Category: Know Your Rights

April 10, 2019

For roughly 20 years the getting was good in Northern California. From the legalization of medical marijuana in 1996 to beginning the transition into adult-use sales in 2016, cannabis growers in the remote, northern forestland enjoyed an idyllic life, earning […]

March 29, 2019

The demands of starting your own business can be exciting, making new business owners want to be as hands-on as possible. However, overworking yourself can eventually lead to burnout, and will not help in getting a business off the ground. […]

March 27, 2019

When considering how to open an online business checking account, you’ll have to decide if you’ll need a physical branch, choose the best bank, understand the costs, gather the required documentation, complete an application, and deposit funds. You can open […]

March 15, 2019

The US Department of State released its annual human rights country reports for 2018 Wednesday. In an attempt to hold other countries accountable for their human rights records, the State Department publishes annual reports on countries around the world. The […]

February 25, 2019

A man didn’t have to show his work was “hellish” to sue for a hostile work environment, a federal appeals court said. In Gates v. Board of Education of the City of Chicago, a black building engineer said his workplace […]

February 21, 2019

When a client comes to you seeking justice, often, you’ll need to explain that the legal actions you can take in the real world don’t work like they do on TV. Unless it’s a pressing criminal matter, or there’s a […]

February 8, 2019

Under current state laws in Florida, public school districts are given the option of providing classes that include the “objective study” of the Bible. But a new statute would require public high schools to offer an elective course on the […]

January 7, 2019

California passed more than a dozen measures to bolster the #MeToo laws in 2018, many dealing with public entities and private citizens. However, there are two notable laws that businesses should keep in mind moving forward into 2019. Violations of […]

December 27, 2018

Utah gets the First Mover award again in the DUI race. The state was the first to lower blood alcohol content (BAC) limits from 0.10 to 0.08 back in 1983, and now they are the first in the country to […]

December 27, 2018

Retailers in San Antonio, Texas are crying foul, claiming they are being made the scapegoats when the real criminals are the underaged smokers. The city council passed an ordinance set to go into effect January 1, 2019, which raises the […]