Some big news in employment law happened when the Equality Act passed in the House of Representatives. Although the Equality Act passed in the House of Representatives before, it unfortunately never made it further than that. Both versions of the Equality Act are essentially the same and set out to accomplish the same goal:expanding anti-discrimination […]
Recently, I spoke about a nationwide push to grant businesses immunity in instances related to COVID-19. This push for business immunity wasn’t just on the national level. It was also on the state and local level. Unfortunately, Ohio beat the federal government to the punch when House Bill 606 was signed into law. What House […]
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, […]
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 […]
As we close out Black History Month 2020, I wanted to take some time to highlight the accomplishments of A. Philip Randolph. He is not as well known as Martin Luther King, Jr., but his efforts helped lay the groundwork for the Civil Rights Movement. In fact, Randolph was fighting for the rights of black […]
It’s mind-blowing to think that only 55 years ago, Martin Luther King, Jr. was passionately advocating for equal rights for African Americans. Over 100 million Americans, nearly 1/3 of the population, were alive for at least part of Dr. King’s leadership of the Civil Rights Movement. One of the most celebrated laws passed during his […]
After the holidays, many Americans are left wondering where all their money went. In fact, this year individual Americans thought they would spend close to $1,000 on gifts. To add insult to injury, some people may also need to get an attorney to help with some legal issues they want to handle before it’s too […]