What is Employment Discrimination? Employment discrimination occurs when a prospective employee is denied a job or treated differently from other employees based on certain characteristics. These include the employee’s race, age, sex, religious beliefs, or having a disability. There are federal and state laws in place that make it illegal for an employer to discriminate against an employee based on
All About Distributor Agreements An agreement between a manufacturer or supplier for a product or line of products and independent parties interested in distributing them to end-users is known as a distributor agreement. Typically, it will include terms that will regulate the inclusion of materials with or packaging of the products, the pricing of products and services, including discounts ,
What Does Dumpster Diving Mean, Anyway? What is dumpster diving? To put it simply, the term dumpster diving can refer to any of the following: Searching for food in dumpsters Searching for treasure and collectibles in other waste receptacles The practice of retrieving information or data from people’s trash that may have been thrown away with the intention or expectation
Emancipation Age The legal age of emancipation, which is when a minor is no longer recognized as being under the care or custody of their parent, varies from state to state. While many states do not recognize emancipation at all, approximately a dozen state laws allow for either voluntary or involuntary emancipation. The process for emancipation also depends on the
Basics of Oral Agreements Contracts are divided into two main types: written contracts and verbal contracts. Some contracts in California must be in writing, for which failure to comply can result in the contract being unenforceable. An example of such a contract is a landlord-tenant lease. Most contracts, however, are either partly or wholly oral. A resulting question is whether
The Legacy of Brown v. Board of Education and Employment Law The principles of Brown v. Board of Education extended beyond education and offered a framework for developing employment discrimination laws, serving as a critical touchstone for further progress during the Civil Rights Movement. This ruling provided the structure for future federal legislation that would impact the American legal landscape.Title
Nevada Knife Laws – An Overview While most people think knives are legal everywhere, in reality knife laws are very nuanced and different from state to state. In Nevada, there are two basic laws that govern knife possession and use: NRS 202.250 and NRS 202.350.NRS 202.250 sets forth in subsection 4(a) what’s known as the "Gravity Knife" ban. That subsection
All About Legal Aid Accessing legal aid services are specialized legal services that are offered to low-income individuals, which may include legal advice, representation, and assistance with paperwork. These services are provided by a variety of organizations, including private nonprofit legal aid organizations and the Legal Services Corporation (LSC).Legal aid services are designed to ensure access to justice for all;
Who is Davidson Legal? Davidson Legal is the firm Davidson Legal, S.C., P.L.L.C. A co-founder of the firm, David Stanzel, has a long, rich history in building legal entities. After obtaining his law degree from the University of Missouri—Columbia School of Law in 2013, he founded Davidson Legal’s predecessor Davidson Stanzel, LLC, in 2015. Mr. Stanzel quickly realized, however ,
An Overview of the Alaska Civil Rules The Rules are a comprehensive body of rules designed to guide every aspect of a civil case in Alaska. They are divided into 12 basic parts and are supplemented by roughly 60 additional appendices. Each rule is assigned to one of the 12 parts. Part 1, which is made up of many of