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Can I Get Workers’ Compensation After Retirement Age?

The newest legal news Workers’ compensation is meant to compensate you for your lost ability to work. However, once you’re past retirement age, that lost ability to work shouldn’t matter anymore because you’ve retired. What if you’re past retirement age but are still working? Will you lose your workers’ compensation benefit after retirement…… FindLaw News – Top Stories http://ift.tt/1du0nhc

Ex-South Carolina Officer Indicted in Walter Scott Homicide

The newest legal news A grand jury has indicted former North Charleston police officer Michael Slager for the murder of Walter Scott. Slager shot Scott in the back as he ran from the officer, while a bystander recorded the incident. While the indictment is just one small step on the path to trial,…… FindLaw News – Top Stories http://ift.tt/1BWHE3O

Time to Expand Your Employee Benefits?

The newest legal news Chipotle is following in Starbucks’ footsteps and offering more benefits to all of its employees. Chipotle has prided itself on its “people culture.” To further the aims of that culture, the chain will now offer all employees full tuition reimbursement, sick pay, and paid vacation time. These benefits were previously…… FindLaw News – Top Stories http://ift.tt/1QlNXK1

Lady Gaga Backs NY ‘Enough is Enough’ Bill

The newest legal news According to the New York State Coalition Against Sexual Assault, one in four college women will be victims of sexual assault during college. But, fewer than five percent of rapes of college women are reported. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, with the help of pop Goliath Lady Gaga, are…… FindLaw News – Top Stories http://ift.tt/1BWHFVt

Is It Legal for Your Email Carrier to Read Your Email?

The newest legal news After Edward Snowden’s revelations on NSA spying, many of us had to adjust our expectations of privacy when it came to email. Perhaps everything online, even private emails, is public. But there appears to be some resistance to that idea. Key parts of the Patriot Act covering bulk email…… FindLaw News – Top Stories http://ift.tt/1KXqfAf

Brittney Griner Files for Annulment of Marriage to Glory Johnson

The newest legal news After being married to Glory Johnson for only 28 days, Brittney Griner recently filed court documents to end their marriage. Brittney Griner, a WNBA player, filed for an annulment of her short marriage to fellow WNBA player Glory Johnson on the basis of fraud and duress. Griner claims that…… FindLaw News – Top Stories http://ift.tt/1BWHE3E

How Much Trouble Are Under The Table Employees?

The newest legal news Do you pay your employees under the table? We get it. It’s simpler for you to just hand over cash once a week. You won’t have to bother with record keeping, deducting taxes, reporting income. You even think you’re doing your employee a favor because she gets to keep…… FindLaw News – Top Stories http://ift.tt/1QlNXtD

Texas Cop Suspended for Pulling Gun on Teens at Pool Party

The newest legal news Another use of excessive force from police officers on unarmed black civilians. Another citizen-recorded video, uploaded to the Internet. Another round of outrage. And another police officer suspended. This time it was in McKinney, Texas, a Dallas suburb, and it was a white officer throwing a young black girl…… FindLaw News – Top Stories http://ift.tt/1dY95oA

My Child Was Injured in a Bounce House: Can I Sue?

The newest legal news Bounce houses seem so fun and innocent. However, every year, thousands of children get injured in bounce houses. Children could injure limbs and heads when they fall after a bounce. They could jump into or on top of each other. The bounce house could fly away after a heavy…… FindLaw News – Top Stories http://ift.tt/1AY0QTS