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Michele Bowman	Interns Assert Their Rights Via Lawsuits It’s summertime, and for many college students, that means internship season. If you land an internship, pay close attention to how the company has structured it – if you’re performing work that an employee would normally do,…more DOL, Elite Model Management Corp, FLSA, Internships, Minimum Wage	See All Updates »
Josh Crank	Blacks Singled Out for Marijuana Arrests, Study Says Black and white Americans use marijuana at roughly equal rates, but black users are nearly four times more likely to be arrested, according to a report from the American Civil Liberties Union…more ACLU, Arrest, Controlled Substances, Legalization, Marijuana	See All Updates »
Sylvia Hsieh	Wife Exposed to Asbestos Washing Clothes Wins $27 Million A worker’s wife who developed mesothelioma from second-hand asbestos exposure won a $27 million jury award…more Asbestos, Asbestos Litigation, Jury Awards, Jury Verdicts, Mesothelioma	See All Updates »
Aaron Kase	San Francisco Suing Over Ammo Magazine Repair Kits The city of San Francisco has filed a lawsuit against sellers of gun magazine repair kits, claiming they are being used as a work-around California law banning loading devices that hold more than 10 rounds of ammunition…more Ammunition, Gun Laws, Repairs, Safety Precautions	See All Updates »
Betsy Kim	Obama Administration Tough on Border Security [Infographic] The Obama Administration has cracked down on illegal immigration, spending more money on immigration enforcement than on all other federal law enforcement agencies combined in the last fiscal year, according to a The Migration…more Barack Obama, Customs and Border Protection, DHS, Immigration Reform	See All Updates »
Jennifer King	Trivia Time: Little-Known Facts About Estate Planning Historically, a “will” was used to distribute of real estate after one’s death and a “testament” was used to dispose of personal property. Today those instructions are combined into a single document, called a “last will and…more	See All Updates »
Matt Mayes	Mentally Disabled Immigrants Win Legal Representation Jose Antonia Franco-Gonzalez spent nearly five years in detention, separated from his mother after his deportation case was closed. Severe mental impairment prevented him from defending himself…more Deportation, Disability, Immigrants, Legal Representatives, Mental Illness	See All Updates »
Janet Raasch	Can Undocumented Immigrants Get Driver’s Licenses? The ability to drive a car can be essential to many of the tasks of daily life — taking the kids to school, picking up groceries, going to the doctor and, perhaps most importantly, getting to work…more Deferred Action, DHS, Driver's Licenses, Traffic Laws, Undocumented Immigrants	See All Updates »

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