In the age of social media and viral videos, an employee’s involvement in protests or other forms of political expression is unlikely to escape the attention of his employer. What happens when politics and business collide? In this column, I will provide guidance to employees and employers alike. Mixing Work and Politics Employers have a legitimate interest in minimizing disruptions
The Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure provide for appellate review of certain kinds of lower tribunal orders “by motion” or “on motion.” The party seeking review of such orders does not initiate a new appeal because the motion and appendix are filed on the docket of an existing appeal that is pending or was recently concluded. Some of those situations
Electronic filing. The paperless of- fice. A few years ago, such notions were futuristic aspirations, but we are all living there now. A digital state of affairs is today’s reality. Minnesota and federal court filings and written communications (including court orders) are pretty much exclusively handled electronically. You can file your IRS and state income tax returns electronically, saving many
“Housing vouchers are like gold,” says Legal Aid Staff Attorney Dorinda Wider. “There’s nothing more valuable to a low-income tenant. The waiting list is years long.” Gigi came home from work one day and found that her husband had packed up all of her stuff and given notice to her landlord. He basically kidnapped her, forcing her to go with
In a blow to consumer protection, Congress recently voted to block all class actions against financial institutions. The Senate vote was a tie, broken by Vice President Mike Pence. The vote denies citizens any ability to challenge consumer fraud in class action suits. It resulted from a multimillion-dollar lobbying campaign by the banking industry, financial services industry and chamber of
On Nov. 7, 2017, Ohio voters overwhelmingly passed Issue 1, or Marsy’s Law under the guise of a “victim’s bill of rights.” Ohio is the most recent state to adopt such legislation, and surely will not be the last. On its face, it is hard to imagine opposition to helping victims of crimes, and the pre-election question posed was usually
For the past four years, the Alabama pattern jury instructions committee (criminal), an official committee of the Alabama Bar, has been working on revising the criminal pattern jury instructions, last issued in book form in 1994 by the Alabama Bar Institute. Since the work of the committee is still in progress, Alabama lawyers may still need to refer to the
As attorneys, many of us have the opportunity and tremendous responsibility to help people in their time of suffering. For me, there are clients who came into my life after tragedy struck. Some of their stories will never leave me. I would like to tell you about Betty. She had just given birth to a healthy baby boy via a
Amazon’s Marketplace According to a Jan. 12, 2017, Forbes article, Amazon has moved past Walmart as the most valuable retailer in the United States. The Seattle Times (May 31, 2016) reported that more than two million merchants were selling their goods through Amazon. It has also been reported that it is more profitable for Amazon to handle sales and logistics
It is important to have cargo insurance for many reasons including that an act of nature is a defense to an ocean carrier and even an inland carrier paying a claim. The Carriage of Goods by Sea Act has an act of nature defense under 46 U.S.C.A. 1304 (2). This is considered an uncontrollable loss. In other words, if the
In the age of social media and viral videos, an employee’s involvement in protests or other forms of political expression is unlikely to escape the attention of his employer. What happens when politics and business collide? In this column, I will provide guidance to employees and employers alike. Mixing Work and Politics Employers have a legitimate interest in minimizing disruptions
The Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure provide for appellate review of certain kinds of lower tribunal orders “by motion” or “on motion.” The party seeking review of such orders does not initiate a new appeal because the motion and appendix are filed on the docket of an existing appeal that is pending or was recently concluded. Some of those situations
Electronic filing. The paperless of- fice. A few years ago, such notions were futuristic aspirations, but we are all living there now. A digital state of affairs is today’s reality. Minnesota and federal court filings and written communications (including court orders) are pretty much exclusively handled electronically. You can file your IRS and state income tax returns electronically, saving many
“Housing vouchers are like gold,” says Legal Aid Staff Attorney Dorinda Wider. “There’s nothing more valuable to a low-income tenant. The waiting list is years long.” Gigi came home from work one day and found that her husband had packed up all of her stuff and given notice to her landlord. He basically kidnapped her, forcing her to go with
In a blow to consumer protection, Congress recently voted to block all class actions against financial institutions. The Senate vote was a tie, broken by Vice President Mike Pence. The vote denies citizens any ability to challenge consumer fraud in class action suits. It resulted from a multimillion-dollar lobbying campaign by the banking industry, financial services industry and chamber of
On Nov. 7, 2017, Ohio voters overwhelmingly passed Issue 1, or Marsy’s Law under the guise of a “victim’s bill of rights.” Ohio is the most recent state to adopt such legislation, and surely will not be the last. On its face, it is hard to imagine opposition to helping victims of crimes, and the pre-election question posed was usually
For the past four years, the Alabama pattern jury instructions committee (criminal), an official committee of the Alabama Bar, has been working on revising the criminal pattern jury instructions, last issued in book form in 1994 by the Alabama Bar Institute. Since the work of the committee is still in progress, Alabama lawyers may still need to refer to the
As attorneys, many of us have the opportunity and tremendous responsibility to help people in their time of suffering. For me, there are clients who came into my life after tragedy struck. Some of their stories will never leave me. I would like to tell you about Betty. She had just given birth to a healthy baby boy via a
Amazon’s Marketplace According to a Jan. 12, 2017, Forbes article, Amazon has moved past Walmart as the most valuable retailer in the United States. The Seattle Times (May 31, 2016) reported that more than two million merchants were selling their goods through Amazon. It has also been reported that it is more profitable for Amazon to handle sales and logistics
It is important to have cargo insurance for many reasons including that an act of nature is a defense to an ocean carrier and even an inland carrier paying a claim. The Carriage of Goods by Sea Act has an act of nature defense under 46 U.S.C.A. 1304 (2). This is considered an uncontrollable loss. In other words, if the
