Now Detaining U.S. Citizens Just for Being Latinx
In the face of constant ICE raids and incessant immigration arrests, even U.S. citizens are wondering what documentation they need to carry to prove their citizenship and prevent being detained. U.S. passport? Valid state driver’s license? Social Security card? As …
An Employee’s Guide to Federal and State Minimum Wage Laws
Labor Day is right around the corner, a welcome day off from work (for many of us) and a time to reflect on the rights of workers won by the labor movement, like the 40-hour work week and minimum wage. …
What Is the Flores Settlement Agreement? And Why Does Trump Want to End It?
The separation of immigrant children from their parents — and their subsequent detention — may be a hot news topic right now, but the issue isn’t exactly new. In fact, immigration officials have been trying to figure out what to …
Shell Workers Could Attend Trump Speech or Lose Pay — Is That Legal?
Over the weekend, President Donald Trump spoke at Shell’s Chemicals Petrochemical Complex in Pennsylvania, and images showed thousands of union contractors in attendance. The speech was ostensibly an official White House event, not sponsored by his reelection campaign, but that …
Georgia Ordered to Ditch Old Voting Machines, Implement Paper Ballot Backup for 2020
"Every vote counts," as they say. But is every vote really counted, and how? The State of Georgia is one of five states that rely entirely on electronic voting machines to decide elections, machines that are distressingly easy to hack …
At What Age Is It Legal to Drop Out of School?
To your teenage child, school can seem boring and pointless. The idea of calling it quits and making their own way in the world can seem alluring. Although statistics show that dropping out is usually a bad idea, the motivation …
Are Gun Owners Going to Need to Buy Insurance?
When people clamor for more gun control laws in response to firearm violence, one response from gun rights advocates is pointing out how many more people are killed in motor vehicle accidents every year. And, in recent years, the retort …