Recently, Uber and Lyft were in the news and it wasn’t for some feel good reason, or because some new celebrity decided to dress up in disguise and drive around unsuspecting passengers until some big reveal. No, they’re in the news now because they threatened to shut down operations in California, during the middle of […]
You may remember back in 2018, Mo’Nique told everybody that they needed to boycott Netflix. She said we needed to do this because she was offered a low ball discriminatory offer on a comedy special. She based this on the fact that she was offered around $500,000 to do a comedy special for an hour, […]
Last year was the first Father’s Day without Pops. At his memorial, I eulogized him by recounting some of the lessons I learned from him. This year, I realized that I’m probably going to have more Father’s Days without him than with him. There has not been a single day where I do not think […]
On May 25, 2020, George Floyd was brutally killed by a Minneapolis police officer. Once video footage of Floyd’s killing was released, an overwhelming majority of people were outraged. Protests spread like wildfire across the nation, all of them demanding justice. For many Americans, Floyd’s killing was the first time they witnessed racial injustice. For […]
Governors all over the country are starting to reopen their states after being locked down to slow the spread of Covid-19. As the phased reopens occur, people are starting to head back to work. While everyone knew the lockdowns would not last forever, many workers have valid concerns about their safety or other legal protections […]
Right now, talking to an attorney about your potential or current case may be the last thing on your mind. Everyone is more concerned about ensuring the health and safety of their friends and family, and figuring out what happens next. Really, you could argue that is how people normally prioritize things in their lives. […]
On Friday, March 27, 2020, the President signed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”). The CARES Act answers one question a lot of Americans had, which was, “How much money am I going to get in this stimulus?” In addition to that, the CARES Act expands unemployment benefits, pauses student loan […]
Lately, it is impossible to turn on the news without hearing about the spread of Coronavirus. Coronavirus, or COVID-19, has caused Americans and people all over the world to flock to get masks, prompted governments to restrict travel, and cruise lines to quarantine passengers. There have even been rumors of cancelling the 2020 Summer Olympics […]